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karate

[kuh-rah-tee] / kəˈrɑ ti /




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He went on to win a black belt, winning karate championships in the 1960s.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

The world champion held black belts in karate, taekwondo, tang soo do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo and the martial arts discipline he founded himself, chun kuk do.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

By age 34, he had won six world karate championships.

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

His left arm shot out, sort of like a toy with a spring-loaded karate chop.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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