Taekwondo is a branch of karate. It became an official part of the Olympics and entered the global arena in the year 2000. In taekwondo, there is a belt ranking system. The colors of the belts go in ...

To Japan’s traditionalists, karate represents qualities fundamental to the national character. But to be a modern sport, the discipline has been forced to adapt. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno TOKYO — ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. Judo is a martial art that originated from ...

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time individual world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago. By Ken Belson and Enya Toyama TOKYO — Every city that hosts the Olympics pushes for ...

When the dust settled, it was Daniel LaRusso who put Johnny Lawrence in a body bag. Run down the rabbit hole on YouTube and you’ll find that for every one authentic martial arts film – those flicks ...

When The Karate Kid came out in 1984, I was a teen in my own karate training. I got hooked on the premise of that and the following movies, and I have to admit that I'm a fan of the TV series Cobra ...

Aliyah Shipman, a Taekwondo fighter from Plantain, Florida, is the only athlete representing Haiti in the Tokyo Olympics. Taekwondo is a Korean martial arts that isn’t normally associated with Haiti ...