Japanese traditional martial arts such as kendo, karate and judo, require body contact for training. That means lots of perspiration and airborne droplets — exactly what experts tell us to avoid.

“I found that a karate dojo constituted a male-dominated community, though,” Oshiro said, looking back when she started learning the martial art when she was 28. “I often heard others remark ...

And while there are plenty of Japanese martial arts movies, those are mostly Samurai and Ninja films. Many leading action stars have backgrounds in Karate, including Dolph Lundgren, Wesley Snipes ...

But some key figures introduced the martial art to the mainland in the ... and he started teaching in western Japan. Karate quickly became a very popular sport. Nakahashi Hidetoshi with his ...