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Definition of karate
: a Japanese art of self-defense employing hand strikes and kicks to disable or subdue an opponent
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Recent Examples of karate from the Web
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Using grant money, Wethersfield's five elementary schools launched new after-school programming this year including cooking classes, art and karate.
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Or how about the inversion of creepy, when Dougie-Coop karate chops his armed assassin, and the Evolution of the Arm telling him to squeeze off the attacker's hand, and the piece of skin left over on the gun.
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There will be new sports, like karate, and new events, like basketball played three against three, with one hoop — kind of like playground ball with Olympic medals at stake, but most likely without chain-link nets.
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Events confirmed Friday are in addition to decisions last August to include sports climbing, skateboarding, surfing, baseball and softball, and karate to the Tokyo program.
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Traditional and sport karate, Chinese arts, stick fighting and sport Muay Thai/kickboxing will be included. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at OC Fair & Event Center.
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The ex-Marine in a leather jacket transforms her students through karate, candy, and Bob Dylan lyrics.
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In a long line of great Japanese inventions, from karate to sushi to the DVD, emojis may just about be one of Japan's greatest-ever exports.
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Movie critics often dismiss him for making the 007 movies lighter, giving the audience a wink and a nod rather than a Connery-like karate chop.
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Origin and Etymology of karate
Japanese, from kara empty + te hand
KARATE Defined for English Language Learners
karate
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: a form of fighting that was developed in Japan in which your feet and hands are used to kick and hit an opponent : a Japanese martial art
KARATE Defined for Kids
karate
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: an art of self-defense developed in Japan in which an attacker is defeated by kicks and punches
Learn More about karate
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See words that rhyme with karate Spanish Central: Translation of karate Nglish: Translation of karate for Spanish speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about karate
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