Icaro Nascimento Kyokushin karate athlete.

How did you develop your fondness for karate?

I started karate at 9 years old just for health reasons because the doctor recommended me. After all, I was overweight then I stopped training at 11 years old and then I returned with 16 years of training, and then I started competing and winning the championship.

What drew you to Karate out of all other sports?

I love fights so how this style of karate is pure contact this for me is the perfect sport.

At what age did you start learning karate?

I started at 9 years old.

What is your style and what rank do you currently hold in karate?

My karate style is Kyokushin karate (IKO1) I was elected the best Kyokushin athlete in Brazil in 2019.

What was the highest prize you won?

My biggest prize the young lion trophy at the 12th Kyokushin karate world in Japan in 2019.

What do you like more Kata or Kumite?

Kumite.

Do you have a favorite Sensei?

Sensei Ewerton Texeira world karate champion kyokushin in 2007.

How did you get to this position and how was your journey being in this sport?

I started training at the age of 9 and started competing at 16 my first championship was a south American youth where I got to experience after that championship I started competing with everyone until I got to the world where I represented Brazil well.

Do you take karate as your profession or is it just a hobby?

I consider it as a profession.

Who’s been an inspiration for you throughout your sports journey?

Sensei Ewerton Teixeira.

What challenges did you come across on getting where you are at today?

I faced many challenges the main thing is the financial support that I don’t have so I have people who like me who help me thanks to them that I’m here today.

What motivates you the most about your profession as an athlete?

What motivates and know that one day I will be a world champion.

What are your strengths as both an athlete and as a person?

My weaknesses are that I don’t have many experiences in international championships and I don’t have sponsorship as a person I try to be unshakable this is my weak point.

Do you have something you want everyone to learn?

Yes only that they seek knowledge Osu!