GOLD MEDAL. Japan vs Spain - 2018 World Championships | WORLD KARATE FEDERATION

Japan’s Kata was pure poetry. 🙏

Most Americans who play at karate don't have any understanding of what they just saw. Many years ago, when I was young and active in the martial arts with one of the great Okinawan trained American masters, I learned after associating with the "high ranks" that I had not ever really learned how to "work" a kata. I learned then, that to work a kata meant you could do it frontward, backward, left and right (meaning mirrored/flipped over), and that you could turn every single move into a killing blow of the attacker. And, as these two teams performed it, a dojo that actually teaches you to work a kata would look like this. To take it a step further, the performer and attackers would wear the equivalent of a very heavy catcher's chest pad - 3" thick padded chest and groin protector - and all body blows would be delivered full speed. Head blows were delivered at 1/4 speed to a padded head gear with plexiglass face shield/bubble. Of course, you can tell from these performers that they have spent countless hours practicing, learning the basics, running over and over and over through the choreography of killing blows.

Spain was really good but Japan just dominated. Amazing kata

They both performed well . However, Japan was the best. Japan did excellently well ❤

Tears of hardwork and sacrifice.

Thanks for sharing this. Both teams were magnificent. Japan just nailed it

Congratulations 👏🎉👏 Japan Team Regards Karate is Beautiful Art oss

They all worked with sweat and tears. 👍👍

Absolutely perfect

pffff j'en est la larmes a l'oeil , magnifique.

So fantastic Let it be.

日本の素晴らしい雲手である。 かなりの鍛錬を積んでいる。 松濤館の型の極みを見事に演武している！

If i had to fight those girls.. Wait.. Wait.. and I'll give everything and run 60km/h🏃‍♂️

Both excellent very intense katas. I thought the red Shotokan had more snap. The blue shito was more difficult with showing of smoother blocks. Both very good. Even doing katas, i hate to step in front of either of them. 😂😂😂

スペインチーム、素晴らしい

БРАВО!!!!! БРАВО!!!!!!!! БРАВО!!!!!!¡ /ТОКИО.

Absolute perfection 👌

Japan was FIRE!!!

Such a beautiful😍 girls Espn😍😍😍😍 jpnese

Roberta, você está de parabéns! Obrigada 😌