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 ...

To Japan’s traditionalists, karate represents qualities fundamental to the national character. But to be a modern sport, the discipline has been forced to adapt. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno TOKYO — ...

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (WKRC) - Karate is where strength meets strategy. It's a discipline members of a West Chester dojo got to showcase while representing the United States on the world stage. Four ...

In the presence of WKF President Antonio Espinós, the WKF Commissions reflected on the success of karate and looked at its prospects going forward. The French capital hosted meetings of the Ranking ...

MOUNT BETHEL, Pa. (CBS) -- Sensei Michael Todas says young women are changing the face of power sports like martial arts. "These girls, they're not joking," Todas said. "They're hitting hard when they ...

The global schedule features a landmark World Cup in China and youth championships in Poland. These primary fixtures anchor ...

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Karate Combat World Middleweight Championship belt has a new home around the waist of the USA’s ‘Turbo’ Ross Levine after shutting out defending champion Shahin ...

When a 54-year-old has one foot on the ground and the other about a foot above her head, people generally call the paramedics. For Linda Donner of Barrington, that's just one of the moves she has ...

TOKYO – For Sakura Kokumai to step onto the mat at the famed Nippon Budokan with a chance for a bronze medal in karate’s Olympic debut is a storybook ending of its own. Kokumai is Japanese-American, ...

GARNER, N.C. (WTVD) -- A 12-year-old girl from Garner is now a World Champion in the sport of Karate. Earlier this month, Serafina took gold in the World Karate Commission World Championships in point ...

Thousands of Karate fans have taken to the streets these past months to celebrate their passion for the sport and to demonstrate that Karate keeps changing lives all around the world. Joined by their ...