Karate

Karate (空手) (Kara 'empty', tea 'hand') is a martial art that belongs to the Japanese budon. Karate originally comes from the island of Okinawa south of Japan. Kung-fu, brought to the island by the Chinese, is found in the roots of karate, possibly combined with other, already existing domestic martial arts. From the beginning, karate was also written with another kanji for "kara". This kanji sign meant "China" and karate thus from the beginning stood for "China hand". When karate was brought to the main Japanese islands during the first decades of the 20th century, this kanji was changed to a kanji meaning "empty". In August 2016, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided that karate, along with four other sports, became the new sports in the Olympic program for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which was later moved due to the Corona epidemic to 2021. There are many different styles of karate such as Shotokan, Kyokushin, Wado Ryu and Goju Ryu. Karate is a martial art that mainly consists of powerful blows, blocks and kicks. In this category you will find Budo fitness range of karate suits and all the accessories you need for your karate training.