The Olympics Thread

[King9999]

Shotokan? Shorinryu? Okinawan? Kempo?

Which style(s)?

I would love it if it was Okinawan as that is what I’m familiar with.

Would there be a problem with just allowing any type of Karate, just as long as it’s an established form of Karate?

[Wasted]

Shotokan? Shorinryu? Okinawan? Kempo?

Which style(s)?

I would love it if it was Okinawan as that is what I’m familiar with.

Would there be a problem with just allowing any type of Karate, just as long as it’s an established form of Karate?

WKF rules, probably. You could be from any style you want as long as you use the WKF ruleset.

Expect to see some ITF TKD guys pop up, too. The rules are similar.

I don’t know if Kata is an event, but WKF allows most Kata from most Karate styles.

[Jion_Wansu]

Cross posting

Not only did the US own in Rio this year, but they also showed the chess world which is also recognized by the IOC:

Final standing:

http://chess-results.com/tnr232875.aspx?lan=1&art=0&rd=11&flag=30&wi=821

[Jion_Wansu]

@Wasted and everyone else

New news:

Olympic Sports : Karate｜The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and...

[Jion_Wansu]

Remember this:

From wikipedia:

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she received considerable international media attention following an incident during the 5000m heat in which both she and American Abbey D’Agostino fell. The two women helped each other finish the race and were allowed to compete in the final, however D’Agostino had suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus and was unable to participate further. Hamblin’s injuries were less serious and she was able to compete in the final, however she finished last. Both athletes were praised for their sportsmanship and “olympic spirit”,[3] and were subsequently awarded the Rio 2016 Fair Play Award by the International Fair Play Committee.[4][5]

[thurst]

Apparently tickets aren’t selling nearly as well as expected due to NK being in the news. Might be able to scoop some seats to the less popular events for hella cheap.

[Jion_Wansu]

Curling is good

[Jion_Wansu]

LOOOL

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife Kim Jung-sook, North Korea’s nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger sister Kim Yo Jong, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Buedenbender sit at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea February 9, 2018.

Mike Pence doesn't stand for North Korea athletes during opening ceremonies

[Azure]

Curling is good

This is the only good to ever come of curling:

[Jion_Wansu]

We had this almost 10 years ago:

&

Michelle Kwan today @ 37…

[SaikyoticAlx]

Curling is good

I like the reactions lol

[Jion_Wansu]

those Russian girls on the curling team are hott!!!

[odin]

USA winning with those asian genes lol

http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2018/0211/r326915_800x450_16-9.jpg&w=800

[Darksakul]

This Girl Wins the Olympics

Sorry for not finding the original Twitter post, but I got some burbon chicken here for lunch

[Jion_Wansu]

https://odinsblog.tumblr.com/post/170820295836/chaconbetch-chazim-miyokone-chazim

This Girl Wins the Olympics

Sorry for not finding the original Twitter post, but I got some burbon chicken here for lunch

No, no…

This:

Anastasia Bryzgalova

Anastasia Bryzgalova

[Richter]

Thank god for almost nothing but women’s coverage of the Winter Olympics on NBC :clapdos:

[Jion_Wansu]

Thank god for almost nothing but women’s coverage of the Winter Olympics on NBC :clapdos:

[StockyJam]

who won?

[Wil]

[Jion_Wansu]

Andalusia karate instructor selected for Hall of Fame

https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1067442/japan-show-their-quality-as-asian-karate-championships-get-underway