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karate Martial art popularized in Japan in the 1920s. It involves a method of physical and mental training, includes a variety of blows using the hand, legs, elbows and head. In competition, scoring depends on the finality of the blow.

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ka·ra·te / kəˈrätē/ • n. an Asian system of unarmed combat using the hands and feet to deliver and block blows, widely practiced as a sport.

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