Karate is one of the new sports added to the Olympics for the first time at the Tokyo Games. The sport traces its roots to Japan where it was... Ancient Japanese Martial Art Karate Strikes For First ...

TOKYO — American karateka Tom Scott spent 12 minutes competing at the Olympics here on Friday, and his medal hopes hinged on a few split seconds. On the jab of a hand. On the speed of a kick. On a ...

TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...