Karate Karate is a martial art game which means (empty hand).It is also individual; a team combat sport and competitive game It was first practiced at Okinawa schools, Japan, in 1905 Then, in 1922 it was introduced in Tokyo with a demonstration by Gichin Funakoshi who is considered as the father of modern karate In 1924, Keio University established the first Karate club in Japan and then it spread all over the world Karatika performs his/her competition on a mat (contest area) of 08 meters square, with one (01) meter safety perimeter Besides, the uniform (karate-gi) must be white for both competitors A match consists of rounds of two to there minutes for each one Whereas there are two types of matches: First, individual match, but the second is team match that consists of five (05) athletes and two (02) reserves They should be divided into weight classes, lightweight, middle weight and heavy weight Its ranking system adopted from Judo sport (see Judo sport lesson) Besides, they are identified by belt colour which determines a level of the contestant Karate-ka uses many techniques to win a match and defeat an adversary person, among them hands, fists, elbows as well as kicking by feet Edited by Mr.Djamel Eddine Chedni