Karate, judo and taekwondo: what’s the diff?
Karate: Iran vs France at 2018 Youth Olympic Games; Judo: Ukraine vs Belarus at European Youth Olympic Festival 2013; Taekwondo: France vs Turkey at Youth Olympic Games 2010 (
Amilcar Orfait;
Mark Dadswell/Getty Images) Karate, judo and taekwondo are all martial arts that originated in East Asia, so they’re probably pretty similar, right? Actually, they’re super different. Each of them is totally unique, with their own histories, techniques and styles. Let’s take a look at what makes each of them their own thing. Karate
Japanese Masaki Yamaoka and Moroccan Oussama Edari compete in karate at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in 2018. (Juan Mabromata/Getty Images)