Karate is one of the five new sports at this year’s Olympics in Tokyo. Karate competitions will take place between August 4 to 7. Karate means “empty hand” in Kanji. Many believe the sport originated ...

BRINGING A GOLD MEDAL BACK TO THE UPSTATE. THE EIGHTH GRADER REPRESENTED TEAM USA AT THE WORLD KARATE COMMISSION. WORLD CHAMPION SHIPS. THAT’S A MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITION THAT FEATURES COMPETITORS FOR ...

Six Alaskan athletes combined to win 16 medals at a pair of international karate competitions held April 2-5 in Las Vegas. At the Junior International Karate Cup, three Alaskans won gold, including ...

For the first time ever, karate will be a part of the Summer Olympic Games, debuting at the 2021 Olympics. Here is what you need to know about the rules of both formats of the sport. With the power, ...

FAIRMONT — The competitive spirit is strong with students from Mushin Do Karate Dojo. Nova Maes, Journey Dixon and Amiah Dixon brought home 11 medals from the 2025 Amateur Athletic Karate National ...

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 ...

Clad in stark white gis in belts of different colors, competitors from throughout California and beyond descended on the Dixon High School gym Saturday for the annual US Ryukyukan International Karate ...

TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...

These fighters are putting the “high” in “hi-yah”! On Thursday, Karate Combat, the first professional full-contact karate league, is bringing martial art battles to new heights: the observatory deck ...

An Accomac man took home three trophies from a recent karate competition held in Salisbury, Maryland. John J. Jones, 51, a second-degree brown belt who trains with Baines Karate Institute, competed at ...

A whistle blows and a young woman in a white robe and a black belt jabs a one-two punch and shouts “Hiyah!” The sound echoes throughout the gym. “Keep your hands up!” her coach commands from the ...