Brain power, not brute strength, may explain how karate experts can break bricks with a bare-handed strike, according to scientists who say years of martial arts training alter the organ’s wiring.

YouTuber Jesse Enkamp, sensei and self-branded "karate nerd" is on a mission to bring back a 'lost' karate move: the body jab. "This is one of the most effective punches in a real fight," says Enkamp.

Karate punches in sport are very straight. There are no hook punches or uppercuts allowed, but I liked that there was, like, a volley back and forth and there was some sort of usage of distance, which ...

Brain scans have revealed distinctive features in the brain structure of karate experts, which could be linked to their ability to punch powerfully from close range. Researchers found that differences ...

Researchers in Britain compared the short-range punches of a dozen karate masters to those of 12 physically fit novices and found the black belts' secret lay not in muscle power but an ability to ...

How top practitioners of karate and kung fu manage to punch so hard has long been a mystery. Previous studies have shown that the force is not determined by muscular strength alone. Now scientists ...

CINCINNATI -- Amina Issa was only 4-and-a-half when she began taking karate lessons, but she remembers exactly why she wanted to start. “I just wanted to learn how to be not afraid of nobody and ...

In 1984, “The Karate Kid” was just the type of joyful, by-the-numbers underdog story that was a product of its time. YouTube Red’s sequel series “Cobra Kai” somehow channels that ‘80s vibe even though ...

Having seen the first three movies in the Karate Kid series, I am a little tired of the same stories present in each one. The Next Karate Kid, however, is somewhat different. Not only is the main ...

Elisa Au, a three-time World Karate Federation world karate champion, rates 11 karate scenes in movies and shows for realism. Au breaks down karate scenes in movies and shows such as "The Karate Kid" ...

Elisa Au, a three-time World Karate Federation champion, rates 11 karate scenes in movies and shows for realism. She is one of several women poised to represent Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Au ...