A Yakumo Academy High School karate team member works on her kata (forms). Jun Tsuboike Finally, hard-line traditionalists have a more philosophical objection to karate in the Olympics.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's Individual Kata - Gold medal match - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Ryo Kiyuna of Japan competes. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse The World Karate ...

The men’s kata competition was won by Japan ... so I’m very happy.” Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Women's -61kg Kumite - Final - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021.

TOKYO - Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata ... the men's -67kg category beat Turkey's Eray Samdan in the final. Kazakhstan's Darkhan Assadilov and Jordan's Abdel Rahman Almasatfa took ...

Karate, debuting in its country of origin, will reportedly feature two categories. From SI: "The Olympic competition will feature 60 athletes in six kumite and two kata demonstration categories.

A 17-year-old karate practitioner has been ranked seventh in the world. Carla Rudkin-Guillen achieved the impressive ranking at the Karate World Championships in Italy. The Brockenhurst College ...