So time out....
there's "kumite" - which I assume we've all seen Bloodsport, right? In the gold medal match, the guy loses because he kicked the guy too hard and knocked him out. So he loses.
AND
there's kata.....doing karate stuff with no opponent......and it's an olympic sport? Couldn't they just call it Karate Memory? Whoever remembers their routine best is the winner?
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Some BS stuff if you ask me.