KARATEYON

Karate-gi:  Clothing worn when practicing karate; it includes a jacket and pants that are usually made of cotton. Karat...

KARATE TECHNIQUES OF SHITŌ-RYŪ (required for testing)    In Shito-Ryu; we study 15 basic techniques, 5 each of blocks ...

Atemi-Waza - Vital Point Striking A vital point is that part of a body which, when struck with sufficient force, angle and ac...

(“To Grab and Pull in Battle”) There is no kicking in this kata, main purpose of the kata being to develop a strong and stable stanc...

World Karate Federation RULES OF KARATE COMPETITION KUMITE KATA (this text refers to the male and the female) ...

(“Smash and Break”) it is necessary to consider attacks from the side in order to perform this kata. The striking techniques of Saif...

It is generally accepted that Ten no Kata was created by Gigo Funakoshi as a simple training tool for beginners. Ten refers to...

(“Rolling Palms”) created by Miyagi Sensei, which emphasizes the softness of the art, as opposed to the hardness of the Sanchin Kata...

HISTORY OF KARATE WADO-RYO Wado-Ryu Karate is a Japanese martial art founded by Hironori Ohtsuka Sensei in 1934. Ohtsuka ...

This kata is a combination of the Pinan katas. It was named after a Chinese official named Kushanku who supposedly taught it to Tode...