karate
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A Japanese fighting art where people hit with their hands and kick
- noun
- /kəˈrɑːti/
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karate
- I've got a black belt in karate.
- art of karate
- black belt in karate
- a karate belt
I want to learn karate, teach me karate.
- I want to learn karate, teach me karate.
- He plays, he does karate, he plays soccer, he jumps off.
- So my dad taught me, introduce me to karate, Danny.
- Go to boxing club, Go to a karate club, Go to some kind of MMA?
- And they was going to a karate club in Lodge Lane.
- Wow, those karate classes really came in handy.
- So I thought if I can learn this karate, I can sort this guy out.
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Oh, that was before he took up karate.
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You need karate lessons, man.
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I want to learn karate, teach me karate.
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So I thought if I can learn this karate, I can sort this guy out.
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I used to take a little karate myself.
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Your karate class costs money.
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We would take it as the greatest honor if you would teach this karate to us.
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I'll try some karate with you, Ms. Johnson.
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I took karate lessons.
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My brother trains in karate every Tuesday and Thursday at the local dojo.
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Etymology
The word karate comes from the Japanese parts kara 'empty' and te 'hand', so 'empty hand' explains that karate is fighting with no weapon, using kicks and punches.