Japan’s southern island, Okinawa, almost feels like an extra character in "The Karate Kid" and its spin-off Netflix series, "Cobra Kai." Mr Miyagi’s love of the islands, the lore of its ancient ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot conceded ...

Hiya, and hi-Yah: Netflix unveiled the Season 3 trailer for “Cobra Kai,” the first season since the “Karate Kid” sequel series moved over from YouTube. By the looks of things, Daniel-san (Ralph ...

Cue Peter Cetera’s “Glory of Love”: In the third season of Netflix’s nostalgia-fueled hit series “Cobra Kai,” which premiered New Year’s Day, familiar faces return to the “Karate Kid” universe — ...

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 kata.

Karate is one of the sports that have been added to the Olympics, and will appear for the first time in the Tokyo Games next year. Its popularity has surged following the inclusion, and an increasing ...

Karate originated as a martial art in fourteenth-century Okinawa. In the upcoming Olympics, karate will be included for the first time, with two divisions of competition: one for kata (forms) and one ...