There are three pillars of karate training: kumite, kata, and kihon. Most people are familiar with the first, in which two opponents face off by striking each other. But first-time Olympian Sakura ...

Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...

There is no expiration date on neuroplasticity and being active is always a good thing. Traditional martial arts training has long been suggested as an activity to benefit folks across the lifespan ...

Tokyo-born Rika Usami began her karate career at just 10 years old when she joined a local dojo. Progressing through a number of minor competitions during her teenage years, she soon began winning ...

VOV.VN - Three Vietnamese karate fighters Nguyen Thi Phuong, Nguyen Ngoc Tram, and Hoang Thi Thu Uyen triumphed over their ...

Karate originated as a martial art in fourteenth-century Okinawa. In the upcoming Olympics, karate will be included for the first time, with two divisions of competition: one for kata (forms) and one ...

Ariel Torres made history on Friday with his bronze medal win in the men's individual karate kata, the first-ever for Team USA at an Olympic Games. Torres, who ranks as the No. 10 male kata athlete in ...

BANGKOK: It was only their debut after coming together this year, but the men's karate kata team still managed to take the ...

Karate made its long-awaited Olympic debut Thursday, one of four new sports at the Tokyo 2020 Games, where athletes are fighting to win not only gold but to secure the sport’s future as an Olympic ...

Eight reigning continental champions will be among the karate kata field at the inaugural World Beach Games which begin in Doha this week. A strong line-up will assemble in Qatar's capital for the ...