Karate

Karate (空手道, “empty hand way”) is a Japanese martial art derived from Chinese kenpo. It has a big technical focus on unarmed striking. There are style variations in full, semi and light contact. It was during 70s in the West popularized through movies and popular culture.

About

  1. 1 Karate on Wikipedia 1
  2. 2 Comparison of karate styles 2
  3. 3 List of notable karateka 2

Blogs

  1. 1 Karate by Jesse 4
  2. 2 My trip to Black Belt at 50 (male) 14
  3. 3 My journey to black belt (female) 3
  4. 4 Kyokushin Karate 1

Youtube

  1. 1 - YouTube 5
  2. 2 Karate Shotokan 1
  3. 3 Pencak Silat vs Karate 2
  4. 4 Genwakai instruction - part 1 1
  5. 5 Genwakai instruction - part 2 0
  6. 6 An old master in a very young body 2

Styles

  1. 1 Shuri-te (18th century) 3
  2. 2 Motobu-ryu (1922) 0
  3. 3 Shudokan (1930) 0
  4. 4 Goju-ryu (1930) 0
  5. 5 Shito-ryu (1931) 1
  6. 6 Shorin-ryu (1933) 0
  7. 7 Wado-ryu (1934) 0
  8. 8 Shotokan (1939) 1

Books

  1. 1 Karate-Do: My Way of Life 4
  2. 2 The Essence of Okinawan Karate-Do 1
  3. 3 Karate the Art of "Empty-Hand" Fighting 0
  4. 4 Shotokan Karate 0
  5. 5 25 Shoto-Kan Kata 0
  6. 6 Karate-Do Kyohan: The Master Text 0

Movie Actors

  1. 1 Chuck Norris (Shito-ryu) 1
  2. 2 Jean-Claude Van Damme (Shotokan) 0
  3. 3 Steven Seagal (Shotokan) 0
  4. 4 Dolph Lundgren (Kyokushin) 0
  5. 5 Sean Connery (Kyokushin) 1

Terms

  1. 1 Dojo (training place) 0
  2. 2 Sensei (training teacher) 0
  3. 3 Keikogi/dogi (training uniform) 2
  4. 4 Kyu (colored belt ranking) 0
  5. 5 Dan (black belt ranking) 0
  6. 6 Kata (moving patterns) 0
  7. 7 Kihon (exercises) 0
  8. 8 Kumite (sparring) 0

Schools (Amsterdam area)

  1. 1 Bushido Dojo (Genwakai) 1
  2. 2 Nippon Bogu (Ryounkai) 1
  3. 3 Shin-ju Karate-Do (Shotokan) 0
  4. 4 Shin-ShinBuKen (Kyokushin) 1
  5. 5 Dojo Suhari (Wado-ryu) 0

Karate Kid Movies

  1. 1 The Karate Kid (1984) 0
  2. 2 The Karate Kid Part II (1986) 0
  3. 3 The Karate Kid Part III (1989) 0
  4. 4 The Next Karate Kid (1994) 0
  5. 5 The Karate Kid (2010) 1
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