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2. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Karate was first introduced to American service men after World War II by Japanese and Okinawan karate masters. [1][2] Many of these US servicemen took their newfound skills to the United States and established their own dojos. [1][3][4] Many Japanese karate instructors were also sent to popularize the martial art in the United States. [5][6 ...

3. Takayuki Kubota - Wikipedia

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   Romanization. Kubota Takayuki. Takayuki Kubota (窪田 孝行, Kubota Takayuki, September 20, 1934 – August 14, 2024), also known as Tak Kubota, was a Japanese-American karateka, known as the founder of the Gosoku-ryu style of karate. He held the title of sōke (grandmaster) for his development of the Gosoku-ryū, and was the founder and ...

4. Karate World Championships - Wikipedia

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   Japan (188 medals) The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). [1][2][3][4][5] The competition is held in a different city every two years. [6] Championships in the 2000s included Madrid in 2002, Monterrey in 2004 ...

5. Shotokan Karate of America - Wikipedia

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   Shotokan Karate of America (SKA) is a non-profit organization in the United States dedicated to teaching traditional karate-do. It was established by Tsutomu Ohshima, a direct student of Gichin Funakoshi, the founder of Shotokan karate. [1] Ohshima is also recognized as the founder of several other Shotokan organizations affiliated with SKA ...

6. Ashihara kaikan - Wikipedia

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   Ashihara kaikan (芦原 会館) is a modern full contact street karate developed from Kyokushin karate by Hideyuki Ashihara with influences from various martial arts including Muay Thai, Pankration, and Jujutsu with an emphasis on Sabaki, using footwork and techniques to turn an opponent's power and momentum against them and to reposition oneself to the opponent's "blind" spot.

7. Full contact karate - Wikipedia

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   Hybrid fighting karate is a form of full contact karate allows the use of both striking (Karate) and grappling (Judo / Jujutsu) techniques, both standing and on the ground. In 1981, Grandmaster Takashi Azuma created "Karatedo Daido Juku" in Sendai city, Miyagi prefecture. Daido Juku introduced "Kakuto Karate (Combat Karate)" a safe, practical ...