Karate News

Vassar Bradford dominated the action at last weekend's 34th annual Alaska State Karate Championships at the Spenard Rec Center, winning titles in the black-belt division for both Kata and free fighting.

Leeds Karate Academy , who have a full-time Dojo at their Farsley base, topped the medals table at the JKS National English Open Championships in Nottingham.

Sempai Chloe Woolcock and eight of her students competed at the Riverina Martial Arts Inter-Dojo Tournament held in Wodonga on Sunday, November 24. For seven of these students it was their first time competing in the Kumite and Kata sections.

File that one under sentences we never expected to hear come out of The Goldberg 's Barry's mouth! But that's exactly what fans will be hearing and seeing from the scene-stealing middle child in tonight's all-new episode of ABC's breakout comedy, which finds Barry showing off his karate skills for his bewildered parents Murray and Beverly .

It was a proud day for the Jackson clan, but while tragic father Michael wasn't present to witness youngest son Blanket on his big day, grandmother Katherine more than made up the numbers.

Contest is a vitally important aspect of judo. Early examples include the Kodokan Monthly Tournament and the biannual Red and White Tournament, both of which started in 1884 and continue to the present day.

The cost is $485 per team. For more information, contact Troy Cox at Troy.Cox@brevardparks.com or 321-255-4400.

Invicta's seventh MMA card takes place tomorrow night, with the under card streaming right here on Bloody Elbow starting at 8 Eastern/5 Pacific.

The Western Karate Academy's annual two-day Kick-A-Thon that benefit's the Daily News Christmas Cheer Fund kicked itself out on Thursday evening.

One of the most important things that I have learned from karate is that everything is a give-and-take process.

Preview and analysis of tonight's UFC Fight Night 33 headliner between heavy-handed slugger Mark Hunt and hulking top-10 heavyweight Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.

With determination, anything is possible. And, for two St. Lucie County women, determination has led them toward a goal neither of them expected: receiving their black belts in karate.

A number of junior members passed with one parent noting how the discipline and focus of training had improved his son's attitude.

Glenn Finke, who owns and operates the Karate Quest Dojo with locations in both Warwick and Port Jervis, recently competed at the Amateur Athletic Union New Jersey Pre-State Karate Championships in Morristown, N.J. Finke, competing in the black belt division, won gold medals in both the kumite and kata divisions as well as a silver medal in kobudo ... (more)

STUDENTS from Southport based West Lancs Karate Academy recently attended a special three day training course with two of Europe's top instructors, Sensei Pascal LeCourt from France and Sensei Nico Ibscher from Germany.

Tower Shukokai's Imogen Skipper continued her winning streak with more medals at the AMA North East Open karate championships.

Meadows plays Mr. Glascott, who teaches at Erica and Barry's school and is supervising the holiday talent show.

Seventeen squad members from various clubs throughout South and West Wales were selected for Team Wales by kumite coach Sensei Kevin O'Neill from Bargoed and kata coach Sensei Paul James from Aberystwyth.

SENIOR senseis from Worcestershire-based English Karate Association met the legendary master Moirio Higaonna, the highest ranked master of the Goju-ryu discipline.

And they were running rampant Wednesday after a note arrived from Shirley-Ann Scott, whose donation to The Daily News Christmas Cheer Fund included the names Jake and Charlie.