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Rakuten TV launches Karate-do: The Path of Sandra Sanchez, a documentary that explains the empowering story of the karate Olympic champion, that will be available on the platform from 21 September in 42 countries. There will also be an exclusive premiere at Palacio de la Prensa in Madrid on 19 September. Furthermore, the documentary will

Karate’s Big Question in Its Olympic Debut: Is It a Sport or a Martial Art? To Japan’s traditionalists, karate represents qualities fundamental to the national character. But to be a modern sport, the discipline has been forced to adapt. Rika Usami, second from left, the head coach of Japan’s national karate team, at a training session in Tokyo last week.Credit...Noriko Hayashi for The New York Times Aug. 3, 2021, 1:54 a.m. ET TOKYO — It would be hard to find anyone more qua...

After long battle, karate gets long-awaited chance on Olympic stage June 30 12:05 pm JST June 30 | 12:05 pm JST Karate has fought a long, hard battle to earn its place as an Olympic sport. Despite its 100 million practitioners worldwide, a solid place in popular culture and a rich history that some say can be traced back to the 15th century, the Japanese martial arts bid to join the Olympics had been rejected three times, including, initially, for Tokyo 2020. It was only thanks to...

Karate-After long battle, karate gets long-awaited chance on biggest stage FILE PHOTO: Spains Karate kata athlete Sandra Sanchez, current World and European Champion, strikes a pose during a training session in Madrid while preparing for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, where Karate will be an Olympic sport for first time, March 3, 2021. Picture taken on March 3, 2021. REUTERS/Sergio Perez/File Photo June 30, 2021 By Chang-Ran Kim TOKYO (Reuters) – Karate has fought a long, hard battle t...

TOKYO -- Following a power harassment scandal in Japans karate world just before the Tokyo Olympics, former world champion Rika Usami became the new