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Budo international magazine has published an
interview with WKF President, Antonio Espinós
Due to the length and interest of this article, we have considered convenient
to post it divided into several parts.
Let’s talk about Japan and its role in a discipline – I’m still reluctant to call it a sport – that was born there.
Is Japan today just another country within the WKF or is it special because karate originated
in Japan?
Things are running smoothly with the Japanese Karate Federation right now. We have a
Japanese technical director, Tsuguo Sakumoto. And soon the general secretary will be
Japanese too, Toshihisa Nagura. Japan is a benchmark. My first major trip last year was to
Tokyo. We all know where we come from and it’s important that we do. And it’s also important
for the Japanese to appreciate that we do.
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