TOKYO (Reuters) -Spain’s Sandra Sanchez, known as the “queen of kata”, won karate’s maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport’s ...

Inside a mirrored room at the Activities and Recreation Center, Alli Mack, a 19-year-old pre-med student, takes a kick to the side of her head. She stands five feet, five inches tall and is bouncing ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the ...

EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has your first look at short documentary Kata, which is set to premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival on June 10. From director and writer James Latimer, the film follows the ...