Karate#
Karate, Japanese defence technique and close combat sport employing striking, kicking and defensive blocking (traditional light-contact and full-contact karate). Dissemination in Austria from 1964. The Austrian Karate Association (Oesterreichische Karate-Bund, OeKB) was established in 1965 and comprises 104 clubs with a total of 8,620 members (as of 1993).