the federation of kung fu of rio de janeiro state provides resources on associations, events and relevant news in the area - the promotion and maintenance of the kung fu entity is the main goal the federation.

karate is a hand to hand combat style that originated in okinawa japan, from an earlier chinese fighting style called kenpo.

in the 1970s karate saw a rise in popularity with several movies that came out promoting the sport - the fluid movements and graceful style of practitioners made the activity desirable across the globe.