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Karate do (空手道) is a Japanesemartial art. In Japanese, Kara means empty; Te means hands; Do means the way, thus Karate means "the way of the empty hand".
Karate is a hard martial art and emphasises striking techniques (i.e. punching and kicking) over grappling. Movements are studied by learning fixed sequences of moves called katas.