karate

karate

kar·ate   [kəˈrɑːti]    [kəˈrɑːti]  noun uncountable
a Japanese system of fighting in which you use your hands and feet as weapons
• a karate chop (= a blow with the side of the hand)  
Word Origin:
[karate] Japanese, from kara ‘empty’ + te ‘hand’.  
Example Bank:
• She has a brown belt in karate.

• a 34-year-old karate black belt