Karate is one of the sports that have been added to the Olympics, and will appear for the first time in the Tokyo Games next year. Its popularity has surged following the inclusion, and an increasing ...

And now, karate is on the brink of hitting its zenith, as it prepares to make its Olympic debut in the Tokyo 2020 Games, providing Okinawa’s iconic martial art with the ultimate opportunity to shine ...

Officials from the World Karate Federation (WKF) have met with President of the Japanese Olympic Committee and vice-president of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tsunekazu Takeda, in a ...

Excelling at karate starts with your outfit. You need to tie the loops of your suit correctly - not easy for a beginner. Terumitsu Taira helps learners out until the snow-white suit no longer slips.

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time individual world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago. By Ken Belson and Enya Toyama TOKYO — Every city that hosts the Olympics pushes for ...

World champion Ryo Kiyuna, one of the favourites to win men’s kata gold when karate makes its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games, has Covid-19, the Japan Karatedo Federation said. Kiyuna won a record ...

The epic quest finally ends Thursday when some of the brightest talents in modern karate step onto the tatami at the Nippon Budokan to begin three historic days of competition in its Olympic debut.

Japan's double world champion Ryo Kiyuna has claimed the atmosphere is more intense when he competes in karate competitions at home and is looking forward to the sport making its Olympic debut at ...

The Japanese Okinawa islands have the biggest population of living centenarians in the world, and apart from the climate and healthy lifestyle, the martial art of Karate, that was born here, may have ...