| Date | Event |
|---|
| 1393 | 36 Families emigrate from China to Okinawa, settling in Kume village. It is assumed they brought
fighting arts with them that were integrated into the indigenous Okinawan art of "te". |
| 1507 | Sho Shin enacts a ban on weaponry on Okinawa.
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| 1609 | Okinawa is subjugated by the Satsuma Clan from Japan. |
| 1600s-1700s | Te transformation into "to-te" |
| 1873 | Last Okinawan tribute sent to China |
| 1879 | Okinawa becomes part of Japan |
| 1904 | Anko Itosu introduces karate to Okinawan public schools. |
| 1905 | Chomo Hanashiro uses new kanji for "karate" rather than "to-te" |
| 1922 | Okinawan karate is introduced to the Japanese mainland. |
| 1936 | Tote term is officially discarded in favor of "karate" (homonyms, but the kanji is changed to remove Chinese reference) |
| 1946 | Taika Seiyu Oyata begins his studies with Uhugushuku no Tan Mei and Wakinaguri no Tan Mei. |
| 1951 | Uhugushuku no Tan Mei passes away. |
| 1953 | Wakinaguri no Tan Mei passes away. |
| 1958 | Taika Seiyu Oyata continues his studies with Shigeru Nakamura |
| 1968 | Taika Seiyu Oyata visits the United States and first introduces "tuite" and "kyusho" to Western civilization. |
| 1969 | Shigeru Nakamura passes away. |
| 1977 | Taika Seiyu Oyata moves to the United States. |
