Karate News

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Certain sports embrace misbehavior from athletes. Tennis adored the hirsute passion of Andre Agassi and the disbelieving shouts of John McEnroe, while NASCAR disputes on pit lane often resemble WWE pre-match hype sessions.

Jeff Nichols of Worcester admits it on YouTube: "My peers think I'm crazy." It might be because this "crazy" man has, in middle age, marked the occasion with something entirely different from the usual midlife crisis.

Police arrested a man in Old Town Wednesday morning for kicking a police horse. The horse, named Olin, wasn't hurt.

FINCHER: George Fincher, 83, of Oroville, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Oroville.

Air Force Airman Zachary D. Livingston graduated from basic military training recently at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas, after completing an eight-week program.

ROMSEY'S Young karate experts got the chance to put their skills to the test last week at an inter-school competition sponsored by Basepoint Romsey.

Kevin Hill of Del Rey Oaks walks into the wind as he carries his windsurf rig off Del Monte Beach in Seaside on Thursday.

The 15 people - two adults and seven children in one home and an adult and five children in a second home - are being assisted by the Red Cross, said Patrick Rose, assistant fire chief with York City.

Police in Portland, Oregon, say they have arrested a 29-year-old man accused of running up to a police horse, uttering a "karate-like battle cry" and delivering what a spokesman calls "a jumping, double kick" to the horse's right thigh.

PORTLAND, Ore. Police arrested a man they say karate-kicked a police horse named Olin on Wednesday morning.

Sensei Sam Larioza congratulated his students on earning the prestigious honor. Anna and Emily joined Ohana Karate in 2007, attending classes two days a week all year.

TROPHY HAUL: Penarth's Harrison Williams took home four trophies from the national championships of the Federation of English Karate Organisations.

PORTLAND Kyokushin Karate Club members did some team building exercises as part of the National Kyokushin Karate Camp in Queensland recently, along with some pre-dawn training sessions on the beach.

TOURNAMENT SUCCESSES: Flying the flag for Wales - and picking up a series of medals - at the national championships of the Federation of English Karate Organisations were youngsters from Vale Karate.

O'Brien, a member of the Farsley -based Leeds Karate Academy, won the cadet female kumite at the Cumbrian Open Championships, clubmate Laura Mackintosh taking bronze.

ONE Fighting Championship returns to action this Friday inside National Taiwan University Sports Center in Taipei City, Taiwan, with "War of Dragons" online pay-per-view , and we have part one of our full preview and breakdown below.

The Netherlands face Argentina for a place against Germany in the World Cup Final.

TOBYHANNA RETIREES: Tobyhanna Army Depot retirees will meet for their monthly get-together at 8 a.m. July 16 at Perkins Restaurant and Bakery, Route 315, Pittston.

Hosts Thailand will send a strong team of four exponents led by the SEA Games gold winner Songwut Moontaen to compete in the Thailand Open Karate-do Championships from July 18 to 20 at Hua Mark Indoor Stadium.