1. Karate - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Traditional karate, while used to address a broad scope of traditions, typically does not break karate into discrete components, but rather derives self http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate

Karate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding reliable references . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (August 2007) For other uses, see Karate (disambiguation) Karate Hanashiro Chomo Also known as Karate-dō Focus Striking Country of origin Ryūkyū Kingdom Creator Sakukawa Kanga Matsumura Sokon Itosu Anko Gichin Funakoshi Parenthood Chinese martial arts , indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands Naha-te Shuri-te Tomari-te Olympic Sport No Karate Karate listen help info ) (or karate-dō karate-dō ) is a martial art developed from Chinese kenpō (in particular, Southern Chinese kung fu ) and indigenous fighting methods from the Ryūkyū Islands . It is primarily a striking art, featuring punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques, but grappling, joint manipulations, locks, restraints, throws, and vital point striking are also taught, depending on the style. citation needed A karate practitioner is called a karateka Contents Practice Kihon (Basics) Kata (Forms) Kumite (Sparring) ... edit Practice Modern karate training is commonly divided into kihon (basics or fundamentals)

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15. Karate - Wikipedia Translate this page Lexikalische Erklärung zu karate mit vielen weiterführenden Links zu den einzelnen Begriffen. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate

Karate aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklop¤die Wechseln zu: Navigation Suche Der Titel dieses Artikels ist mehrdeutig. Diese Seite besch¤ftigt sich mit der Kampfkunst Karate. F¼r eine Beschreibung der gleichnamigen US-amerikanischen Band, siehe Karate (Band) Japanische Kalligrafie „Karatedō“ Karate kaɺate Karate i jap. „leere Hand“ bzw. „ohne Waffen in den H¤nden“ ) ist eine Kampfkunst , deren Geschichte sich sicher bis ins Okinawa des 19. Jahrhunderts zur¼ckverfolgen l¤sst, wo einheimische okinawanische Traditionen (Tōde) mit chinesischen ( Shaolin Quanfa ) und japanischen Einfl¼ssen ( Yawara ) verschmolzen. Zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts fand sie ihren Weg nach Japan und wurde nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg von dort ¼ber die ganze Welt verbreitet. Inhaltlich wird Karate durch waffenlose Techniken charakterisiert, vor allem Schlag-, StoŸ-, Tritt- und Blocktechniken sowie FuŸfeger. Hebel und W¼rfe werden ebenfalls gelehrt, im fortgeschrittenen Bunkai werden auch W¼rgegriffe und Nervenpunkttechniken und die Abwehr oder Anwendung von Techniken unter Zuhilfenahme von Kobudōwaffen ge¼bt.

16. Karate - Definition From The Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Definition of karate from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/karate

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Sign up for news and updates! Optimized for All Web Browsers! Click Here to See Our Flash Intro! You are Visitor # Since: March 2000 Search Welcome to Shitokai.com, Shitoryu Karate Do Cyber Academy! The style of Karate known as Shitoryu is one of the four major styles in the world. The two most well known areas associated with Karate in Okinawa were Naha and Shuri. In the late 19th century the most famous grandmaster in Shuri was Itosu and in Naha the grandmaster was Higaonna Kenwa Mabuni was a student of both grandmasters, and out of respect for his teachers named his style of Karate "Shito ryu". Kenwa Mabuni was born on the island of Okinawa in 1889. Mabuni was a descendent of the Okinawan warrior class whose ancestors served the Okinawan lords for hundreds of years. At the age of 13, he began his martial arts instruction under

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HOMOLOGATED ITEMS Welcome to the European Karate Federation Here you will find karate competition rules, EKF news, championship news, Referee and committee informations, structure, registration for championships, our country-members contact informations and more... EUROPEAN KARATE FEDERATION NEWS EKF Championship Newsletters (Download page) VIEW EKF INTRO (Flash plug-in required to view) [EKF PRESIDENT OFFICE] [EKF SECRETARIAT OFFICE] REGISTRATION FOR EKF CHAMPIONSHIPS Note: you will need your country code (provided by EKF Secretariat office) to enter Register-Online Country Delegation Informations and Downloads about registration 2003 EUROPEAN KARATE FEDERATION All the information, pictures and graphics you find in these pages are property of EKF Please don’t reproduce any of these elements without EKF permission.

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