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karate

[kuh-rah-tee] / kəˈrɑ ti /




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"My dad came from Kyokushin karate," Verhoeven says.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Cohen, a junior at Windward School in Mar Vista who moved back to the Palisades late last year, took karate lessons from Blanck when he was 5.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Soon he was learning a form of karate known as Tang Soo Do, which described as “the art of empty-hand fighting, using your feet and hands as weapons.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

By 1967, with a US karate championship title earned at Madison Square Garden under his belt, Norris was the go-to instructor for celebrities like Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley and Donny Osmond.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

It felt like I was executing something in between a karate move and calypso dance.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad




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