i have a black belt in karate.
[{"role": "system", "content": "The Ryukyu Kingdom was annexed by Japan in 1879. Karate was brought to Japan in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa, looked for work in Japan. It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taish\u014d era. In 1922 the Japanese Ministry of Education invited Gichin Funakoshi to Tokyo to give a karate demonstration. In 1924 Keio University established the first university karate club in mainland Japan and by 1932, major Japanese universities had karate clubs. In this era of escalating Japanese militarism, the name was changed from (\"Chinese hand\" or \"Tang hand\") to (\"empty hand\") \u2013 both of which are pronounced \"karate\" in Japanese \u2013 to indicate that the Japanese wished to develop the combat form in Japanese style. After World War II, Okinawa became an important United States military site and karate became popular among servicemen stationed there. The martial arts movies of the 1960s and 1970s served to greatly increase the popularity of martial arts around the world, and in English the word \"karate\" began to be used in a generic way to refer to all striking-based Oriental martial arts. Karate schools began appearing across the world, catering to those with casual interest as well as those seeking a deeper study of the art.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I do karate. Have you ever tried it? It was brought to Japan in the 20th century (early)."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Hi! I haven't tried it, but I'm very interested in it. If not for myself, then definitely my children. How long have you been doing karate?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "About 10 years now. It was taught in Japan after the Taisho era."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh, that's nice. So, I'm assuming that you are a black belt? Have you thought about teaching it yourself?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes I'm a black belt. I have never taught it. The black belt is supposed to denotes a high competence in the martial arts, but I'm always learning. It's the expert level."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh ok. I understand. That's pretty cool. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is. I highly recommend you look into it for your kids. I think they will enjoy it."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I surely will. I took them once with a free pass to see if they would like it. I really liked the session. The self discipline that is involved is really great. "}]