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2. Karate in the United States - Wikipedia

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   American Karate in the United States. 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. Kyokushin - Wikipedia

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   Kyokushin Kaikan. Kyokushin (極真) [a] is a style of karate originating in Japan. It is a full-contact style of stand-up fighting and is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline, and hard training. [5] [6] [7] [8]

5. Karate at the Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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   Weight classes for men: −67 kg, −75 kg, +75 kg; Weight classes for women: −55 kg, −61 kg, +61 kg; Kumite rules. All Kumite bouts were semi-contact, meaning all strikes delivered must not use full force. Striking an opponent with full force could result in a warning or disqualification.

6. Gōjū-ryū - Wikipedia

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   Gōjū-ryū. Gōjū-ryū (剛柔流), Japanese for "hard-soft style", is one of the main traditional Okinawa styles of karate, featuring a combination of hard and soft techniques. Both principles, hard and soft, come from the famous martial arts book used by Okinawan masters during the 19th and 20th centuries, the Bubishi ( Chinese: 武備志 ...

7. Comparison of karate styles - Wikipedia

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   Some later styles of karate have been derived from blending techniques from the four main branches, while others have added techniques from other martial arts. For example Kyokushin, which is an extremely hard style derived from Shotokan and Gōjū-ryū, involves much more breaking and full contact, knockdown sparring as a main part of training.