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AdamKralic
Blue Belt
Joined: 11 Jan 2013
Posts: 313
Location: Chicagoland
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| Karate should not be in the games. Too many orgs represent karate and it is not a sport. as I see it. |
How is wrestling not a sport? How is boxing not a sport? How is MMA not a sport?
Every competition is a sport. Spelling Bee? Sport. 5k run? Sport. Eating competition? Sport. Karate sparring? Sport. |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16430
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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| AdamKralic wrote: |
| Picalo wrote: |
| Karate should not be in the games. Too many orgs represent karate and it is not a sport. as I see it. |
How is wrestling not a sport? How is boxing not a sport? How is MMA not a sport?
Every competition is a sport. Spelling Bee? Sport. 5k run? Sport. Eating competition? Sport. Karate sparring? Sport. |
Solid post!!
It's how we TREAT IT, that makes it a sport, imho.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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| Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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| sensei8 wrote: |
| Picalo wrote: |
| Karate should not be in the games. Too many orgs represent karate and it is not a sport. as I see it. |
I agree, inasmuch, Karate WILL be treated as a sport in the Olympics because of its venue.
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Are you trying to say its not a sport, because it is an art?
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16430
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| sensei8 wrote: |
| Picalo wrote: |
| Karate should not be in the games. Too many orgs represent karate and it is not a sport. as I see it. |
I agree, inasmuch, Karate WILL be treated as a sport in the Olympics because of its venue.
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Are you trying to say its not a sport, because it is an art? |
Nope!! I'm saying that anything MA that lands appears in the Olympics is treated as a sport, and not as a MA!!
Imho!!
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