URASOE, Okinawa Prefecture--Nobuko Oshiro didn't back off when her instructor of an Okinawan-style dance suggested that she take karate to improve her dance steps. “I found that a karate dojo ...

The men, both Okinawans, have been identified as Kanei Uechi (1911-1991), who taught Uechi Ryu karate, a traditional style of Okinawan karate, and Kaei Akamine (1908-1977), a businessman who ...

The tagline "Two Branches, One Tree" from the Karate Kid: Legends trailer has got fans of Karate Kid and Cobra Kai talking. It's a line Daniel LaRusso, played by Ralph Macchio, delivers to a young ...

Mr. Miyagi is an essential character within The Karate Kid universe, and his heartbreaking military backstory helped inform his mentor-like relationship with his protégé, Daniel LaRusso.

The city suited her early on. She fit right into the hustle and bustle of Motor City with her downhome hospitality and her ...

The island is also the birthplace of Okinawan karate and offers opportunities to experience traditional ... more than 400 years and is known for its high quality and distinctive style. In Naha, ...

Dedicated to the practice and preservation of traditional Okinawan Karate-do and Kobudo ... art and the instructor will be grateful for your support. Which style of martial arts should I train? There ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — A Japanese motorcyclist was killed early New Year’s Day in a two-vehicle collision involving a U.S. Marine, according to Japanese police. The 22-year-old Marine from ...

Thousands of protesters in the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa have demanded that the US military give an apology and compensation to the victim in a sexual assault case one year ago.

The mid-1980s were an odd time for martial arts cinema, which was declining in Hong Kong but thriving in the U.S.