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YMK Karate (This Website)

Kim Family

The Art of TaiWoong Kang

 

[BUTOKUKAN KARATE  SITES]

Japan American Butokukan Karate Association

Canadian Butokukan

Kitsilano Dojo

Shelton Dojo

Port Orchard Dojo

[OTHER MARTIAL ARTS SITES]

Shotokan Planet

By far the biggest and most popular karate site in the whole planet with tons of articles, book reviews, extensive kata research, a very dynamic forum, is host to Shawn Jefferson's Kata Analysis, and represents thousands of hours of dedicated work and research.

AAU National Karate

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), is one of the largest not-for-profit volunteer organizations in the United States dedicated solely to the promotion and  development of amateur sports and physical fitness programs.

USA National Karate Federation

A representative body governing national competitions and operating as a member of the US Olympic committee. Includes information on national tournaments, world karate and Olympic updates.

World Karate Federation

The representative of world Karate aimed at having kata and kumite competition, governed by a set of rules and guidelines acceptable to the International Olympic Committee, accepted as official events in the Olympic Games.

Karate Tournament Central

Provides the index of martial arts tournaments available on the web as well as a bulletin board, links, and other related resources.

Fighting Arts Website

A cyber community and network of traditional martial artists, historians, and writers dedicated to the promotion and understanding of their arts through the exciting new medium of the Internet.

Karate Tips.com

( requires free registration to access articles ) Full of free karate tips; "How To" karate Articles ; Karate Discussion  Forums, Karate image and video gallery, quizzes, surveys, karate chat, dojo and supplier directory and more...

Dragon Times

Online version of an international martial arts print periodical focusing on the  traditional martial arts of Japan, China, and the Okinawan archipelago.

Thomas Kurz's ( 'Stretching  Scientifically' )

 Excellent Articles on Stretching

Furyu Online

The online web version of Furyu the Budo Journal. This site presents the classical martial arts as a classy, decent, honest endeavor, with a rich history and great mental, spiritual and physical health benefits.