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karate

[kuh-rah-tee] / kəˈrɑ ti /




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He boasts of achieving a seventh-degree black belt in Keichu-do karate, a Cajun hodgepodge martial art developed by his biological father, Karl.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

"My dad came from Kyokushin karate," Verhoeven says.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Soon, karate students — toddlers, teens and grown-ups — will fill the space, heeding the shouted instructions of their silver-haired sensei, Gerry Blanck.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Soon he was learning a form of karate known as Tang Soo Do, which described as “the art of empty-hand fighting, using your feet and hands as weapons.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

His left arm shot out, sort of like a toy with a spring-loaded karate chop.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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