: a Japanese art of self-defense employing hand strikes and kicks to disable or subdue an opponent
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Camps include fishing, archery, rock climbing, swimming, croquet, fencing and karate, to name a few.
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Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
There were merely four movies from the Eighties and Nineties, which met varying degrees of success, about karate in the Valley, a wise sensei who died 2005, and a group of teenagers who were now in their fifties.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
No one was more surprised that Johnny Lawrence would end Cobra Kai as a world karate champion than William Zabka, the actor who's played him since 1984.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
However, Tory wins the Sekai Taikai, gaining tons of positive media attention, which leads to a branding deal with Icon Branding for both her and Robby as the future power couple of karate.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2025
There were merely four movies from the Eighties and Nineties, which met varying degrees of success, about karate in the Valley, a wise sensei who died 2005, and a group of teenagers who were now in their fifties.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025
No one was more surprised that Johnny Lawrence would end Cobra Kai as a world karate champion than William Zabka, the actor who's played him since 1984.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 21 Feb. 2025
However, Tory wins the Sekai Taikai, gaining tons of positive media attention, which leads to a branding deal with Icon Branding for both her and Robby as the future power couple of karate.
—Skyler Trepel, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Karate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/karate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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karate
noun
ka·ra·te
kə-ˈrät-ē 
: a Japanese art of self-defense without a weapon
Etymology
from Japanese karate, literally, "empty hand"
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