TOKYO (Reuters) - Karate has fought a long, hard battle to earn its place as an Olympic sport. Despite its 100 million practitioners worldwide, a solid place in popular culture and a rich history that ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - When karate makes its Olympics debut on Thursday, it won't just be the competitors out to prove themselves on the world's biggest sporting stage. The ancient Japanese martial art ...

Karate Pilipinas will host its biggest international competition to date as it brings the WKF Karate One Youth League to the ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...

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 — ...

THIS YEAR. AMY: SWIFT PUNCHES, THE FOC US INTENTIONAL. HE LEADS THE WAY INSIDE HIS KARATE DO.OJ >>T'S I AMAZING PEOPLE COME AND THEY SIT AND THEY WATCH. AND IT ALWAYS FROM THE STANDS LOOKS A LOT ...

Karate will make its long-awaited debut at the Palarong Pambansa in 2026, a breakthrough that leaders say validates years of advocacy by athletes, coaches, and ...

Karate Combat has raised $18 million to fund its full-contact martial arts league that features combatants in immersive CGI environments. The league’s (mixed reality) XR technology, powered by Epic ...

MANILA, Philippines — Karate Pilipinas, in partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission and the Philippine Olympic Committee, will host its biggest international competition to date as it brings ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...