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In karate, one strikes with their fists, elbows and feet in defensive action. Karate is related to Chinese Kung-fu and the Korean Taekwondo. Karate-do means "the way of the empty hand" since karate does not usually employ weapons. Two basic kinds of traditional karate performances are: Kata: One fighter or a group performs their skills in front of judges. Precision, technique, and posture are the criteria. Kumite: A sparring match between two karate fighters in which they do not really hit each other but stop their movements right before the opponent's body. Kumite matches can end after a fixed time period, or after the successful perfomance of an especially damaging technique.

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