Ma Ta I agree. Being an italian karateka myself, I find a lack of Japanese masters here concerning not only Karate but all Budo. The strange thing is that we used to have some of the best Japanese masters in the past, 30/40 years ago. I would like to tell this story that occurred here in Italy. There was a great Dojo in Rome named "Fiamma Yamato", where my uncle was taught in Kendo and Iaido by Hideo Kobayashi Sensei. There were only Japanese masters in that Dojo. Kobayashi, whom only had 11 students by his own choice, was the best master one could ever hope to have. Unfortunately he committed seppuku here in Rome at the age of 50, in the 80's. He left 11 Haiku, one for each student he had. He was, and is, considered a true unequaled master. One on a million. He left his own Shinai to my uncle and now I have the honor to preserve it myself. I have been very lucky to study Iaido and Kendo with my uncle, being him student of Kobayashi, and to preserve his very own Shinai. Even though I am a former Karateka, I rarely heard of Japanese masters here now, and met only a couple who live and teach in Rome. Plus, I have no respect for Italian institutions and associations that regulate Karate in my country. They tear and shred the very meaning of Budo for sporting and senseless purpose, and rank master people who shoud not teach. I was member of those associations until kuro obi shodan, then read so many books by Japanese ancient masters of Budo and Zen to understand that when you have no true master, you have to be your master yourself, and find strenght in past ages. I forced to make Tsunetomo Yamamoto teach me through Hagakure, or Miyamoto Musashi through Gorin no Sho, or Takuan Soho and so on. I achieved nidan with a good italian master and now studying for sandan, though I won't ever again subscribe to an association to award me with a card telling me what I achieved in my life. I hope I did not bother or upset anyone with my super long comment, I just desire Budo to be considered and respected here in Italy as in any other place in the world for such the sublime thing it is. And for all the people that died for it, since it was born.

Should they actually fight? So this is a show?

Everyone can do as long as u can appreciate what is being done u reading? Ok

Magnifique

Yes

Japanese is also kinda cute and italian is also speedy and powerful ^^

The Japanese team spirit's were good...they support each other...なんてすごいんだ

Jaz_gamergirl1 ermm... the ‘fighting’ as you called it is actually Bunkai, which is using the kata to fight and is 100% choreographed.

hounoNotenshi04 original Bunkai has one defender.

hounoNotenshi04 I agree! In fact, I believe that's what lost the Italy men's team their final against Japan. The bunkai concentration was solely on Luca Valdesi, so it felt like an action movie more than impressive honestly.

Noah Mitchell really? Tell me more about it please, I didn't know that

Italian weebo tho

pinhauser 100% agreed

jfpbman A million thumbs up.

You got it for 2020

jfpbman well wish granted! karate is officially announced as an Olympic sport! 6 fighters from around the world will compete in kumite and 30 fighters from around the world will compete in kata

jfpbman пөыүзврфгағъ е.🏁🏳🏴🚩

czn ncmmam n

Appreciate this very much may you be blessed.

☺

And one last thing. During the whole performance I kept thinking of the Italian team leader as Rey Palpatine from the last three movies of the Star Wars saga. She looks somewhat similar with her ponytail and fierce look. Give her a lightsaber and we might be looking at a whole different kind of show ahah

brava! dai che ce la fai!😄

l importante é avere passione, non fare karate per i risultati sportivi, ben si fallo per migliorare te stessa, é questo lo spirito che voleva infondere maestro funakoshi. Osu!

Infatti l'importante non è vincere e arrivare a livelli altissimi, ma migliorare se stessi, e come disse funakoshi gichin, di non fare mai fare altrimenti il Karate sarebbe diventato un arte marziale sportiva, e quindi la filosofia si perdeva tutta del Karate. Osu!

Stai ancora continuando a fare Karate? Ti vedremo a Tokyo 2020? :)

Io ho ripreso da poco dopo quasi 13 anni che avevo smesso e sono felice di questa decisione, mi ero fermato alla verde confermata e spero di riuscire a prendere la blu a giugno

Matheus Baltazar de Lima that’s not breathing they slide they legs