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Beyond the Mat: Meeting Karate Olympian Ms. Sakura Kokumai

Beyond the Mat: Meeting Karate Olympian Ms. Sakura Kokumai

February 14, 2024
1:00pm - 2:40pm
SMSU North Conference Center
Sakura Kokumai in karate pose

Sakura Kokumai is a Karate World Gold Medalist and Karate athlete for TEAM USA.

Join us as Kokumai discusses her lifelong mission of introducing to the American communities the world of Karate. She will discuss her training regiment as well as being an Asian-American woman, her struggles in competing in a sport dominated by men, and being a victim of Asian Hate.

Students will have the opportunity to join Kokumai during her Karate demonstration.

Photo session with Kokumai will follow the demonstration.