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KWF BOARD STATEMENT REGARDING THE DEATH OF SHIHAN LOEK HOLLANDER.
2020-02-17

 

We express our deepest regrets by the loss of President Loek Hollander.

 

He was our founder and a great leader.

 

He made a huge contribution to the success of our democratic Kyokushin World Federation.

 


He remains a great example of highest Kyokushin spirit and devotion all over the world.

 


We were honored to work under his presidency.

 


His way in Kyokushin inspires us to work harder.

 


May his soul rest in peace.

 

Osu.

 


Signed:

President of Kyokushin World Federation shihan Antonio Pinero,
Vice President shihan Hristo Traikov
General Secretary shihan Andre Drewniak
Treasurer shihan Lars Hogquist
Member of the Board shihan Mauricio Alvarado
Members of the Board shihan Leslaw Samitowski
Member of the Board shihan Daniel Trifu

 

 


SEMINAR AND 1ST NATIONAL KYOKUSHIN KWF KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN MAURITIUS
2020-02-10

Seminar Report

 With the arrival of Shihan Antonio Pereira in Mauritius, a series of seminars were held across the island at the following Dojos: Friday, January 10: Seminar on Kumite and Kihons techniques at the Goodlands Dojo. Saturday, January 11: Seminar on Kihons and Yakusoku Kumite at Bambous Gymansium. Sunday, January 12: Summer training at Flic en Flac beach. Monday, January 13: Seminar for black and brown belts on Renraku and Kata at the Vacoas Dojo. Tuesday, January 14: Seminar for black and brown belt on advanced Kata at Coromadel Dojo. January 25: Arbitration Seminar at Vacoas Dojo. The Seminars had a total of 110 participants actively participating in the different trainings and wide dissemination in the different media in the country, Star Newspaper, Defi-Plus Magazine, the summer training on the beach was presented in the Sport News of 20 00 on the National Television channel , MCB1, on the same day; Sunday, January 12th.Text by Sandip Vencatakistnen.

   

Competition Report

 The 1st National Kyokushin KWF Karate Championship Mauritius was held in the gymnasium of Swami Sivananda State secondary school in Bambous on January 26, 2020 starting at 10 am and ending at 9 pm. The championship received the participation of 150 fighters divided into 15 categories in Kumite and 20 participants in Kata divided into 3 categories. The championship was attended by 11 athletes from Reunion Island.two 2 teams of referees and judges for kumite and one for kata. Shihan Antonio Pereira was the supreme judge of the championship, Sensei Vivegananda Vencatakistnen the President and Sempai Yousouf Ramjan the Vice President.. We had 2 tatami for the A and B qualifiers and 1 tatami for the Semi and Final.

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REUNION ISLAND KYOKUSHIN JOURNEY BY SHIHAN PEREIRA.
2020-02-04
Shihan Antonio Pereira, KWF official representative in Portugal and Brazil (Responsibile for South America), at the invitation of KWF Réunion, visited Réunion Island (French department located in the Indian Ocean) for the second time from January 15 to 25, 2020. In the program of these 10 days of internship. The revision of the Technical Program (Syllabus), the technical bases, kata and kumite, for children or teenagers and adult classes. A special and already traditional training was led by Shihan Pereira on one of the most beautiful beaches on the island. A sharing moment that brought together other organizations like Shinkyokushin and WKB. A video was made during this event. Also worth noting is the disclosure of the presence of shihan in the prime time tv newspaper. A testing session was planned, but unfortunately it had to be canceled. All members of KWF FRANCE REUNION appreciated Shihan Antonio Pereira's great experience, expertise and extreme kindness and we hope that he will return to our island soon.

interview:
movie:

Text by Sebastien Boulerand


NEW YEAR'S TRAINING UNDER THE 2-DAY SEMINAR WITH SHIHAN ALEKSANDER PICHKUNOV 11-12 JANUARY 2020 IN KRAKÓW (POLAND)
2020-01-20

11-12 January 2020 in Krakow at the Sports Hall of the MDK Scout House ul. Reymana 18 was held with the participation of 118 Dojo Operators, instructors and players 2-day seminar combined with New Year's training. The trainings were led by shihan Alexander Pichkunov 5 dan - medalist of the Kyokushin World Championship, he trained and fought in Tokyo in K-1 together with shihan Francisco Filho for 6 years. Also participated: shihan Andrzej Drewniak, shihan Andrzej Krawontka, shihan Robert Kopciowski, shihan Witold Stolarczyk, shihan Zdzislaw Niedzwiedz, shihan Janusz Piórkowski, shihan Bogdan Swiatkowski and shihan Robert Kern from Hungary.

The subject of the seminar were general development and specialized exercises shaping Kyokushin stamina, improving techniques with a partner and on equipment, as well as combinations for fighting. Shihan Pichkunov showed many specialized exercises used in professional boxing and K-1. As part of accompanying events, there was a 2 hour meeting of Dojo Operators and Sayonara. The seminar was organized by the Polish Kyokushinkai Organization (KWF POLAND) and MDK Scout House.

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4. KWU KYOKUSHIN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS , KAZAKHSTAN, 7-8.12.2019
2020-01-10

4. Kyokushin KWU World Championships in weight categories were held on December 7-8, 2019 at the Municipal Sports Hall in the city of Nur-Sultan, formerly Astana in Kazakhstan, with 237 competitors from about 45 countries fighting in 16 weight classes senior men and women. The spectacular opening of the championships took place with the use of the latest stage and computer designs and lighting effects, referring to the legends of the samurai katana sword and the taiko battle drum. The prelude ended the equally effective entry of teams with national flags.

The honorary members of the KWU committee were: shihan Yuri Trutnev, shihan Ivo Kamenov, shihan Antonio Pinero, shihan Hatsuo Royama, shihan David Pickthall, shihan Andre Drewniak, shihan Ramil Gabbasov, shihan Aleksandr Pichkunov and representatives of the Ministry of Sport and the main sponsor of Mineral Company Azeral All the mentioned persons presented prizes to the winners of individual categories.

As part of the World Championships there were several official and unofficial meetings of the KWU Board, judges training, meeting for all players, city tour and Sayonara party.

The KWF Board congratulates the success of the National Representatives and their KWF players who won medals:    Armenia - 1st place in - 60 kg Artur Arushanyan, Iran - 2nd place in - 80 kg Mohammad Asadi Amin, 3rd place in - 70 kg Behzad Khezi, 3rd place in - 65 kg Mohammad Sadegh Ghanbari, The Netherlands - 2nd in + 75 kg Roxanne Ramselaar, Japan - 3rd in - 65 kg Atsuki Ono, 3rd in -80 kg Jo Miyahara.
The main referee of the championships was shihan Yuri Trutnev, shihan secretary general Alexander Pichkunov and organizational director Sergey Suvorov - all from Moscow.

 

BRIEFING / OPENING CEREMONY / KUMITE / AWARDS / SIGTHSEEING

   

 


2019-12-12  CO-CHAIRMAN OF KWU YURI TRUTNEV WAS HONORED 6 DAN
2019-11-13  TECHNICAL SEMINARY IN ZARAGOZA (SPAIN) WITH PRESIDENT OF KWF SHIHAN ANTONIO PINERO 9TH DAN.
2019-11-07  INDIA KWF AUTUMN CAMP BY SHIHAN ANTONIO PINERO


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