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aes
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Joined: 24 Sep 2002
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Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
Styles: Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate
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 Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 7:27 am Post subject: Olympics? |
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I have been told that the only Olympic MA is TKD. Is this true? IE if my daughter worked really hard at Shorin-ryu she could never compete at the Olympic level?
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ninjanurse
KF Sensei
Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Posts: 3992
Location: Upstate NY
Styles: TKD;Shotokan;JuJitsu;Tai Ji
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At present, judo and TKD are the only Olympic martial arts. As far as having to hold a TKD Black Belt to be on the team I do not know, as a lot of different styles have competed at Olympic Style Sparring events-you just have to follow the rules.
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TJS
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Styles: boxing, Thai boxing, BJJ,
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2003 3:28 pm Post subject: |
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karate_woman
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 11 Apr 2003
Posts: 863
Location: Ontario Canada
Styles: Kickboxing,Okinawan Goju Ryu Karate, Judo, JuJitsu,T'ai Chi, QiGong
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The last I heard, Karate was a potential demonstration sport for the next Olympics, but it doesn't appear that they were successful. They've been working on it for quite some time and the WKF is still trying to make it a reality. Check this out: http://portal.enfoque5.com/karateolimpico/ingles/index.php
Hopefully by the time your daughter is a contender it will be in the Olympics at some level.
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fireka
Brown Belt
Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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Location: VA
Styles: isshin-ryu, hopefully soon to study boken-do
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dont sweat it to much though. in my opinion, olympics would be a waste of your daughters skills, there are much more respectable sporting events to compete in (IMO) has she considered the ISKA? or is she already involved in it?
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monkeygirl
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Location: Middle-of-Nowhere, Pennsylvania
Styles: Tae Kwon Do
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I thought I heard that Wushu was trying to become a demonstration sport, as well, but I'm not sure.
I really don't care for Olympic TKD. I mean, I thought Tae Kwon Do meant "the way of the hand and foot"...so why is kicking the only scoring option? Every local Tae Kwon Do tournament I've ever seen has included punching...what's wrong with those Olympic people? 
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BudoKaiMéxico
Yellow Belt
Joined: 26 Jun 2003
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Styles: Shito Ryu
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At this moment only TKD & Judo r Olympics, but the WKF Comitee r fighting to give us a chance.
They r working really hard & i think all we need is patience & eventually will happen.
The Free- style tournaments r good, but if we work all together in WKF - Rules events may be easier & faster, this because first we need to have an agreement about our competition format.
Karate students of all the world stay together.
(excuse me for my english... )
Ilich Miguel Torres fong
2nd Degree Balck Belt (Shito Kai)
1st Degree Black Belt (Chikubu Kai)
Center American & Caribean Confederation of Karate (WKF) - KumiteJudge
Monterrey, México
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aes
Green Belt
Joined: 24 Sep 2002
Posts: 374
Location: Southern Ontario, Canada
Styles: Okinawan Shorin-ryu Karate
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Thanks for the feedback people. 
I don't know if my daughter has what it takes dedication wise to go to top level competition like the Olympics, but wondered if it was possible.
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on the post.
