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  2. Karate - Wikipedia

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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. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called te (手), "hand"; tī in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts.

  3. Comparison of karate styles - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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    Shotokan was the name of the first official dojo built by Gichin Funakoshi, in 1936 [3] at Mejiro, and destroyed in 1945 as a result of the Tokyo air raids. [4] Shoto (松涛, Shōtō), meaning "pine-waves" (the movement of pine needles when the wind blows through them), was Funakoshi's pen-name, [5] which he used in his poetic and ...

  5. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Karate in the United States. 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 ...

  6. Karate techniques - Wikipedia

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    Karate techniques. 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. [1]

  7. Kyokushin - Wikipedia

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    Kyokushin Kaikan. Kyokushin (極真) [a] is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. [5] [6] [7] [8]

  8. Full contact karate - Wikipedia

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    Hybrid fighting karate. Hybrid fighting karate is a form of full contact karate allows the use of both striking (Karate) and grappling ( Judo / Jujutsu) techniques, both standing and on the ground. In 1981, Grandmaster Takashi Azuma created "Karatedo Daido Juku" in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture. Daido Juku introduced "Kakuto Karate (Combat ...

  9. List of Olympic medalists in karate - Wikipedia

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    This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in karate, which was first contested at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [1] Men. Kata. Games Gold Silver Bronze ...

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