Children braved freezing temperatures on Sunday to practice karate in a western Japanese city, even dipping into icy river water as part of their training.

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.

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 ...

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Tetsuhiro Hokama, known to his students as “Hokama Sensei,” using the Japanese honorific for “teacher,” has taught old-style Okinawan karate in his home country of Japan as well as Europe, Africa and ...

The Director of the Karate Sector of the Italian Federation of Judo, Karate, Wrestling and Martial Arts (FIJLKAM), Davide Benetello, has been named a recipient of the 2025 Commendations by the ...