Japan's southernmost islands of Okinawa were ... This spirit survives today through the traditional kata or forms of karate, a martial art that evolved from the bare-handed fighting styles of ...

A pair of bears picked the wrong person to mess with Thursday in Japan when they approached a 50-year-old karate practitioner ... experienced in the martial art of karate, according to media ...

Four children and four parents swap the stresses of life in modern-day Britain for three weeks in Japan, being taught the traditional martial art of karate by the best teachers in the world.

This is iaido, the Japanese art of drawing your sword well. Unlike kendo or karate, there are no opponents ... a pediatric-care nurse who trains with a 450-year-old sword and runs iaido groups ...

The 31-year-old's Aug. 6 achievement ... karate spread to mainland Japan and later the world by karate masters from Okinawa. Today, about 100 million enthusiasts enjoy the martial art globally.

Tsuneari Yahiro emigrated to Australia when he was one year old. Now, he's about to represent Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Japanese unarmed martial art of karate is one of the most ...

Owensboro native Zack Stewart has been involved in marital arts for about as long as he can remember. After starting as a student at Chi’s Karate in the mid-1990s as a 10 year old, Stewart quickly ...