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 maiden ...

Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...

Japan showcased their control of kata as they made it into the women’s and men’s team finals at the Karate World Championships here. The Asian nation have dominated the team events and they do not ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's ...

SEREMBAN: Eight-year-old V. Vasanth Abhinandan etched his name in the Malaysia Book of Records (MBR) after performing Karate Kata movements on nails, creating a unique milestone in martial arts. The ...

V Vasanth Abhinandan with his MBR certificate for performing a sequence of martial-arts movements while wearing spiked shoes. (Bernama pic) Eight-year-old V Vasanth Abhinandan recently etched his name ...

A host of the sport's top names are set to compete when Dubai stages the second event of the Karate 1-Premier League season this weekend. The World Karate Federation has announced around 800 athletes ...

TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's ...

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - 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 ...