Tokyo-born Rika Usami began her karate career at just 10 years old when she joined a local dojo. Progressing through a number of minor competitions during her teenage years, she soon began winning ...

Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...

The kata is one of two disciplines of karate (the other kumite, or sparring) and will be introduced to the Olympics for the first (and likely only) time in Tokyo. Hong Kong is fielding Grace Lau ...

There are three pillars of karate training: kumite, kata, and kihon. Most people are familiar with the first, in which two opponents face off by striking each other. But first-time Olympian Sakura ...