On July 6 - 10 in Papendal (Holland) The 42th West European Summer Camp took place with participation of about 130 participants from 10 european countries. The camp program was prepared by Shihan Loek Hollander. Special guests were: Shihan Antonio Pinero (Spain), Shihan Andre Drewniak (Poland), Shihan Stuart Corrigal (Canada), Shihan Tsutomu Wakiuchi (Italy) and Sensei Brad Gillespie (Canada). Trainings included kihon, kata, kumite and everyday practice of three Bo kata, Bassai dai kata and self-defense.

   On June 20 in New York's Manhattan College, The 2009 All American Open Karate Championships took place. The honorary guest of the championships was Kancho Shokei Matsui. Official opening was done by Shihan Andre Gilbert.
   Krzysztof Habraszka European Champion from Poland won the prestigious men kumite open category and became the  second All American Champion from Europe in the history of this tournament. 10 out of 14 editions of All American Championships were won by Brazilians, two by Japanese and one by Bulgarian.
   Two members of EKKO judges committee took part in the international judges seminar: Shihan Stanislav Blizniuk and Sensei Jacek Czerniec.
   Annual event organised by IKO Kyokushinkaikan International Department lead by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai, was again a great success.

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   On June 6-7 The 26th All Japan Weight Category Championships were held in Furitsu Taikukan Hall in Osaka. Tournament which was organised by IKO Kyokushinkaikan gathered 219 competitors and couple thousands of spectators.
   Main Judge was Kancho Shokei Matsui.

   Approximately 130 students from: Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Tunisia, USA and France gathered at the French Spring Camp, that took place in Romorantin on May 8-10, 2009. Shihan E. Thomas, Shihan E. Constancia and Shihan B. Kron lead the classes consisting of Kihon, Kata, Bunkai, Kumite and Bo training. Together with seven other Sensei and more than 50 black belts, the French and the Dutch National Teams, were preparing for the European Championships in Kiev.

   The 5th Croatian Kyokushin Karate Spring Camp, organized by the HKKO (Croatian Kyokushin Karate Organization) took place in Cres-Losinj on 3 - 8 May 2009. This year approximately 50 karateka from Austria, Holland, Belgium, Italy and Croatia joined the event.
   Training sessions were given and coordinated by Shihan Peter Voogt (7th dan) from Holland, Shihan Vlado Haljer from Croatia and several other black belts.