Just next day but every day. Thousands of children still waiting for their delivery sponsor approx today so together. That they live a few inches. More. At the olympics yeah. Its a dream come true for heretick around the world as the sport is finally recognizing the olympic discipline at the summit games in tokyo even if the status is only provisional japans favorite q shimizu is in 2 minds over the issue. Of course thats a shame but at the same time it gives me all the more motivation to do everything i can to ensure the sport gets the attention it needs so they can eventually become a regular disciplined. Kind of team is already a global sport well kind of take federation alone has over 10000000 members in 192 countries interestingly most of our main true traditional kind of thing only a small fraction followed the strictly regulated competitive variety. Confused yourself not so much anymore now we train to defend ourselves and through that training to become better people. Its crunch time in tokyo where the last major japanese tournament before the olympics is taking place. Among the contenders here she muses japans reigning queen of cotton she became interested in kind of tea at the age of 9 and just 3 years later had already earned a black belt now 26 shes a 3 time World Champion and has topped the Japanese League in 7 successive the aids. The plague. Competitive karate there are 2 categories and can take both have their own appeal and id love to see more people getting the chance to experience the 2 disciplines live. Is the cavity equivalent of shadow boxing against an imaginary opponent the objective is to follow a prearranged choreography as perfectly as possible. For the 2020 games of the scoring system for kata 1st had to be adapted at the request of the International Olympic committee instead of a straight vote by 5 judges now a panel of referees would points for technique lettices a competitive events can choose which one of 102. 00 permitted causes they want to perform. But if the fascinating thing about kata is that despite the fixed form i still have a huge amount of room for personal expression. Were going to unlike most other sports a kata comes with a heritage that has been passed on over generations from master to master. It in the cockpit. But as everyone is different even though a kata has fixed routines it can always be interpreted individually making its performance unique. Then theres the evolution of a kata over time the longer you practice the kata the greater the depth and meaning you give it as you got it the point is not to check a list of a point. A companys you for your entire life and thats great. The 2nd category is called an impulse sparring against an adversary at the olympics will be contested in 3 instead of usual 5 weight divisions safety is paramount and how to control the impact on the torso is limited but contact with opponents head must be limited to at most a skin touch the challenge in both keeping your own. Movement under complete control while reacting with maximum technical prowess and commitment. Video replays for judges were introduced 5 years ago for positive evaluations the innovation was widely welcomed. At 1st sight kind of team might seem similar to take one day and i was stablished olympic discipline but there is one crucial difference. With competitive taekwondo you only use your legs cleat with karate you employ your hands to a cake or a punch to the head earns 3 points into the torso 2 with one point for a push. As far livelier than kata and has a far wider range of techniques what makes it particularly exciting is the unpredictability of the sequence of strikes and the technique of each individual fighter. The most important element is using each technique with maximum control to ensure that the attack is pulled back at the shortest possible distance from the opponent so without actually touching them listen i mean. In a hostage of pans main island home shoot here in the tranquil surroundings of bamboo forest or rice fields is the Karate School of shame you university. He meets a man who has been instrumental in the development of professional karate for decades. So here it so yeah my sensei is 80 is young and the Vice President of the countrys Karate Association 54 years ago he founded the local dojo which has since produced a series of world class atika. Fortunately we have a major problem with the rules for competitive karate. The one area to the next where are repeatedly nonuniform changes in the Japanese Federation as well as in the world karate federation. Its very confusing for africans taking part in a variety of competitions not about spectators who are not experts in the sport often unable to understand the new rules. But there. Is still a traditional japanese martial art in my eyes that new generation tends to see it in sporting terms there are plenty of contests and awards to be won i try to unite to be traditional arts with a spirit of competition and that includes for greeting everything in karate every Training Session every fight begins and ends with respect and civility. The history of kind of day is one of migration a range of cultural influences from persia the indian subcontinent and china came together centuries ago on the island of okinawa. Under the rule of the rick you people everything connected up with the culture and the local martial art the take deep roots with a lasting legacy. You know island alone is the home of over 403. 00 in together the modern world with the traditional teaching and its venerable old masters. But. This is dr ted so you know who come hunchy with i guess you know the new with the gotham right now hes written a number of books about traditional karate and also open the worlds 1st color to museum and his home based on his grandfathers collection of memorabilia. And korean in fact the this is a known chuckle. When i teach the old martial arts with weapons like the ball you know sight and. And children. Because it actually means empty hand that is no weapons. Everyone talks about kind of head this and that but i doubt most people even know what it means. Of course its a martial art for self defense but when we look at the 1st character we see the simple for language what they have conflicts should have such be resolved by an eye to eye conversation with your opposite number. All so much trying to skeleton the muscles and the breathing alternately the circulation to meditation is also a factor of knowledge from Natural Healing all of that belongs to cutting that. Holston. Cola pay lol like guy with a car at that and the. Check and you know she just in say students purchase late into the evening. Missed them even if youre competing in a tournament for real opponents somebody crossly is above all a confrontation with yourself and without fundamental faith in your own ability is any fights will be over all too quickly. Need to have a strong imagination where do you want to go what do you want to achieve this confrontation with your own self is the 1st toughest and most important fight of all. Hollow. Old. You know me i dont know i hope things wont develop it like they did judo i feel limp its no more japanese referee set the moment i mean mostly you. Are from a goalie or kind of them or i precut i think were not meet the same fate of the one you know he only but thats what happens when everyones only focused on winning the meaning so if okinawas cut out teka do not prevail at the olympics it certainly doesnt mean that traditional kind of test redundant this must be clear to everyone otherwise our roots may be permanently damaged. No its ok. Theres always some risk so when you get bigger but he took a 2 part of it the point is to. Make your roots deeper and deeper more the tree grows more your flowers might become a heavy and large more the tree needs larger roots so well be here to protect that. October 25th is kind of in japan and the big event on okinawa it commemorates the meeting of the great masters in 1906 when the martial law was officially named and its future as a competitive sport was decided erick the japanese are simply and beautiful to see. If the japanese will also be favorites at their home a lympics in tokyo. A centuries old heritage is difficult for other nations to catch up. I think. The secret behind the strength of the japanese is that they pay close attention to every detail during the training and always give 100 percent. In society only because in order to qualify for the olympics you have to compete in the premier league every month but although the total number of participants in the premier league is limited there is no limit on the number of kartika from one country depending on their score in the case of the Olympic Games it was decided from the outset that only 10 people per nation would be allowed so just getting there is already a challenge home to me that in the competition level will be very high and not comparable to the premier league. One everyday im becoming more aware that the olympics are getting closer and closer we are the very 1st car to take it will be taking this new road. That have nothing so we have nothing and nobody for orientation all we can do is true. 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