Nippon! Nippon!

Five new sports have been added to　Tokyo2020. Karate is one of the five sports. Karate in the Olympics features two events, kata and kumite.

Kata is a demonstration of a series of offensive and defensive movements. They are made to be practiced alone targeting a virtual opponent.

I'd practiced Karate (Kata) for 3~4 years when I was in 10s. I was very bad at it😂 but I learned its beauty.

🎌Nippon🎌Nippon🎌
(It is how we call 'Japan' in Japanese. You find 'Nippon' on every Japanese stamp.)

I watched Karate (Kata) events on live show. I was so moved that all contestants were beautiful. After the finals, Ryo Kiyuna from Okinawa Japan who won was delighted beyond words, he barely showed his gratitude and said he would liked to devote the award to his mother in heaven.

He hold her picture in his right hand on Medal Ceremony, it made us cry. As we knew how hard it was to be without loving mother(wife). And I also thought I should have devoted myself in Karate sincerely. What a fascinating sport it is🙌

the Paralympics :
24 August-5 September, 2021