TOKYO (Reuters) -Spain’s Sandra Sanchez, known as the “queen of kata”, won karate’s maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the ...

Olympics-Karate-Okinawa’s Kiyuna mesmerises to win men’s kata gold By Chang-Ran Kim Posted on August 6, 2021 Karate – Men’s Individual Kata – Ranking Round ...

Karate is set to make its Olympic debut at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Here is everything you need to know about the Kumite and kata competitions.

Competing against athletes from across the country, Zoya Khan, Bailey Shimp and Josie Shimp secured a sixth-place national finish for their dojo among 29 schools represented. The ...

The Olympic competition will be held both in kumite and in kata. Kumite is competitive sparring ands kata is a demonstration of form. Author: GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Published: 3:22 AM CDT ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the ...

For Kokumai, ranked No. 7 in the world, to reach the final six at the Olympics — there are two bronze medal matches in kata — wasn’t shocking. Rather it’s fulfilling for a 28-year-old ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's ...

“I believe the kata athletes were able to discover the significant meaning of the kata by practicing by themselves, alone,” Nagura said. “I think they were able to discover who they were as human ...

The Olympic competition will be held both in kumite and in kata. Kumite is competitive sparring ands kata is a demonstration of form. To stream KREM on your phone, you need the KREM app.

TOKYO, Japan — The history of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a pretty good backstory for a martial arts movie. Generations of determined athletes have collectively spent half a ...