Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot conceded karate's maiden ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY -- Brandon Abdullah has won championships in karate competitions across the world. The Albany native has traveled to Bangkok, Thailand as well as Germany and Italy, building up a reputation as ...

HAITO Karate Kyokushin Peterborough celebrates its Kyokushin Kata Tournament - a thrilling display of skill, discipline, and mastery of Kyokushin Karate katas. Peterborough, United Kingdom - May 23, ...

I've written plenty about Lyoto Machida's karate over the past two years, but I thought we would try something different. I usually speak at length about Machida's striking style, which is very much ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the ...

Nicholas Waguespack, of Metairie, had the most points in his age group for intermediate kata (forms) in 2015-16 in the U.S. Karate Alliance. He earned the points through more than a dozen karate ...