David Shim (in black), a ninth-degree black belt in karate, practices jiu jitsu with a student at his Boston studio. After decades of studying and teaching karate, Shim took up jiu jitsu in 2006.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in the 1984 movie The Karate Kid. (Columbia Pictures/Alamy) (Pictorial Press, Pictorial Press Ltd) ...

With the games set for Japan, the martial art will at last debut at next month’s competition Tony Perrottet; Photographs by Jun Tsuboike Yakumo Academy High School karate team members practice a kata.

When the dust settled, it was Daniel LaRusso who put Johnny Lawrence in a body bag. Run down the rabbit hole on YouTube and you’ll find that for every one authentic martial arts film – those flicks ...

SideKick Karate of Salisbury hosted a national martial arts event, the first annual American Karate Academies National Association (AKANA) Family Reunion and Seminars, on Aug. 3-5. AKANA-chartered ...

Mr. Miyagi didn’t know Karate at all. Noriyuki ”Pat” Morita, who immortalized Mr. Miyagi into a cultural icon with his signature “wax on, wax off” lessons, had not studied the Japanese martial art ...

The Karate Kid was one of the biggest surprise successes of the 1980s. For a relatively modest low-budget drama about a young boy's bond with an elderly martial arts master, its financial return of ...