TOKYO – For Sakura Kokumai to step onto the mat at the famed Nippon Budokan with a chance for a bronze medal in karate’s Olympic debut is a storybook ending of its own. Kokumai is Japanese-American, ...

The exact history of karate as we know it is unknown, but it is believed that the roots of it date back thousands of years. Okinawa, Japan, is regarded as the home and birthplace of karate, though it ...

For 18-year-old Joel Westbrook, that fight has led to history-making achievements in karate — and now a spot on the world ...

Joel Westbrook, a student at Green’s Karate for nearly a decade, is set to make U.S. Karate history. Mr. Westbrook, who competes in a wheelchair and has earned 40 gold medals, will become the first ...

Coral Ciarabellini did not know she was about to make history when she recently traveled to Missouri to test for her first degree black belt in karate. The Fortuna High junior has been competing in ...

GLENDALE, CA - September 5, 2025 (NEWMEDIAWIRE) - The Martial Arts History Museum is thrilled to announce a special book signing and reading event with acclaimed author Tim Kirk. The free event will ...

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Karate Combat, the world’s premier full contact striking league, set new reach and viewership records in August as it prepares to announce the ‘biggest ...