Karate Is Now an Olympic Sport. It’s Not What You Think.

There will be 60 gold medals awarded in fighting events in Tokyo. But only one of these events features competitors who fight against nobody. It’s time to familiarize yourself with kata—and with a group of Olympians who put the art into martial arts.

Host: Rodger Sherman

Guest: Ariel Torres

Associate Producers: Erika Cervantes, Lani Renaldo

Additional Production Supervision: Ben Glicksman, Noah Malale, Arjuna Ramgopal, Megan Schuster

Fact Checker: Mike Itchue

Talent Booker: Allyson Turner

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