Female Self-Defence Iraqi Style: Karate Training Exercises in the Mountains

Kyokushin is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, which was founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese Masutatsu Oyama Kyokushin.

The Kyokushin style was created in opposition to the multitude of contactless schools and the very principle of "karate without contact." Demonstrating to the world the power of real karate, Kyokushin gradually gained popularity in many countries, and later formed the basis for a number of other karate contact styles.

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Team trainer Dana Othman trains members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, for females, on the ice mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq 22 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, for females, perform karate training exercises on the ice mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on 27 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, perform karate training exercises on the ice mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on 27 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, for females, perform karate training exercises on the ice mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on 22 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, perform karate training exercises on the ice-covered mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on 22 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, perform karate training exercises on the ice-covered mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on 22 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, for females, perform karate training exercises on the ice-covered mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on 22 February 2019.

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Members of the Kikoshin Karate Club, perform karate training exercises on the ice-covered mountains near Benjawen, in Sulaimaniya, Iraq on February 22, 2019. Picture taken 22 February 2019.