5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (447+ words) Amika Chhoeun, 11 (from left), with coach Craig Nordstrand and Emily Pumipi, 8, at the 2026 Australian Karate Open Championships. Two young karate athletes from Whang'rei claimed a haul of medals, including gold, at the Australian Karate Open Championships last month. Emily Pumipi,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (323+ words) Ormond Kyokushin Karate Club instructor Zak Proudfoot is hoping to have three of his students in action across the Tasman after its most successful competition. Twelve students competed at the 2026 March Match Fights & Kata tournament hosted by World Karate Organisation…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (552+ words) As the referee's whistle signalled the start of the match, two 5-year-old Iranian girls faced off, delivering a closely watched karate bout to a captivated audience - a sign of changing attitudes towards martial arts in the Islamic Republic in recent…...