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 ...

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Japan claimed the women's and men's team kata titles on the final day of the event in Madrid ©Getty Images Turkey were unable to follow suit in the men's team kumite final as they were dramatically ...

This is exactly how Takeru “Natural Born Krusher” Segawa intends to bow out: competing for a World Title, settling the score against an eternal rival, and carrying the weight of a nation’s martial ...

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