Karate at the African Games

Karate competitions

Karate at the African Games

Karate

First event| 1991 Cairo
Occur every| four years
Last event| 2023 Accra

Karate was an African Games event at its inaugural edition in 1991 and has continued to feature prominently at the competition in each of its subsequent editions.

## Editions

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Games  | Year  | Host city  | Events  | Best nation

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Men  | Women
V | 1991 |  Cairo |  | — |  Egypt
VI | 1995 |  Harare |  |  |
VII | 1999 |  Johannesburg |  |  |
VIII | 2003 |  Abuja | 5 | 7 |  Egypt
IX | 2007 |  Algiers | 8 | 8 |  Algeria
X | 2011 |  Maputo | 8 | 8 |  Egypt
XI | 2015 |  Brazzaville | 8 | 8 |  Algeria
XII | 2019 |  Rabat | 8 | 8 |  Morocco
XIII | 2023 |  Accra | 8 | 8 |  Egypt

## Medal table

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## External links

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International karate competitions

World|

* World Championships
* Team
* Cadet, Junior and U21 World Championships

Continental|

* African Championships
* Asian Championships
* European Championships
* Oceania Championships

Multi-sport|

* African Games
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* Pan American Games
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Sports at the African Games

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Demonstration sports|

* Esports
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Karate

* Comparison of styles
* List of terms

Origins|

* Japanese martial arts
* Okinawan martial arts
* Chinese martial arts

Styles|

* Ashihara
* Budokan
* Byakuren
* Chitō-ryū
* Enshin
* Gensei-ryū
* Gōjū-ryū
* Gosoku-ryu
* Isshin-ryū
* Kyokushin
* Motobu-ryū
* Ryūei-ryū
* Seidokaikan
* Shidōkan
* Shindo Jinen Ryu
* Shitō-ryū
* Shōrin-ryū
* Shōrei-ryū
* Shōrinjiryū Kenkōkan
* Shotokan
* Shūdōkan
* Shūkōkai
* Shuri-ryū
* Tōon-ryū
* Uechi-ryū
* Wadō-ryū
* Yoseikan
* Yoshukai

Techniques|

* Blocks
* Joint lock
* Kicks
* Punches
* Stances
* Strikes
* Throw

Training methods|

* Kihon
* Kata
* Bunkai
* Kumite
* Kobudō
* Makiwara
* Full contact

Culture|

* Dōjō
* Dōjō kun
* Karate gi
* Kyū
* Obi

Competition|

* Karate Combat
* Karate at the World Games
* Karate World Championships
* World University Karate Championships
* Asian Karate Championships
* Karate at the Asian Games
* European Karate Championships
* Karate at the Summer Olympics
* Karate World Championships Junior

Kata|

* Anaku
* Ananku
* Annan
* Chinte
* Chintō/Gankaku
* Enpi
* Fukyugata
* Gojūshiho
* Jion
* Hangetsu
* Kūsankū/Kanku-dai
* Naihanchi/Tekki
* Nijūshiho/Niseishi
* Passai/Bassai
* Pinan/Heian
* Rōhai/Meikyo
* Sanchin
* Seisan/Hangetsu
* Seiunchin
* Shisochin
* Sōchin
* Taikyoku
* Tensho
* Unsū
* Wankan
* Wanshū

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