When Norman Gardner of Boca Raton saw the film, "The Bucket List," it made an impression on him.

No matter what happens in his last fight, Belleisle's Kyle Sprague has already qualified for the junior Pan-Am Games later this year in Chile.

Dylan Riches strikes you as an intelligent young man on top of his game. Just don't let him really strike you.

They circle each other, balanced on the balls of their feet, then Breno moves in to strike.

Joel Rosenthal, 12, and Louie Shirase, 16, both students at Gerry Blanck's Martial Arts Center, recently received their black belt certificates from Japan.

A KARATE master put young prodigies through their paces before grading their skills.

Ashin-do Kai students hold up their trophies after the AMA British National Championships in Sheffield Four karate kids from a club in Finchley competed at the World Championships in Sweden last weekend.

Local athletes fought for recognition on the world stage this weekend at an international karate tournament.

After traveling some 4,900 miles, Nikolai Makhov, a 62-year-old native of Russia, earned his 12th Kyu Yellow Belt and Certificate in Kami Bushi Kai Karate at Baize Martial Arts.

An open house will be held in Kenney at the Community Center tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. for Yoshukai Karate Alliance, a newly formed karate class.

Beach training on Sunday morning ends with a dash into the sea at Caroline Bay. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.

A SPRIGHTLY Ipswich granddad is feeling like a karate kid today after celebrating his 70th birthday.

John McCain once referred to it as "human cock fighting -- a brutal and repugnant blood sport." Today, cage fighting, has more rules and some guidance from a national organization, but the industry, which is ...

The City of Pico Rivera will host the American Nippon KempoASsociation First Friendship International Karate Tournament at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the El Rancho High School Gymnasium, 6502 Passons Blvd.

A group of about twenty kids screams "Get back!" They're positioned with their legs firmly on the ground and arms up like young karate masters.

This Sunday 22nd July saw 16 year old Elizabeth Sellitti Rangel, of Xabia International College and Washinkai Karate in Javea in Spain, take her Shodan or Black Belt grading on a course in Eastbourne, England.

Her combinations of kicks and punches were a fantastic demonstration of her technique, speed and power.

Instructor Ray Sweeney was the attacking partner for Liz's pairwork and over and over people commented on her amazing focus and the timing and distance during her pairwork.

Liz's Naihanchi, Chinto and Seishan Kata (forms) were executed with tremendous poise, elegance and power, whilst her kumite (fighting) was ferocious and sharp.

Grading examiner, Shihan Chris Thompson 8th Dan, stated that Liz's grading was one of the best female gradings he had seen in over 40 years in karate.

Two Comox Valley brothers will be going for gold at the 2008 National Black Belt Karate Championships.

In Zohan Dvir, Israelis have a Hollywood hero - no matter that the soldier-turned-hairstylist played by Adam Sandler represents some of their country's worst stereotypes.

COMPETITORS from Ipswich and Clacton won a haul of gold and silver medals at the largest karate tournament ever held in Great Britain.