Martial arts

Keiko Fukuda, the woman who earned the distinction of becoming the highest ranking woman in Judo, has died at the age of 99.

Muay Thai boxing is Thailand’s national sport. Boxing with eight limbs – legs, knees and elbows as well as arms – is not for the faint-hearted, combatants can be female, and even American.

Intonga stick fighting is a martial art that has been practiced in southern Africa for centuries. In several townships around Cape Town, stick fighting is making a comeback, and earning some people some money. Reporter Anders Kelto explains.

Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer talk martial arts movies, including new (‘The Karate Kid,’ 2010) and old (‘The Karate Kid, 1984).

China had been pushing hard to make its martial art, wushu, an Olympic sport.