Digestion is a form of catabolism that is often divided into two processes based on how food is broken down: mechanical and chemical digestion. The term mechanical digestion refers to the physical breakdown of large pieces of food into smaller pieces which can subsequently be accessed by digestive enzymes.
Ryu, the stage name of Ryan Patrick Maginn from Styles of Beyond; Characters. Kairyu, Dragonite (Pokemon species) in Japanese Version; Ryu Hayabusa, the protagonist in the Ninja Gaiden series; Ryu (Street Fighter), a leading character in the Street Fighter video game series; Ryu Nakanishi, Science Ninja Team member G-5
Best Answer: Karate is a Japanese word adopted in the 1920's to represent the martial systems of Okinawa. In Okinawa they referred to it as China Hand, or Kempo, before it ever became known as Karate. When Gichin Funakoshi traveled to Japan and began changing the system he taught to make it more Japanese in order for more of them to accept it is when the word Karate was first adopted; however it was first used in 1909.