Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot conceded karate's ...

The 31-year-old's Aug. 6 achievement in karate’s “kata” event in Tokyo also had ... karate spread to mainland Japan and later the world by karate masters from Okinawa. Today, about 100 ...

Japan's southernmost islands of Okinawa ... This spirit survives today through the traditional kata or forms of karate, a martial art that evolved from the bare-handed fighting styles of Ryukyu ...

As Japan modernized itself at the end of ... but as the days went by, their kata gradually improved. Karate techniques were not the only thing taught during the tour. The students visited a ...

BAGUIO CITY — Igorot karate master Julian Chees ... The rest of the individual men's and women's kata champions are all Japanese. Hidetaka Tukiyama of Japan and Quinton Collier of Brazil ...

He was soon selected to represent the SA JKA in the Funakoshi Gichin Cup 16th Karate World Championship, in Japan, in the age category 55-59, veterans section for kata and kumite. ALSO READ ...

For over 50 years, the Santa Clara University Shotokan Karate club has been training dedicated students in this Japanese-based martial arts form ... As a club, we have multiple weekly practices, ...