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Karate (grades & competition): The student grades ('kyu') run from white to brown; then come the master grades ('dan'). The master grades are the dan grades. Karate was first Olympic at Tokyo in 2021. The world body is the WKF. Karate reached Japan via Okinawa. Controlled sparring is called kumite. The judged forms display is the kata. The uniform is called the karategi. Good to know: Student grades run from high to low kyu numbers: 1st kyu sits just before the black belt. The first dan (black belt) marks the beginning, not the end, of learning. Karate debuted in 2021 but is not on the programme at the following Games. The WKF represents many millions of karateka worldwide. From Japan karate spread around the world. In competition kumite, controlled, precise hits score. In kata competition two competitors sometimes perform at the same time. As in judo, the belt (obi) shows the rank. From black belt you count dan grades upward; the highest are usually honorary grades for a life's work.
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Kyu grades
The student grades ('kyu') run from white to brown; then come the master grades ('dan').
💡 Did you know? Student grades run from high to low kyu numbers: 1st kyu sits just before the black belt.
Dan grades
From black belt you count dan grades upward; the highest are usually honorary grades for a life's work.
💡 Did you know? The first dan (black belt) marks the beginning, not the end, of learning.
Tokyo 2021
Karate made its Olympic debut in Tokyo in 2021: in Japan of all places; it dropped out again for the next Games.
💡 Did you know? Karate debuted in 2021 but is not on the programme at the following Games.
WKF
The WKF (World Karate Federation) is the Olympic-recognised governing body across the many styles.
💡 Did you know? The WKF represents many millions of karateka worldwide.
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