From April 16 to 20, The 2nd European Team Training Camp was held in Varna, Bulgaria. About 65 fighters as well as about 40 Country Representatives and coaches of National Teams from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, and Switzerland gathered to train together.
   Three training sessions a day were held, both outdoors and indoors. Program was coordinated by Shihan Loek Hollander, Shihan Antonio Pinero and Shihan Andre Drewniak. The goal of this camp was to select the best european fighters and coaches. After the last session, EKKO representatives handed the nominations for the best 16 fighters in four weight categories.

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Morning trainings	Special trainings	Strength trainings
Kumite	Nominations	Sayonara

   Bulgarian TV broadcasted two reports covering this event, organiser of which was Bulgarian Kyokushin Karate Organisation led by sensei Hristo Traikov. Sayonara party held in a very friendly atmosphere, closed the camp.

   On April 6, The Dutch Open  Weight Category Championships took place in Papendrecht, the Netherlands.
   Over 100 competitors and almost 600 spectators came to see the torunament, in which following countries took part: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland and Tunisia.
   Organizer was Budokai Dordrecht club, under the leadership of Shihan Jan Vleesenbeek and in cooperation with Dutch Kyokushin Karate Organisation lead by Shihan Loek Hollander.

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   On March 22-23, 2008 the Ukrainian Weight Category Championships took place in the city of Kiev.
   180 competitors and 2500 spectators gathered at the event, which was a selection for the European Championships in Spain. Several meetings with representatives of clubs and regions had place during this championships.
   Organizer was Ukrainian Kyokushin Karate Organisation led by Shihan Stanislav Blizniuk.

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   On April 5-6 in Chiba, Japan the weekend of "International Karate Friendship" took place.
   The 7th Women's World Karate Championships, The 4th International Youth Karate Championships, 2008 International Senior Karate Championships, 2008 International Kata Championships were organised by IKO Kyokushinkaikan.
    Kancho Shokei Matsui opened the event, which gathered 1610 competitors from 20 countries and couple thousands of spectators. IKO Special Advisor Shihan Yuzo Goda as well as Sensei Kyosuke Machida were present at the event. 
   Former World Champion Hitoshi Kiyama lead the warming-up Kihon session for all the competitors.  International Department Director Shihan Katsuhito Gorai lead the judges seminar, were most of the european country representatives, including EKKO General Secretary Shihan Andre Drewniak took part.