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Katate in Tokyo Olympics 2020
Dear Kyokushin-kan Branch Chiefs and Dojo Operators,
I hope this email finds you in good health and spirits.
There was an official announcement that Karate will take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. However, we Kyokushin-kan is not directly associated with these Karate groups. They are under JKF (Japan Karate Federation) or WKF (World Karate Federation) which consists of traditional Karate organizations. Some Kyokushin groups have yielded their policy to adopt their rules to this traditional style. However Kyokushin-kan stands in a position to pursue full contact Karate which was the fundamental philosophy of Sosai Mas Oyama and will not bend our mind to adjust to such a style.
Although we welcome the idea that Karate will get into the Olympics because the population of Karate practitioner will increase and there will be a chance where full contact rules will be accepted in the future. At this point, we will keep concentrating on full contact Karate, and the KWU (Kyokushin World Union) will be the main channel to aim full contact Karate into the Olympics in the future. As our next step, we will work together with the KWU to host the 3rd Kyokushin World Karate Championships in Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on November 25-26, 2017. We hope to see many Kyokushin fighters from different organizations participate under full contact rules.
Thank you very much for your kind understandings and cooperation.
Sincerely,
Kyokushin-kan International Karate-do Organization Honbu
Karate was recently approved by the IOC General Assembly, as one of the additional categories to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Although it is unfortunate that Full Contact is not programmed within this Karate competition, it is a great achievement that Karate itself was approved, and I would like to congratulate the people involved in the long effort to realize this result.
We wish to appeal to the international sports community, the uniqueness of Full Contact Karate and its wide range of supporters, and more than anything, the beauty and excellence of Budo Karate, and some day, realize the inclusion of Full Contact Karate in the Olympic Games.
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