Ancient Japanese Martial Art Karate Strikes For First Time at Tokyo Olympics
Karate is one of the new sports added to the Olympics for the first time at the Tokyo Games. The sport traces its roots to Japan where it was developed 700 years ago.
TOKYO â The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago.
There are two types of karate at these Olympics: kata, and kumite.
Kata is performed solo, with an imaginary rival. The hand and leg movements are
