Karate

 Karate is a martial art characterized blow and was born in Okinawa in the Ryukyu Kingdom era.  There are two game style "Kata(forms)" and "Kumite(free practice). Kata means literally "shape" or "model." Kata is a formalized sequence of movements which represent various offensive and defensive postures. These postures are based on idealized combat applications. Sparring in Karate is called kumite. It literally means "meeting of hands." Kumite is practiced both as a sport and as self-defense training. Karate is known for its overseas. For example, Canada, Korea, UK, France and so on. Karate is divided into style organizations. These organizations sometimes cooperate in non-style specific sport karate organizations or federations. Examples of sport organizations are Amateur Organization of Karate(AOK), World Karate Federation(WKF), World Karate Confederation(WKC) and more. Organizations hold competitions (tournaments) from local to international level. Tournaments are designed to match members of opposing schools or styles against one another in Kata, sparring and weapons demonstration. They are often separated by age, rank and sex with potentially different rules or standards based on these factors. The tournament may be exclusively for members of a particular style or one in which any martial artist from any style may participate within the rules of the tournament.