Karate is the most popular martial art in the world and is commonly associated with Japan, but it did not originate there. Karate actually started out as the art of Te, meaning “hand”, on the Ryukyu ...

This is the Sosai Masutatsu Oyama documentary, the founder of Kyokushin Karate aka "The Strongest Karate." This is the DVD print of the same title that was released in 1990, four year before Sosai ...

Shihan Happy Prince Gumede works closely with the karatekas at the grading. POLOKWANE – The Oyama School of Karate held its first grading of the year at the Ngoako Ramahlodi Indoor Sports Complex in ...

Yesterday we briefly examined the strange history of contemporary bear wrestling. But in the 1950s, Kyokushinkai Karate pioneer — and trainer of such luminaries as actor Sonny Chiba — Masutatsu Oyama ...

More than 300 karatekas from 10 countries participated in various competitions of the event; six karatekas represented Iran in this tournament; Edris Mahmoudzadeh and Omid Gol Cheshmeh won the gold ...

Birmingham, AL -- One of the world's premier martial arts championships will take place at Samford University on Sunday, April 8th. The tournament is sponsored by the World Oyama Karate Organization ...

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POLOKWANE – The Oyama School of Karate hosted its second pre-grading gashuku on August 16 at Masedibu High School in Seshego. The event, led by shihan Collen Sedoaba (fifth dan), shihan James Sithole ...