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Tee: The True Spirit of Okinawan Karate

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Director Miho Niikura examines the modern practice of tee (Okinawan karate), and its attractiveness to Westerners—some of whom travel thousands of miles to study the venerable martial art in its birthplace, Okinawa.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2014-11-02

Runtime: 50 mins

Director: Miho Niikura

Spoken language: 日本語, English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Tee: The True Spirit of Okinawan Karate

Production Companies: NHK Enterprises, NHK

Production Countries: Japan

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