karatenoun [ U ]
uk/kəˈrɑː.ti/us/kəˈrɑː.t̬i/a sport, originally from Japan, in which people fight using their arms, legs, hands, and feet. The level of skill a person has is shown by what colour belt they wear.
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Fighting sports
- all-in wrestling
- arm-wrestling
- bantamweight
- black belt
- body blow
- flyweight
- foil
- gumshield
- heavyweight
- jab
- jiujitsu
- knockout
- left-hander
- punching bag
- rope
- roundhouse kick
- sabre
- savate
- spar
- wrestler
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Examples from literature
- Kickboxing combines styles from various types of fighting sports including boxing, karate, and muay Thai, a type of boxing popular in Thailand.