I have posted my article, The Why of Bunkai: A Guide for Beginners, to the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai website. I hope that you enjoy it!
Basically, kata without bunkai are like words without meaning.
Respectfully,
Charles C. Goodin
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"Karate Jutsu" means "China Hand art". Karate came to Okinawa from China. Only in the 1930s or so, was the term "Karate" changed to mean "Empty Hand". "China Hand" was used in Hawaii until after World War II, and is still used in some dojo.
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