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snowymountainhell
Go for it, JAPAN’s “Guests”,
You remarkable WORLD ATHLETES !!
There’s still more of Tokyo’s GOLD to be had !!
TAKUSAN TOTTE, douzo !!
kensho
Japan should score here,Japan should score here, hence ippons
Iron Lad
I think they should have chosen kendo or use Kyokushin rule.
After judo and wrestling, this seems like a bore.
3RENSHO
A poser sport.
tooheysnew
It was a bore - in a 3 min match, they spent 90% of it just bouncing up & down.
towingtheline
That is so true and so funny :)
Iron Lad
Japan is better at wrestling and judo than karate.
After this Olympics, Japan should do some soul searching, maybe switch to entire Kyokushin instead of this vanilla shotokan.
Samit Basu
@Iron Lad
Kyokushin is Korean. This is why it's not included in WKF Karate.
igfklin
Kyokushin was born in Japan.
We have a friendly relationship with JKF.
Peeping_Tom
"Kyokushin is Korean."
Then Basketball is Canadian, given that James Naismith was a Canadian.
More pathetic distorted history on display, as per usual.
How surprising!
Samit Basu
@Peeping_Tom
WKF doesn't recognize Kyokushin as Karate. As far as WKF is concerned, Kyokushin is a non-Karate to be grouped with Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, etc.
https://gaisf.sport/members/world-karate-federation/
ebisen
Karate: Who hugs the other faster? I watched a few bouts - boring doesn't even start describing them...
ebisen
I mean... Even kyokushin bouts are boring (no punching in the head), very seldom usage of legs, if ever, but I'm not really sure how to describe whatever they were doing there...
RonriiUrufu
Can't cast any votes, only practised wadoryu...
Mr Kipling
The "Kata" seems to be a kabuki inspired dance and the "fighting"..... I use the word very loosely, was the most disappointing event I've seen...Zzz No wonder its already been dropped for the next Olympics.