News

MedievalMadness on MSN6d
What Was Life Like for a Medieval Japanese Samurai?
For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made ...
Smithsonian Magazine3y
The Centuries-Old Sport of Karate Finally Gets Its Due at the Olympics
With the games set for Japan, the martial art will at last debut at next month’s competition Tony Perrottet; Photographs by Jun Tsuboike Yakumo Academy High School karate team members practice a ...
Daily Inter Lake29d
Teacher embraces harmony lesson that comes from Japanese martial art
Craig Naylor moves around the dojo with ease and intention. He walks over to a stand holding a framed black and white photo of Morihei Ueshiba. A shrine for the martial art of Aikido founder ...
Sportskeeda1mon
“Kyokushin Karate was my first martial art” -Jonathan Di Bella explains why Japan will always have a special place in his heart
Former undisputed ONE strawweight kickboxing world champion Jonathan Di Bella of Canada and Italy is headed to 'the land of the rising sun' for his next fight, but the 28-year-old veteran says ...
Sportskeeda5d
“They can become better” - Masaaki Noiri says young teammates are making the future look bright for Japanese martial arts
Returning to the ring at ONE 172 in his native Japan, Noiri delivered one of the ... He now has back-to-back wins on martial arts' biggest global stage, and is lined up for a title unification ...