Full-contact karate exponents to battle it out in tournament later this year

(fourth and fifth from left) Melvin Cha and Chung Kin Meng with the Shinkyokushinkai karate team at their dojo in Aman Suria, Petaling Jaya, preparing for the 15th Asian Open Shinkyokushin Karate tournament. 29 March 2014

KYOKUSHIN karate, the budo (martial art) that strives to be the strongest school of karate, will forge a step ahead with the 15th Asian Open Shinkyokushin Karate tournament this year.

With bare-knuckle fighting and no use of protective equipment, it appeals to practitioners as a way to toughen up the body and mind.