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María Nieto
María Isabel Nieto Mejías (born 25 August 1999) is a Spanish karateka. She has won multiple medals at the European Karate Championships. She also won a gold medal at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Nieto competed in the Karate at the 2023 European Games – Women's kumite 68 kg, women's 68kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. She won her match against Halyna Melnyk of Ukraine and she lost her matches against Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan and Anita Makyan of Armenia. She finished in third place in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals. Nieto lost her bronze medal match against Alizée Agier of France in the 2023 World Karate Championships – Women's 68 kg, women's 68kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Achievements References Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) Spanish female karateka 21st-century Spanish sportswomen Karatek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs Throw (grappling), throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a . Beginning in the 1300s, early Chinese martial arts, Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese samurai in 1609, after the Invasion of Ryukyu, its cultural ties to China remained strong. Since Ryukyuans were banned from carrying swords under samurai rule, groups of young aristocrats created unarmed combat methods as a form of resistance, combining Chinese and local styles of martial arts. Training emph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
