1.   A martial arts master helps the boy find his inner strength, and the action culminates at a karate tournament.

2.   On the surface, he looked like a garden-variety, middle-class father, proudly videotaping his son at a karate tournament.

3.   Sookdar, who has been decorated in international karate tournaments, is known as a formidable opponent.

4.   A Russian contestant in a contact karate tournament died after sustaining heavy injuries in a bout, officials said Friday.