Spain take the first-ever gold medal in Olympic Karate!
Sandra Sanchez ๐ช๐ธ becomes the first champion of the Olympic Karate competition after defeating Kiyou Shimizu ๐ฏ๐ต in the final of Female Kata (scores of 28.06 to 27.88).
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#KarateSpirit
#StrongerTogether
#Tokyo2020
While today is a very sad day for all karatekas, the first post of our new Twitter series
#KarateMemories
goes to that time, not so long ago when in Paris, Karate Star Rika Usami received a standing ovation from thousands of spectators filling Paris Bercy
#ThisIsKarate
To celebrate that we are 1 MILLION friends on Social media, we are giving away 5โฃ exclusive t-shirts ๐ signed by the MVPs of the 2018 Karate ๐ฅ World Championships!
Want one? Follow us on Twitter + give us a 'like' and the t-shirt may be yours!
JUNNA TSUKII ๐ต๐ญ : "Today I was not fighting just for me. I was fighting for the new generations of the Philippines who hopefully can outgrow this success and achieve even greater success themselves.โ
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#TWG2022
Karate was in the spotlight of the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 when legendary Venezuelan karateka Antonio Diaz
@diazkarate
led his countryโs delegation out during the Parade of Nations as flagbearer.
FULL STORY ๐
#Karate
Making new friends and experiencing different cultures is what Lau Mo Sheung Grace ๐ญ๐ฐ likes most about her Karate life. How about you?
ใฐใฌใผในใปใฉใฆ้ธๆ ๐ญ๐ฐ ใฏใใใใชๅ้ใไฝใฃใใๅคๆงใชๆๅใซ่งฆใใๆฉไผใ็ฉบๆใ้ใใฆๅพใพใใใใใชใใซใจใฃใฆใฎ็ฉบๆใจใฏ๏ผ
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#KarateSpirit
KARATE FANS, THIS IS FOR YOU!
The first
#KarateClip
of the year is hereโ๏ธ๐
What do you think of this ๐ฅ performance by the Japan Female Kata Team?
#Karate
๐ฅ
@jkf_PR
Ryo Kiyuna ๐ฏ๐ต is the new Olympic champion in Male Kataโ๏ธ๐
The current World champion defeated Damian Quintero ๐ช๐ธ in the final by 28.72 to 27.66 and takes the first ๐ฅ in the Olympic tournament of Karate for Japan.
Congratulations to the medallists!
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#KarateSpirit
She is the current GRAND WINNER, one of the best competitors of today's
#Karate
and she won gold in
#Karate1Dubai
. Stop by WKF Facebook page to watch AYUMI UEKUSA
@ayayumin
in action!
Sandra Sanchez
@sandrasankarate
๐ช๐ธ made history for Karate with her gold-winning performance in The World Games
Watch her in action ๐
Read more about her memorable performance in Birmingham ๐
#Karate
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#TWG2022
The two titans of Womenโs Kata will battle for Karateโs first ever Olympic gold medal ๐ฅtonight!
Sandra Sanchez ๐ช๐ธ and Kiyou Shimizu ๐ฏ๐ต topped their respective pools at Nippon Budokan this morning.
Who do YOU think will win?! Let us know! ๐
#Karate
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#KarateSpirit
#Tokyo2020
Fasten your seatbelts: The two powerhouses of Menโs Kata, Ryo Kiyuna ๐ฏ๐ต and Damian Quintero ๐ช๐ธ, will clash for gold tonight after topping the elimination round. ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Who will win it? Let us know! ๐
#Karate
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#KarateSpirit
#Tokyo2020
#็ฉบๆ #็ฉบๆ้ญ #ๆฑไบฌ2020
Timing and reaction are two key elements of Kumite. Here you have the perfect example featuring Ryutaro Araga ๐ฏ๐ต
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#Karate1Lisbon
๐ต๐น
SANDRA SANCHEZ ๐ช๐ธ
@sandrasankarate
: "Life has given me everything, I could not ask for more!"
The Spanish Kata queen added today the ๐ฅ in The World Games to her titles in World Championships, European Championships, and Olympic Games
OSS, Sandra!
#Karate
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#TWG2022
"I saw how the public from the stands was supporting me and I can say that Guadalajara is very special to me"
Spain's Sandra Sanchez
@sandrasankarate
shows us her secret weapon to win the title of
#EuroKarate2019
We have the first finalists of the dayโ
In Male Kata, Damian Quintero ๐ช๐ธ will clash for ๐ฅ against Antonio Diaz ๐ป๐ช
Who will winโ Vote for your favourite ๐
#Karate
๐ฅ
#Karate1Dubai
๐ฆ๐ช
We have the first gold medallists of
#Karate1Dubai
!
