Sakura Kokumai vs. Sandra Sánchez | 2019 US Open 

Kata is our favorite division to compete. 💪

Major legal ramifications like any other person who would have physically initiated a fight. The idea that any martial artist that has a black belt or is a master is a lethal weapon is a hollywood-generated myth.

I live in NYC, it's only a matter of time before someone irritates/assaults a Shaolin Monk here. They don't play.

Thank you. Oss

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at olympics the final will be between kyou and sandra. for me sandra is better but it will take place in japan...and we know the hometown judging.... the bronze medal will be between bottaro and lau. i would love to see dimitrova also.

@@nipaipo36100 Kokumai getting bronze is wishful thinking on my part as an American and a fan of hers. I know In the world rankings both Bottaro and Lau rank just above her in third and fourth place respectfully. But fifth in the world and qualifying for the games is still pretty good for someone who hasn't had a sensei/coach since 2015 and basically on her own.

@@barrettokarate yep but bottaro an lau are far away better. no way sakura could win the bronze at olympics sorry

there is alot of amazing girl in kata competition, i wouldnt be juge lol

she is amazing

at this level in WKF they have to specialize so you ll never see a kata competitor fighting, same as you ll never see a fighter doing kata

BS....

Sakura performed OhanDai Sandra did Papuren

@@DGandPia thank you. I've seen papuren. Never seen ohandai.

Eso sería ÉPICO. Pero ninguna de la 2 hace kumite

nipaipo36100 Sandra is a beast. Both competitors were so good on stage.

@@DGandPia yes ,I think the same .Sandra was Superior .Sakura hesitate on 2:22 and pay the price

You just saw many components. You didn't see any opponents. The English language is hard.

@@kmdewhurst 我非常希望看到你與某人戰鬥 私はあなたが誰かと戦うのを見たいです I want to see you fight someone

だれじゃ

It was so cool to see the compete in person

I am sorry she is good and amazing why Sandra Sánchez better than my friend Sakura kokumai

Not entirely, kata still trains physical attributes like explosiveness, speed, agility, and flexibility while also providing mental exercise much like shadow boxing does. Of course it doesn't do the same as actual sparring but it is far from useless

@@IRONMANWAGWAN everything you mentioned is “trained” at such a low level that it’s very much a waste of time when doing kata. And this stuff is not in the same league as shadow boxing.

@@evansusmc You get as much out as you put in for both. And trust me, when you're drilling Kata for competition for hours straight, there's nothing low level about the level of training those attributes receive.

@@IRONMANWAGWAN yeah except that everything real life and combat related would be better and more efficient to participate in than kata.

@@evansusmc I mean sure is it inefficient? yeah, but inefficient is different from useless, and Kata is not meant to be the primary method of training "practical fighting" that's what kumite/sparring and bunkai are for. Kata is about knowing your body and training precise control over it and your mind, it's much more meditative. To draw the same comparison, someone who only does kata with no kumite is like someone who only shadow boxes with no sparring. The two are meant to synergize