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Vu Duc Minh Dack
Vu Duc Minh Dack (born 18 October 1982) is a French karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2012 World Karate Championships held in Paris, France. He also won medals at the World Karate Championships in 2008 and in 2014. He also won medals at many editions of the European Karate Championships. Career He won the silver medal in the men's kata event at the 2009 World Games held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In 2015, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's individual kata event at the European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2017, he lost his bronze medal match against Antonio Díaz in the individual kata event at the World Games The World Games are an international multi-sport event comprising sports and sporting disciplines that are not contested in the Olympic Games. They are usually held every four years, one year after a Summer Olympic Games, over the course of 11 d ... held in Wrocław, Poland. Achievements References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using Punch (combat), punching, kicking, knee (strike), knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques such as Knifehand strike, knife-hands, spear-hands and palm-heel strikes. Historically, and in some modern styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints and kyusho-jitsu, vital-point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a . The Empire of Japan annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1879. Karate came to mainland Japan in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa, looked for work in the main islands of Japan. It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taishō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
