On August 30, in Chiba TKP Garden City Hall, the Farewell Ceremony of Shihan Noriyuki Tanaka took place. Approximately 300 persons, including dojo members, family and friends, representatives of various karate groups took part in the memorial. 
   Video messages from KWF President Shihan Antonio Pinero and KWF General Secretary Shihan Andre Drewniak were displayed on the screen, followed by the translation in Japanese language. Among the special guests were Shihan Masahiro Kaneko (Kyokushin Kenbukai), Shihan Noriyasu Hamai (Kyokushinkaikan Hamai) and Sensei Andrzej Zacharski (KWF), who gave the farewell speech in honour of the late Shihan Tanaka, who passed away on May 15, 2020. Due to various restrictions concerning the COVID-19 virus, the ceremony was separated from the funeral, which was organized strictly for family members in May.

   Shihan Tanaka was representing KWF in Japan for more than 10 years. He organized many successful international tournaments and seminars, thanks to which hundreds of international karate practicioners were able to participate in and gain the valuable budo experience. Shihan Tanaka passed away due to cancer disease, at the age of 68. 

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On August 28-29, 2020, a KWF Seminar was held in Krakow, with about 60 participants on the first day and nearly 100 participants on the second day. Players from the Czech Republic, Germany, Ukraine and Japan also participated in the seminar. The seminar was aimed at training center managers and players, plus exams for Kyu and Dan. On the first day there was a 3-hour Kyu exam in the Polska YMCA hall. The test takers received the Kyu Certificates.

On the second day, there was a warm-up and general development training at MDK Dom Harcerza, conducted by shihan Janusz Piorkowski. An hour-long specialist training with shields was conducted by shihan Andrzej Drewniak and kata training by shihan Bogdan Świątkowski together with the world champion Anna Lisowska. The second training devoted to combat combinations was conducted by World Cup and European Championships medalists: sensei Michał Werner together with sempai Kamil Mastaj.

At the same time, the KWF Examination Committee composed of shihan, shihan: A.Drewniak, R. Kopciowki, J. Piórkowski, Z. Niedźwiedź and H. Orzechowski conducted a 2-hour exam of technique and kata. The culmination of the seminar was an hour-long kumite, secured with helmets and fists. At the end of the exams, the participants of the exams received Certificates of the exam for Dan. The medical care was provided for 2 days by the National Team doctor Krzysztof Mawlichanow.

During the break between the trainings, a meeting was held with the participation of nearly 40 managers of the centers where the most important problems of Polish Karate Federation and the Kyokushin organization were discussed, as well as the schedule of events in 2020. President Maciej Sokołowski presented the Dan Grade Verification program in the context of obligations to the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. 25 center managers attended the Avanti restaurant in Sayonara.

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 Throughout July and August, the All-Ukrainian Summer School in KYOKUSIN KWF 2020 was held under the leadership of the National Representative of KWF in Ukraine Sensei Dmytro Nikolaiev, 4th dan.

 In order to comply with the conditions of quarantine, the school was held in three arrivals of 40 people in each, thus, a total of 120 participants from the Mykolaiv, Kherson, Cherkassy and Chernigov regions participated.

 The event took place in Migie (Mykolaiv region). In this area there is a canyon of the Southern Bug with 12 rapids and outcrops of granite rocks. In addition to training, the participants of the school had the opportunity to hike along the picturesque mountainous terrain, as well as to make an extreme descent along a mountain river on rafts, this requires good physical fitness.

 An intensive training program was prepared for the school participants, the athletes were divided into groups with different levels of training and difficulty, for Kihon trainings and Kumite trainings. The trainings were held in mountainous areas. The culmination of the summer school was kyu and dan tests.

 ВСЕУКРАИНСКАЯ ЛЕТНЯЯ ШКОЛА КИОКУСИН 2020 (KWF).

На протяжении, июля и августа прошла Всеукраинская летняя школа по КИОКУСИН KWF 2020 под руководством Национального представителя KWF в Украине сэнсэя Дмитрия Николаева, 4 дан.  

 С целью соблюдения условий карантина школа была проведена в три заезда по 40 человек в каждом, таким образом, всего участвовало 120 участников из Николаевской, Херсонской, Черкасской и Черниговской областей.

 Мероприятие проходило в Мигие (Николаевская область). В этой местности расположен каньон Южного Буга с 12-ю порогами и выходами гранитных скал. Участники школы помимо тренировок представилась возможность совершить поход по живописной горной местности, а так же совершить экстремальный спуск по горной реке на рафтах, для этого необходима хорошая физическая подготовка.

Для участников школы была подготовлена интенсивная программа тренировок, спортсмены были разделены на группы с различным уровнем подготовки и сложности, для кихон-тренингов и кумитэ-тренингов. Тренировки проводились в горной местности.  Кульминацией летней школы  было проведение кю и дан тестов. 

The Armenian National Kyokushin Karate Federation always works. Since it is our division, if the plan does not work, change the plan, but never the goal.

These days in Armenia, on one of the beautiful beaches of Lake Sevan, the SPARTA summer camp is being held.
The Sparta Tent Summer Camp started on August 3 and lasted for 10 days․ The president of federation KWF Armenia Spartak Gasparyan is the organizer SPARTA summer camp.