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Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training ...
Narre Warren. Berwick. Hampton Park. Narre Warren South. Clyde. Narre Warren (/ ˌnæriˈwɒrən / ⓘ NARR-ee WORR-ən) is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km southeast of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Narre Warren recorded a population of 27,689 at the 2021 census.
Taikyoku. The Taikyoku series is a series of kata in use in several types of karate. The name Taikyoku (太極) refers to the Chinese philosophical concept of Taiji. The Taikyoku kata were developed by Yoshitaka Funakoshi and introduced by Gichin Funakoshi as a way to simplify the principles of the already simplified Pinan / Heian series.
Ancestor arts. Karate (Shotokan, Shitō-ryū and Motobu-ryū), Jujutsu (Shindō Yōshin-ryū, other) Wadō-ryū (和道流) is one of the four major karate styles and was founded by Hironori Ōtsuka (1892–1982). [1] The style itself places emphasis on not only striking, but tai sabaki, joint locks and throws.
Karate was first introduced to American service men after World War II by Japanese and Okinawan karate masters. [1][2] Many of these US servicemen took their newfound skills to the United States and established their own dojos. [1][3][4] Many Japanese karate instructors were also sent to popularize the martial art in the United States. [5][6 ...
Japan (188 medals) The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). [1][2][3][4][5] The competition is held in a different city every two years. [6] Championships in the 2000s included Madrid in 2002, Monterrey in 2004 ...
Shaolin Kempo Karate. Shaolin Kenpo Karate (or SKK) is a martial art style that combines the Five Animals of Shaolin Kung Fu (Shaolinquan), the core competency of Kempo, the hard-hitting linear explosiveness of traditional Karate, as well as the power of Western boxing and the felling and grappling arts of Jujutsu, Chin Na, and Mongolian ...
Narre Warren South. Berwick. Lynbrook. Cranbourne North. Clyde North. Narre Warren South is an outer suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 39 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Narre Warren South recorded a population of 30,909 at the 2021 census.