Karate in the Olympics?

[notsojollyroger]

What stops someone from playing it up like in soccer? Wtf

 

[Ronin13]

What stops someone from playing it up like in soccer? Wtf

There’s a current UFC champ that has what it takes.

 

[sonhow]

Olympic karate and taekwondo is pretty useless in real life combat. Unless the point is to point fight the shit out of your opponent.

 

[Stormtrooper85]

DQ was fucking dumb but that KO was smoother than Benson popping out a toothpick after a fight.

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

I dont get it. What are you supposed to do to win?

 

[genecop]

I dont get it. What are you supposed to do to win?

It’s more like Dancing With The Stars than Karate..

 

[Nightgunner05]

Wonderboy would be perfect for this even. He couldn’t knock out anyone with his karate even if he tried.

 

[The Chosen]

Karate isn’t a real sport. Who cares?

 

[cyanogen]

You'll get DQ'd if you KO your opponent since only semi-contact is allowed. That's why the other one won. It's dumb but that's how the olympic ruleset for Karate is. They should've just introduced full contact Karate as an olympic sport.

Olympic karate and taekwondo is pretty useless in real life combat. Unless the point is to point fight the shit out of your opponent.

The ruleset is dumb but let's not pretend that every Karate guy on the olympics wouldn't KTFO you in under a minute. If you watched the Kumite it was quite bloody with a lot of busted noses and some KO's, even a snapped arm. It's semi-contact but still it's high level striking.

 

[Torrid]

I dont get it. What are you supposed to do to win?

win the judges over with your haka

 

[Xandros476]

Imagine telling your grandkids how you “won” that gold medal… lmfao

 

[mb23100]

I dont get it. What are you supposed to do to win?

Get KTFO apparently.

 

[Guy LeDouche]

This is why point fighting in TMA hurts the development of fighters. Great for control but It’s no good for actual full contact fighting.

Coming from 20+ years in traditional martial arts.

 

[neomage2021]

Wonderboy would be perfect for this even. He couldn’t knock out anyone with his karate even if he tried.

he has just as many finishes in his career as decisions including 7 knockouts

 

[Fahcough]

Aljo said sign him the fuck up. He's got the skills to win gold with these rules

 

[JustOnce]

Can someone please explaine to me the rules and why he won?

That's pretty repulsive, shame on the guy

 

[pinero]

Aljo said sign him the fuck up. He's got the skills to win gold with these rules

Grasping for straws? This situation is not remotely related with Aljo's fight.

 

[Fahcough]

Grasping for straws? This situation is not remotely related with Aljo's fight.

Faking being KO'd to win. Are you breathing through a straw?

 

[kingmob6]

Olympic rules are a joke. Rather karate never became olympic sport, now a lot of schools teach this ruleset garbage and restrain their students from touching each other in sparring. It's pathetic coming from someone who had a chance to do real full contact karate and this pussy version.

 

[seanb1979]

I dont get it. What are you supposed to do to win?

Give them an oil check.