Taiwan:The Strongest Martial Art Challenge(part 1)

Asai Sensei was the first person to take Karate to Taiwan. Because the roots of Karate are firmly based in Chinese Kempo, at that time, Karate wasn't welcome in Taiwan. Asai Sensei constantly faced challenges from other martial artists, and they were very troublesome. The reason being that if he won, everyone would hate Karate. If he lost everyone would think Karate was weak. However, he couldn't lose on purpose. Therefore, if his challenger was determined to fight, Asai Sensei demonstrated his awesome ability, but he never caused any severe or permanent damage to his opponent. Therefore he was successfully walking the political tightrope. To further promote Karate in Taiwan, he often did Karate demonstrations on TV. At the time these demostrations were broadcasted, people would gather on the streets to watch them on whatever televisions were available either in shops or in restaurants..

source: jks.jp