TOKYO (Reuters) - Karate has fought a long, hard battle to earn its place as an Olympic sport. Despite its 100 million practitioners worldwide, a solid place in popular culture and a rich history that ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) — A local martial artist is set to receive three World Championship Titles in Sport Karate after competing in tournaments across the country in 2024. At her last competition ...

Excelling at karate starts with your outfit. You need to tie the loops of your suit correctly - not easy for a beginner. Terumitsu Taira helps learners out until the snow-white suit no longer slips.

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...

TOKYO, Japan — The history of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a pretty good backstory for a martial arts movie. Generations of determined athletes have collectively spent half a century ...

To Japan’s traditionalists, karate represents qualities fundamental to the national character. But to be a modern sport, the discipline has been forced to adapt. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno TOKYO — ...

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time individual world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago. By Ken Belson and Enya Toyama TOKYO — Every city that hosts the Olympics pushes for ...

THIS YEAR. AMY: SWIFT PUNCHES, THE FOC US INTENTIONAL. HE LEADS THE WAY INSIDE HIS KARATE DO.OJ >>T'S I AMAZING PEOPLE COME AND THEY SIT AND THEY WATCH. AND IT ALWAYS FROM THE STANDS LOOKS A LOT ...

Peter Jumrukovski is Santa Monica's newest Mr. Miyagi. Recently arriving in Southern California from Sweden, where he won numerous medals as a martial arts competitor, the accomplished former athlete ...

Karate Combat has raised $18 million to fund its full-contact martial arts league that features combatants in immersive CGI environments. The league’s (mixed reality) XR technology, powered by Epic ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...