Martial arts

The Chinese characters representing kempo or kenpo are pronounced Chuan (fist) Fa (way or method). The Japanese, who use the...

Kendo (Japan), meaning “Way of the Sword,” is a modern Japanese martial art involving sword fighting, based on traditional Japanese...

The term kickboxing is actually a somewhat corrupted term: in the Netherlands, kickboxing is often used to refer to styles...

Kobudo (Japan) is the collective name for the more modern (from around 1900 onward) forms of the classical Japanese martial...

Krav Maga (contact combat) is an Israeli martial art. It was originally developed for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and...

Kuk Sool Won (Korea) is a Korean martial arts system developed by In Hyuk Suh (the Kuk Sa Nim, or...

Kung Fu (China) and Wushu are two popular terms that have become synonymous with Chinese martial arts. However, the two...

Virtually unknown to tourists and not promoted, yet a true top-level sport on the Canary Islands themselves: Lucha Canaria. Literally,...