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| EUROPEAN TEAM |
| 2007-12-04 |
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During the 9th World Open Karate Tournament, special meeting of EKKO country leaders took place in Tokyo. It was lead by Shihan Loek Hollander - IKO International Committee Member and EKKO Board Members: Shihan Antonio Pinero (President), Shihan Andre Drewniak (General Secretary) and Sensei Christoph Fischer (Treasurer).
The main subject of discussion was creating of European Team, which will consist of 8 top fighters in each weight category and specially selected young talented fighters. Regular training camps are planned in Bulgaria, thanks to co-operation with sponsor of Bulgarian Kyokushin Karate Organisation lead by Sensei Hristo Traikov.
First camp, with participation of 30 fighters and 8 coaches had place in Varna before the World Tournament. The first training session was lead by Dutch coaches: Shihan Hollander and Shihan Constancia, next were led by Shihan Drewniak and Sensei Roj (Poland), Shihan Pinero and Sensei Navarro (Spain) and Sensei Traikov and Sensei Asenov (Bulgaria). Main purpose of it was exchanging of training experience, focusing on fighting combinations and mitts excersises. EKKO Board expressed gratefulness to organiser of this successful project - Sensei Traikov.
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| THE 9TH WORLD OPEN KARATE TOURNAMENT TOKYO 2007 |
| 2007-11-18 |
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The 9th World Open Karate Tournament took place on the weekend of November 16-18, in Tokyo Gymnasium, Japan.
Kancho Shokei Matsui made the official opening of the tournament, which gathered 192 competitors from all over the world and thousands of spectators. IKO Kyokushinkaikan was the organiser.
Team of 32 european fighters represented the old continent. Special meeting of EKKO country leaders took place in Tokyo, and was lead by Shihan Loek Hollander - IKO International Committee Member and EKKO Board Members: Shihan Antonio Pinero (President), Shihan Andre Drewniak (General Secretary) and Sensei Christoph Fischer (Treasurer).
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EXCLUSIVE PHOTO GALLERY
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A. Navarro
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K. Habraszka
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High kicks
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Low kicks
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Punches
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Tameshiwari
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Spectacular kicks
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Surprising K.O.
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Jan Soukup
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A. Hovhannisian
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Ice breaking
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Final fight
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New Champion
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Awards
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Memorial photo
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Results:
1. Ewerton Teixeira - Brazil
2. Jan Soukup - Czech R.
3. Artur Hovhannisian - Armenia
4. Darmen Sadvokasov - Russia
5. Andrei Stepin - Russia
6. Alejandro Navarro - Spain
7. Eduardo Tanaka - Brazil
8. Tatsuya Murata - Japan
Best Technique Award:
Artur Hovhanissian
Best Spirit Award: Tatsuya Murata
Best New Fighter: Tatsuya Murata
Tameshiwari Award:
Lechi Kurbanov (31 boards)
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The number one pretender to World Champion title - Ewerton Teixeira from Brazil did not disappoint his fans and won all his 8 fights, to stand on the top of the world. While his championship was foreseeable, all other results seemed to be great surprise for everybody. Who could predict that only one Japanese and two Russians will advance to top 8 ? Who could guess three Europeans will be there instead? Who could say that Lechi Kurbanov will not make it to top 16 ? And finally, who could suppose that Jan Soukup will advance up to the grand final ?
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THREE EUROPEANS IN TOP 8 OF THE WORLD !!!
Artur Hovhannisian , Alejandro Navarro and Jan Soukup
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Most of this suprises were made by Europeans. First, current European Champion Alejandro Navarro (Spain) stopped the former All Japan Champion - Kentaro Tanaka. Next, Zahari Damianov (Bulgaria) won with Japan's number one - Yoshiaki Uchida. Then, Artur Hovhannisian (Armenia) scored Ippon in his quarter-final fight with 'Russian bull' - Andrei Stepin. Finally, the 'dark horse' of this tournament Jan Soukup (Czech R.) beat Unezhev from Russia, who had won with Brazilian World Middleweight Champion Andrews Nakahara. Next he won with Tanaka (Brazil) and Hovhannisian to reach the final and become the World Vice-Champion.
Probably the most even bout of this tournament was the semi-final between 'two white samurai' - Hovhannisian and Soukup. Both of them has spent couple of years training in Japan. Eventually Artur, the instructor of Honbu Dojo had to accept the superiority of Jan, who has been training in Kagoshima with the former World Champion Hitoshi Kiyama.
In the final fight, Ewerton Teixeira unanimously showed that the World Champion title should belong to him, scoring Ippon with powerfull gedan-mawashi-geri, that stopped the courageous Jan Soukup.
This results proved the continuous developement of Kyokushin Karate in Europe. According to what former World Champion Shihan Francisco Filho said during the European Summer Camp this year 'now it is time for Europe'.
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| INTERNATIONAL BUDO GALA ZAGREB 2007 |
| 2007-11-02 |
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On October 26, the French FKOK organization leaded a demonstration in Zagreb (Croatia) during the International Budo Gala organised by Branko Cikatic and the press group Satori Verlag.
Sensei Bertrand Kron, Senpai Vlada Kron and Jerome de Timmerman performed Kata Sushiho, Bunkai, Kumite and Tameshiwari. Thousands of people in the hall applaused and enjoyed this demonstration.
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| ONE MONTH TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TOKYO 2007 |
| 2007-10-19 |
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In one month from now, we will know the name of the next Kyokushin Karate World Champion. Will it be once again Japanese, Brazilian or for the first time in history Russian or European ? IKO Honbu has announced the official draw of the 9th World Open Karate Tournament, that will take place in Tokyo, on November 16-18, 2007: A-Block, B-Block, C-Block, D-Block Members of national teams, that will be representing Europe, will take part in the final preparation Training Stage in Varna, Bulgaria on October 28-31. The camp is organised thanks to official sponsor of Bulgarian Kyokushin Karate Organisation led by Sensei Hristo Traikov.
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European Champions
Krzysztof Habraszka (Poland), Alejandro Navarro (Spain), Lucian Gogonel (Romania)
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| SPECIAL TRAINING IN LITHUANIA MARIJAMPOLE DOJO |
| 2007-10-16 |
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On September 24, in Marijampole Dojo, Lithuania special Kyokushin Karate training took place. Senpai Haruhiro Tsunashima - the secretary of Japanese Embassy in Lithuania and Sensei Junji Nakajima - director of ITX corporation Business Acceleration Group Project, were the special guest.
Training was led by Sensei Algirdas Mizaras - president of Lithuanian Kyokushin Karate Organisation.
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| 2007-09-15 THE 7TH EUROPEAN OPEN CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS RIESA 2007 |
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| 2007-07-23 THE 34TH EAST EUROPEAN SUMMER CAMP CRACOW 2007 |
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| 2007-07-16 THE 40TH JUBILEE WEST EUROPEAN SUMMER CAMP PAPENDAL 2007 |
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