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They currently serve more than 9,500 of today's youth, making a positive impact in their lives by teaching character through karate. [ 3 ] In 2003, the foundation was renamed to Kickstart Kids (it still maintains its official name as Kick Drugs Out of America Foundation, but now it has added a "dba" – doing business as – Kickstart Kids).
Ippon (three points) . Jodan (head, face, neck) kicks; Any scoring technique delivered on a thrown or fallen opponent; Waza-ari (two points) . Chudan (abdomen, chest, back, side) kicks
International karate competitions by host (3 C) Karate at multi-sport events (15 C, 14 P) A. Asian Karate Championships (18 P) E. European Karate Championships (3 C ...
All world open tournaments operate under knockdown karate rules which involve standup bareknuckle fighting with basically no protection. The more characteristical rules in knockdown karate compared to other styles are that you are not allowed to punch in the face and a point system that only counts hits that actually "hurt" the opponent.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) is an international governing body of sport karate with 198 member countries. [4] It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than a hundred million members.
Kickboxing contests included in the STAR ratings and kickboxing records featured paid professional competitors who fought for a knockout or multi-judge decision with kicks and punches, over timed rounds with rest periods, where strike-and-hold techniques were prohibited and round judging followed the international standard of overall effectiveness.
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Over time, Steen would establish other Karate schools and would grow into a network of schools throughout the Texas state. [2] [3] Some of these schools go by the names like "Texas Karate Institute" or "Allen St". In 1964, Steen founded the Southwest Karate Black Belt Association, [4] which in 1972 became the American Karate Black Belt Association.