karate world championships

your own pickles.'s back picklesburgh starts at noon and runs to 10 pm saturday . 1600 karate competitors from all over the u. s. opening

for the national championships here in pittsburgh. and the winners could find themselves on the next olympic

team. reporter: the usa karate championships, continuous action on every matt. at the david l lawrence convention center, the national team coach and former usa champion dustin leads the way in bringing the championship to

his home city. my local team, 50 athletes competing. they are all excited because they do not have to travel anywhere, and come in and celebrate the national championship in their hometown. reporter: marked by the solo

competitions on the first day, and head-to-head battles come later in the format day tournament -- four-day tournament. juniors begin at 12 years old, seniors are 18 years or older. and they sadie is the country's most important karate

competition. you have the national championships under the united states olympic committee. the level of competition is the best it can be. reporter: and kevin is the junior pan am champion, and he and others are aware that karate may be a part

of the 2020 oh olympics. and the winters here today maybe taking the first step and getting on the olympic team, and the place where it all began, tokyo, japan. and all of these training, coming down to a few precious moments.