Tetsuhiro Hokama, known to his students as “Hokama Sensei,” using the Japanese honorific for “teacher,” has taught old-style Okinawan karate in his home country of Japan as well as Europe, Africa and ...

Excelling at karate starts with your outfit. You need to tie the loops of your suit correctly - not easy for a beginner. Terumitsu Taira helps learners out until the snow-white suit no longer slips.

RANCHO PENASQUITOS — When Gakuji Tozaki, 12, of RanchoPenasquitos left last month for the All-Japan Karate Championshipsin Tokyo, he had just moved up to the brown-belt level. When he returned, he ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Japan Karate Institute is hosting a Women's Self Defense Seminar in collaboration with Verde and local nonprofit Girls That Give. According to one of the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Japan Karate Institute will be holding a 40th anniversary celebration Friday, honoring decades of discipline, leadership and community impact in Charleston. According to ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Japan-born Tsuneari Yahiro is heading to Tokyo as Australia’s first karate Olympian. Yahiro will compete in the 75-kilogram kumite division as the sport makes its Olympic debut as a ...