The titles in Kata go to Grand Winner Sandra Sanchez
@sandrasankarate
of Spain and Grand Winner Ryo Kiyuna of Japan. Congratulations!
Only 2โฃ weeks to the start of the Karate competition at the Pan American Games!
Karate Star Antonio Diaz ๐ป๐ช will be there. Who will win ๐ฅ in
#Lima2019
?
#Karate
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Want to know how to do an "Ippon" by "Uramawashi geri" kick?
Venezuelan sensation Yorgelis Salazar ๐ป๐ช demonstrates it! ๐
#Karate
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#TWG2022
Take a look at the new candidates to the
#MemorableIppon
๐๐ฆต
These Ippon have been sent by Xhino Toli ๐ฆ๐ฑ Markus Markkanen ๐ธ๐ช and Madhav Tripathi ๐ฎ๐ณ
Keep sending your videos to worldkaratefederation2016
@gmail
.com
#Karate
๐ฅ
KARATE FANS, TIME TO VOTE!!
Choose your favourite
#KarateClip
of the weekโ๏ธ ๐
A - Japan Female Kata Team ๐ฏ๐ต
B - Isabel Fernandez ๐ช๐ธ
C- Btissam Sadini ๐ฒ๐ฆ vs Sabina Zhakarova ๐ฐ๐ฟ
Vote nowโ๏ธ
#Karate
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@jkf_PR
@RFEKarate
@kazkarate
Karate fans! The
#KarateClip
of the day is hereโ๏ธ๐
And today we have a Kata master-class featuring legend Antonio Diaz ๐ป๐ช๐
Remember, you can vote for your favourite clip at the end of the week!
#Karate
๐ฅ
@Fvkarate
They were the true champions of
#KarateMadrid2018
. Watch the best moments of the Para-karate competition at the World Championships on WKF YouTube channel
Kiyou Shimizu ๐ฏ๐ต was the MVP in Female Kata of
#KarateMadrid2018
. Now you can win an exclusive ๐ with her autograph. You just have to follow
@worldkarate_wkf
on Twitter and you can be one of the lucky winners! ๐ฅณ
#Karate
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THE
#KarateClip
OF THE DAY IS HEREโ๏ธ๐
Just in time to celebrate that
#Karate1Baku
is two weeks to go, we relive Kazumasa Moto ๐ฏ๐ต in action!
Don't you love the strength of Shotokan kata?
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The
#IpponOfTheMonth
is here!!!
Enjoy these spectacular actions and choose your favourite! Which one should the best Ippon of the Month? Vote now!!
#Karate
Thousands of karatekas from all over the world are shouting KARATE OLYMPIC SPORT!
Join us and many Karate fans like the ones in this video in the
#TsukiForKarate2024
challenge
#Karate2024
@Paris2024
Clash of titans in Male Kumite -75kg!
World ranking leader and Local hero Ken Nishimura ๐ฏ๐ต against Grand Winner Rafael Aghayev ๐ฆ๐ฟ
Vote for your favourite! ๐
#Karate
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#Karate1Tokyo
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Meet the new Grand Winner in Male Kata: Kakeru Nishiyama ๐ฏ๐ต
He won four medals in the season, including golds in Baku and Matosinhos. See him in action! ๐
#Karate
#KarateForLife
#Kata
To celebrate the release of Karate's first Tokyo 2020 Olympic Standings, take a look at the leader of Female Kata, Kiyou Shimizu in action on WKF Facebook page
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Celebrate Monday with a new edition of
#MemorableIppon
โ๏ธ
We have today Ippon by Alparslan Yamanoglu ๐น๐ท Goata Matei ๐ท๐ด and Sorena Moradi ๐ฎ๐ณ
Keep sending your videos to worldkaratefederation2016
@gmail
.com
#Karate
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This is the true image of Karate friendship and one of the most emotional moments of day 1 of
#KarateMadrid2018
. Sandra Sanchez of Spain
@sandrasankarate
and Kiyou Shimizu of Japan, two friends celebrating their qualification to meet in the final of Female Kata.
#KarateValues
There he is!!! ๐๐
Karate Star Antonio Diaz
@diazkarate
๐ป๐ช enters the Olympic stadium carrying the flag of the Venezuela team!
