Many popular movies mirror life. On June 11, the newest “Karate Kid” film hits the silver screen, reflecting the same passion and commitment the students of Okinawa Kenpo Karate Academy in West ...

This article has been translated from Japanese. Discover Okinawa Karate, the 'martial art of peace' honed by a spirit that celebrates life. Titled "Okinawa Karate, the Martial Art of Peace, into the ...

Did you know that the Okinawans had their own form of Karate? The difference was explained by Hawaii Seibukan Karate master Masakazu Teruya. “Japanese Karate was derived as more as more of a highly ...

TOKYO — Roughly eight centuries ago, a new martial art called karate came into being on a subtropical island now known as Okinawa. On Friday, an Okinawan won the first Olympic gold medal in men’s kata ...

As he looked back on the writing of his second book, Larry Isaac recalled several subtle or otherwise nudges to get it done. There were friends pushing him to tell about whom he was both as a martial ...

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured six forms of martial arts competition. For one of them, karate, it was a significant homecoming. Japan’s Ryo Kiyuna won the gold medal in the men’s kata, a display of ...

When Bruce Schram was 8, a neighbor taught him some judo moves. A year later, he started learning Chinese kempo. He stuck with it until he joined the Navy at 17. Schram studied other martial arts ...