March 29, 2024

The Real Karate Kid – Mahiro Takako

Forget about Ralph Macchio and Jaden Smith; they are nothing compared to this little girl who has put in the time and effort, and has already graduated a black belt and is a three time Japanese kata champion. Impressive!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPPdRcURt54

She has starred in a few commercial in her home country Japan and more recently in Sia’s new Alive music video. However, one of her most famous videos can be found on Youtube where she performs the Shotokan version of Kanku Dai.

Karate2020OlympicsMahiro was inspired to study karate at the age of four (4) by her brother who was a year older. Her aim is to create awareness for Karate to be included in the Olympics.

At only nine (9) years of age, Mahiro Takako truly is the real karate kid and an ambassador of karate.

What are you doing to help karate into the Olympics?

Bernard Sinai

Bernard is a student of Kyokushin Karate and a blogger. He believes martial arts has the potential to change people for the better.

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