What a great moment for
#Karate
!!! OSS!!
#Tokyo2020
What do we have in store for you in the next episode of KARATE's Decades Best?
Oh, nothing, only one of the best kata of all times! ๐ ๐
Coming this Friday to WKF YouTube channel!
#Karate
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#KarateDecadesBest
This is what the warm-up area at Nippon Budokan looks like with one day to the start of the Karate 1-Premier League Tokyo!
#Karate
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#Karate1Tokyo
๐ฏ๐ต
Who are the leaders ๐ of the Olympic standings in Female Kumite +61kg?
Hint: The two stars come from ๐จ๐ญ and ๐ฏ๐ต
Watch them in action ๐
#Karate
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#RoadtoTokyo2020
We have a new set of
#MemorableIppon
candidates for you!
Here we have Mohamed Ramadan ๐ช๐ฌ Oscar Diaz ๐บ๐ธ and Amir Mehdizadeh ๐ฎ๐ท
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@gmail
.com
#Karate
๐ฅ
Do you want a T-shirt signed by Kiyou Shimizu?
Show us how much you like Karate ๐ฅ and follow
@worldkarate_wkf
on Twitter. You may be one of the 5โฃ lucky winners to win the exclusive t-shirt signed by the MVP from Japan ๐ฏ๐ต
@jkf_PR
#IAmKarate
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We have the first finalists of the day! ๐๐
In Male Kata,
@DamianHQuintero
of Spain ๐ช๐ธ will clash for gold against Ryo Kiyuna of Japan ๐ฏ๐ต Who will win? Comment to vote for your favourite to take ๐ฅ!
#Karate1Rabat
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Want to see more karatekas participating in the
#TsukiForKarate2024
challenge?
Take a look at some of the last group of Karate fans from all over the world doing their best Tsuki in support of the inclusion of Karate in the Olympic Games
@Paris2024
#Karate2024
Karate legend Antonio Diaz ๐ป๐ช said farewell to a record-breaking and historic career today as he was completing his 6โฃ appearance at The World Games
FULL STORY ๐
#Karate
๐ฅ
#TWG2022
#WeAreTheWorldGames
Only ๐ days to the start of the Karate competition at the Pan American Games!
Defending champion and Games' Ambassador Alexandra Grande ๐ต๐ช
@alegrandekarate
will be there. Read her story ๐
#Karate
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#Lima2019
Only 2โฃ days to the start of the Karate competition at the African Games!
The best Kata teams on the continent will be there!
Tell us who are your favourites for ๐ฅ in Rabat!
#Karate
๐ฅ
#RoadtoRabat2019
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Get ready! A new
#IpponOfTheDay
is coming!
While you count the minutes for the next spectacular
#Karate
action, take a look at our last outstanding three-point move!
#Karate
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Only 3โฃ days to the start of the Karate competition of the 2019 African Games!
Introducing Sarah Sayed ๐ช๐ฌ
Who will win ๐ฅ in Rabat? Make your predictions ๐
#Karate
๐ฅ
#RoadtoRabat2019
Drum roll please! ๐ฅ๐ฅ
The winner of the
#IpponOfTheMonth
๐๐ฆต is Stanislav Horuna ๐บ๐ฆ
@StanislavHoruna
The Karate Star became European Games champion with this spectacular Ippon โฌ๏ธ Congratulations!
#Karate
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The new Olympic champion in Male Kumite -75kg is...๐ฅ
Luigi Busa ๐ฎ๐นโ๏ธ๐
"Il Gorilla" defeats legend Rafael Aghayev ๐ฆ๐ฟ in the final by a slim 1-0 and wins the Olympic ๐ฅ
Congratulations to the medallists!
#Karatekumite
#karate
#KarateSpirit
#Tokyo2020
#StrongerTogether
Meet the leaders of the Olympic standings in Female Kata.
See who's on top of the standings ๐ช๐ธ๐ฏ๐ต and who is currently takin the qualifying spots โฌ๏ธ
#karate
๐ฅ
#RoadtoTokyo2020
Start your Monday with a new edition of
#MemorableIppon
โ๏ธ
Enjoy the Ippon ๐๐ฆต by Pavle Dujakovic ๐ง๐ฆ Aleksandra Ilankovic ๐ญ๐บ and Kristijan Lackovic ๐ญ๐ท
Keep sending your videos to worldkaratefederation2016
@gmail
.com
#Karate
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