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Month: October 2025

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Sport Karate Participation by Traditional Karateka

By Lonnie KellyIn EssaysPosted October 1, 2025
Lonnie Kelly

Traditional Karate and Sport Karate have many similarities and differences, but perhaps the most important difference is the fact that Sport Karate is bound by rules of competition and Traditional Karate is not.  Traditional Karate is defined by the International Traditional Karate Federation as “an art of self-defense which uses...

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