(ATTA KENARE/AFP/AFP) As the referee's whistle signalled the start of the match, two five-year-old Iranian girls faced off, delivering a closely watched karate bout to a captivated audience -- a sign ...

When the Naked Karate Girls perform Thursday it will be the last time they do so at the uncovered stage at The Square @ Union Centre. This season’s The Takeover on the Square Thursday night summer ...

In Tangipahoa Parish, a series of free women's self-defense classes kicks off this weekend.

Iranian women are increasingly taking part in martial arts like karate amid tentative steps towards having greater public roles — ATTA KENARE As the referee's whistle signalled the start of the match, ...