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Welcome to "Karate Press". We aim to bring the best that Karate has to offer and keep you upto date on events, news and competitions. As well as gathering information from the various sources we have, we will also be looking for news, photos, videos, results from eveyone so that they can be shared around the world.

Contest Calender 2012

The calender for 2012 events is now online HERE

"WADO"November Edition OnLine

The November issue of "WADO" is now online and is a "must read" for all "WADO" karatekai. You can find it HERE

Karate 1 Dates 2012

For more information HERE

Karate1 series of 2011 is arriving at its Grand final in Salzburg

On November 12th & 13th, 2011, the first season of Karate1 Premier League will present its final event in the beautiful city of Salzburg/Austria. More than 400 competitors from 40 nations are expected to participate and to fight for the last available ranking points as in most categories the Karate1 Grand Winner is not yet determined. HERE

Grand Slam 2011

Well done to the English Senior Male and Female Kumite squad members for winning the Grand slam HERE for information on the event

Original Karate Kid

The original "Karate Kid" Ralph Macchio celebrated his 50th birthday this week. Ralph was born on 4th November 1961. The first movie of the series hit the big screen in 1984 and raised the profile of karate

Update 8th November 2011