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 ...

Being held as an Olympic sport for the first time ever, the various karate competitions will be worth having an eye on in Tokyo All karate competitions for Tokyo 2021 will take place at the Nippon ...

Three students, all of Brainerd, from Crow Wing Kobukan Shorin-ryu Karate dojo participated in the second annual International Shorin-ryu Matsumura Kenpo kata tournament Sept. 18 in Bemidji.

Ohuchi and Yamada top scored in the two groups with 41.9 and 41.3 points respectively to seal her place in the gold-medal match in the Turkish city. There is also Japanese representation in the two ...

A strong line-up will assemble in Qatar's capital for the Association of National Olympic Committees competition, with 64 kata athletes registered in all. Spain's European champions Sandra Sanchez and ...

There was much rejoicing in Okinawa Prefecture over Ryo Kiyuna becoming the first Okinawan native to win an Olympic gold ...