Why is karate not an Olympic sport?
The controlling masters of most martial art governing bodies seem to be of one accord on this point. The core element of each martial art is their combat fighting system that would have evolved over many centuries, and one of the primary objectives of many martial art associations is to preserve that knowledge for future generations. A consensus exists that believes that the acceptance of karate as an Olympic sport would require the introduction of a new set of rules that would serve to dilute the essence of their martial art. This change would conflict with their primary objective to preserve the original teachings of their founders, and this explains their resistance to the idea of converting traditional Japanese karate into an Olympic sport. That is not to say that there isn´t a growing movement in various splinter groups pursuing the idea of karate following Korea´s Taekwondo footsteps into becoming an Olympic sport. The cautionary point to note here, however, is that one only has
