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karate

[kuh-rah-tee] / kəˈrɑ ti /




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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

The world champion held black belts in karate, taekwondo, tang soo do, Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo and the martial arts discipline he founded himself, chun kuk do.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

He went on to win a black belt, winning karate championships in the 1960s.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

By 1967, with a US karate championship title earned at Madison Square Garden under his belt, Norris was the go-to instructor for celebrities like Steve McQueen, Priscilla Presley and Donny Osmond.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

People think this is just military drill, judo, karate, things like that—which is part of the F.O.I. training, but only one part.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey