This year, karate finally joins other martial arts like judo, taekwondo and wrestling at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The athletes, called karatekas, will compete in one of two disciplines: the kata or the kumite. In this video, USA Karate Federation referee Cleveland Baxter explains the difference between the two disciplines, how they are judged […]
Sport climbing is making its debut at the Olympic Games this year. To win a medal, 20 men and 20 women will each compete in three separate events: lead, speed and boulder. To explain what differentiates the three events, what all the climbing lingo means and what it will take to win gold, Tokyo Olympics […]
Before watching professional surfers catch their first waves at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, take a minute to brush up on your surfing lingo and learn how to judge the competition. Here, Luli Pereira and Erik Krammer show us what they watch for when judging a wave and teach us the rules of the […]
Do you think you could tell a good skateboarding trick from a great one? The difference between a perfect ollie and a poor one? Do you even know what an ollie is? With skateboarding coming to the Olympics for the first time, it’s about time to learn (or freshen up) on your knowledge of the […]