IKO Allies With JKF

[Kurisu]

www.kyokushinkaikan.org/en/news/2015/04/iko-kyokushinkaikan-and-japan-karate-federation-ally-to-bring-karate-to-the-2020-tokyo-olympic-games.html

There are two glaring statements that are of concern:

"We will endeavor to pursue the mutual goal, that is to officially enter Karate in the Olympic Games, under WKF competition rules"

"IKO members interested in participating in the Olympic Games and in competing in JKF championships would be supported by IKO through IKO-organized training seminars led by invited JKF instructors"

[GJEC]

In my opinion this is a huge mistake.

First, the JKF have always looked down their noses at Kyokushin and that is unlikely to change anytime soon.

Second, Olympic inclusion was the death of respect for TKD

So although this might raise the profile of Kyokushin, you might find it only does so in a negative way.

Gary

[meguro]

I agree, Gary. Big mistake, big step backwards. Better that IKO supports Ashihara, Enshin, Kudo or MMA, than JKF. From Ultimate truth to Ultimate Failure.

[MMX]

Very interesting. It seems to me to be a matter of let's get KARATE in no matter what the cost. The cost could be very great....

[GJEC]

This is why I never talk about karate now, as it's image is going to ratshite and if it gets in the Olympics it will dive even further.

I talk about knockdown and I talk about ENSHIN

Gary

[Kurisu]

If a knockdown karate ruleset is not in place for Karate then I won't support it. I don't want people confusing what we teach with WKF point fighting.

[slaine]

Apr 23, 2015 15:35:37 GMT -5 GJEC said:

This is why I never talk about karate now, as it's image is going to ratshite and if it gets in the Olympics it will dive even further.

I talk about knockdown and I talk about ENSHIN

Gary

I liked if only for the ratshite comment alone , brilliant .

[senshido]

If it's not knockdown... I don't want it, it's that simple to me, and, knockdown will never be allowed as an Olympic sport as it stands.