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Karate (空手) (/ kəˈrɑːti /; Japanese pronunciation: [kaɾate] ⓘ; Okinawan pronunciation: [kaɽati]), also karate-do (空手道, Karate-dō), is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Karate is a popular Japanese martial arts that was originally developed on the islands of Okinawa, Japan. It focuses on kata, punches, elbow strikes, knee strikes and kicks. Many Karate schools also conduct Kobudo weapons training (i.e. Bo). There are many sub-styles of Karate.
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.
Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo.
Karate, unarmed martial-arts discipline employing kicking, striking, and defensive blocking with arms and legs, with an emphasis on concentrating as much of the body’s power as possible at the point and instant of impact. Learn more about the techniques and history of karate in this article.
This page examines a wide range of Karate techniques. It provides video and/or written instructions for Karate kicks, punches, kata, kumite, grappling and much more. These techniques are used during training, self-defense situations, tournaments, etc.
Karate uses all parts of the human body as a weapon such as the hand, fist, elbow, leg and knee. Karate training has three main sections: kihon (基本, きほん) is learning the basic techniques or fundamentals; kata (形（型）) is the training of form, the specific order and way of using techniques;
Click on the individual styles below in order to learn more about their kata, kicks, strikes, training techniques, history, etc. If you are looking for information on other martial arts (i.e. BJJ, Muay Thai and Krav Maga), please visit Black Belt Wiki’s main Martial Arts Styles section.
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Karate is an ancient martial art built around self-defense that originates from Japan and China. It has become extremely popular worldwide, and has many variations. Understanding and practicing basic Karate can be achieved by learning the terms and techniques employed in this martial art.