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Karate (空手) (/ k ə ˈ r ɑː t i /; Japanese pronunciation: ⓘ; Okinawan pronunciation:), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te ( 手 ) , "hand"; tī in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts .
The four major karate styles developed in Japan, especially in Okinawa are Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Shito-ryu, and Goju-ryu; many other styles of Karate are derived from these four. [1] The first three of these styles find their origins in the Shorin-Ryu style from Shuri, Okinawa, while Goju-ryu finds its origins in Naha. Shuri karate is rather ...
A number of karate techniques are used to deliver strikes to the human body. These techniques are delivered from a number of stances . The karateka uses a number of blocks to protect themselves against these strikes.
العربية; Asturianu; Azərbaycanca; تۆرکجه; বাংলা; Башҡортса; Беларуская; Беларуская (тарашкевіца)
This is Karate!, 1965. ISBN 0-87040-254-4; Mastering karate, 1966. ISBN 9780448017471; Vital Karate, 1967. ISBN 2-901551-53-X; Advanced Karate, 1970. ASIN B000BQYRBQ ISBN 9780870400018; Essential Karate, 1978. ISBN 978-0-8069-8844-3; The Kyokushin way : Mas. Oyama's karate philosophy, 1979. ISBN 9780870404603; Mas Oyama's complete karate course ...
Kyokushin Karate has served as the basis for the Kyokugenryu Karate, a fictional martial art from SNK Playmore's Art of Fighting, Fatal Fury, and King of Fighters series. Kyokugenryu (lit. "the extreme style") and Kyokushin are similar sounding names, and the family patriarch Takuma Sakazaki is modelled after Kyokusin founder Mas Oyama.
"Karate" (stylized in all caps) is a song by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal from their second studio album, Metal Resistance. The song was released to active rock radio as an airplay-only single in the United States on February 26, 2016.