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  2. Karate - Wikipedia

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    2020. World Games. 1981 – present. 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 ...

  3. Kyokushin - Wikipedia

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    Kyokushin Kaikan is the martial arts organization founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達, Ōyama Masutatsu), officially the International Karate Organization. Previously, this institution was known as the Oyama Dojo.

  4. Shotokan - Wikipedia

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    Shotokan (松涛館, Shōtōkan) is a style of karate, developed from various martial arts by Gichin Funakoshi (1868–1957) and his son Gigo (Yoshitaka) Funakoshi (1906–1945). Gichin Funakoshi was born in Okinawa [1] and is widely credited with popularizing "karate do" through a series of public demonstrations, and by promoting the ...

  5. Dojo - Wikipedia

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    A kendō dōjō, Tokyo. Traditional Dojo – Shurei no yakata, Karate Kaikan – in Tomigusuku near Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. A proper Japanese martial arts dōjō is considered special and is well cared for by its users. Shoes are not worn in a dōjō. In many styles it is traditional to conduct a ritual cleaning (sōji; 掃除) of the ...

  6. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    USA National Karate-do Federation. [edit] The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) was the official organization responsible for the running of all amateur sports in the United States, established in 1888. The AAU was officially charged with the organization and operation of many sports in the US. During this time, karate was one of the committees in ...

  7. Karate Champ - Wikipedia

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    Karate Champ. Karate Champ (カラテ・チャンプ, Karate Chanpu), originally known as Karate Dō (空手道, "The Way of the Empty Hand"), is a fighting game developed by Technōs Japan and released in arcades by Data East in 1984. A variety of moves can be performed using the dual-joystick controls using a best-of-three matches format like ...

  8. Budokan karate - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, at the request of his friends, Chew decided to start a dojo at Petaling Jaya with a small number of students, and Karate Budokan International was founded as a lesser organisation. There was a large amount of interest shown by people who wanted to learn karate, and he found it impossible to cope with the classes without seeking assistants.

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    Meanwhile, Daniel, Johnny and Chozen (Yuji Okumoto) are training the Valley's karate prodigies under one dojo to prepare for the upcoming Sekai Taikai. But this is "Cobra Kai," a show with a fight ...