Karate is the most popular martial art in the world and is commonly associated with Japan, but it did not originate there. Karate actually started out as the art of Te, meaning “hand”, on the Ryukyu ...

Shihan Happy Prince Gumede works closely with the karatekas at the grading. POLOKWANE – The Oyama School of Karate held its first grading of the year at the Ngoako Ramahlodi Indoor Sports Complex in ...

The greatest and most comprehensive collection of kyokushinkai karate ever produced Includes basicsYakusoku kumite kata tameshiwaribreaking kumite as only kyokushinkai can do it Spectacular knockouts ...

This is the Sosai Masutatsu Oyama documentary, the founder of Kyokushin Karate aka "The Strongest Karate." This is the DVD print of the same title that was released in 1990, four year before Sosai ...

DANBURY - Shihan Manny Matias of Bethel, the chief instructor at the World Oyama Karate Dojo in Danbury, was inducted into the Martial Arts Hall of Fame in New York City in April. Sempai (advanced ...

More than 300 karatekas from 10 countries participated in various competitions of the event; six karatekas represented Iran in this tournament; Edris Mahmoudzadeh and Omid Gol Cheshmeh won the gold ...

POLOKWANE – The Oyama School of Karate hosted its second pre-grading gashuku on August 16 at Masedibu High School in Seshego. The event, led by shihan Collen Sedoaba (fifth dan), shihan James Sithole ...

Sempai (advanced student) Jay Servidio of Danbury received the honor for Matias, who was in Alabama with several of his students at an Oyama Karate competition. Matias considered his obligation to his ...