The 4th United States International Kyokushin Championships "Battle On The Boardwalk"

Over 200 Competitors and 400 Spectators participated in this year's event, representing 48 Different Clubs/Dojos and 6 Countries

The Official Live Stream Replay is Now Available on The USA-IFKK Youtube Page at:

https://www.youtube.com/live/lE5_IQRy_UA?feature=share

Official Standings in Kata, Weapons, and Semi-Contact Kumite divisions are available at:

https://report.myuventex.com/#standings;id=253200

Official Medal Report by Dojo/Club can be accessed at:

https://www.myuventex.com/#medalsReport;id=253200

We would like to express our deepest thanks to all Organizations, Competitors, and Families that assisted in making this year a success! We look forward to seeing you all next year on the last weekend in January of 2024 in Atlantic City.

IFK Western European Championships – Registration

The 2022 IFK Western European Championships 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡

IFK Netherlands invites you to participate in the IFK WESTERN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS on the 5th of November in Zevenbergen, the Netherlands.

Registration can now be done using the form on the website following the link below. The deadline is October 15th, so make sure to be on time.

www.nka-ifk.nl/ifk-west-european-championships

6th IFK World Championships Spain 2022

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The 6th IFK World Championships in Valencia, Spain will be held on 4-5 June 2022

This kumite event is for categories 14 years old and above.

Organizer

Shihan David Pickthall (7th Dan) President of the International Federation of Karate (IFK)

Shihan Jose Babiloni (7th Dan) Country Representative: IFK Spain ifks@shihanbabiloni.com

Sponsors: IFK Spain & Team Experiences Sports Management

Meetings:

Thursday 2nd June 2022 IFK Executive Board Meeting 18:00h – 20:00h

Friday 3rd June 2022 World Championships Judging Seminar 10:00h – 12:00h and 13:00h – 14:30h

Friday 3rd June 2022 IFK Country Representative Meeting 16:00h – 18:00h

General Details

This championship is open for all Full Contact organizations who compete under the Knockdown rule set. Each Category has a competitor restriction for each country. Competitors must represent their country and they must hold at least a 6th kyu (yellow belt) for adult and 21 categories, and an 8th kyu (blue belt) for categories 18 years old. If your organization uses a different belt structure a competitor must have a minimum of two years of experience.

ENTRANCE MUST BE COMPLETED WITH THE ONLINE FORMS BY THE COUNTRY COACH BY 1st MAY 2022

Entry Procedures: Online Fighter Entry will open in 2022, Event Website will open in November 2021

IFK World Championships Spain 2022

KWU European Championship Among Men And Women In Weight Categories 2021

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Dates of keeping: December 2th-5th, 2021

Conditions of access to participation: Representatives of national federations, who have passed national qualifying championships with calling in all interested groups of Kyokushin in a particular country at the age of 18 years old with a style qualification not less than 4th kyu and 1 fighter from each country in each weight category.

Applications are accepted by e-mail address: kwu_bulgaria@abv.bg
Contact phone numbers:
+359 88 9907857 Aleksandra Marinova (English),
+359 88 4996666 Viliana Bozhilova (Russian)

The original applications along with all the necessary documents are provided by the team representatives to the credentials committee.

General rules: The competitions will be held by the rules of KWU, which are posted on the official website: www.kwunion.com

Judges: The official list of judges will be approved by KWU from among the accredited judges of KWU and published on the official website – www.kwunion.com. Those wishing to attend the seminar on December 3th 2021 in Varna must apply via email kwu_bulgaria@abv.bg with the indication “judging seminar” in the subject line. All expenses are paid by the judges wishing to participate.

The main judge of the European Championship is Shihan Ramil Gabbasov, 5th Dan, Russia.

Anti-doping control: Winners from 1st to 3rd places will go through a doping test in accordance with the rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) 

Weight categories and composition of teams:

Amount of fighters and composition of teams:
– official coach of the team;
– fighters – up to 1 person from a country in each weight category.

Men (18 years and older, kumite): 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 95+ kg
Women (18 years and older): 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 70+ kg

The quota for WKO Shinkyokushinkai: The competitors from WKO Shinkyokushinkai, who wish to participate in the KWU Kyokushin European Championship among men and women in weight categories, should contact their Branch Chiefs, who would inform about this request the WKO Shinkyokushinkai Headquarters.

Financial conditions: The entry fee will not be charged to the participants of the competition.

KWU covers the following charges:

  • Accommodation of approved judges in double rooms of the accredited hotel from December 2th to December 5th (full board)

  • Accommodation for fighters in double rooms of the accredited hotel from December 2nd (start with dinner) to December 5th (full board)

  • Lunch for fighters on the days of the championship (December, 4th– 5th)

  • Flights Sofia – Varna – Sofia for judges approved by KWU;

  • Transfer for fighters and approved by KWU judges along the route: Varna airport -hotel – Varna airport, as well as to the sports hall and back in the days of the competition.

Full information, schedule of the competition, all necessary documents you can find in attached files in English and Russian:

Deadline for applications: November 1st, 2021

Provision KWU European Championship 2021

Положение Чемпионата Европы KWU 2021

Stay safe! See you in Varna!

Fighters From 15 Countries Will Compete At The 1st European SENSHI Championship

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Fighters from 15 countries will compete at the 1st European Open SENSHI championship on the 8th, 9th, and 10th of July. The finals will be on the 9th and 10th of July in Kamchia and will be broadcasted all over the world.

According to preliminary applications, several IFK fighters - tournament medalists will take part in the championship. We wish success to all participants. Osu!

The event will be organised by KWU International Professional League and its Chairman Shihan Ivo Kamenov, who is also a Chairman of Bulgaria’s National Combat Sports Association, and only the best fighters will compete in the finals and will compete for the European belts of SENSHI.

During the first day, all of the qualification matches will be held. All 60 participants are divided in six categories –70, -75, -80, -85, -90, +90 kg. Each division will consist of 10 fighters.

The semi-finals will be held on the 9th of July, and the finals will be played along with the 9-th edition of the international elite fight nights SENSHI on the 10th of July. The six finals will be accompanied by 7 professional fights between competitors from 11 countries. A total of 13 fights will be held in the epic 9th edition of SENSHI. They will be conducted under the KWU SENSHI and KWU Full-Contact rules.

The events on all three dates will be open to the public. On the 8th and 9th of July between 09:00 and 15:30, the fights will take place in the main sports hall of SC “Kamchiya”. On the 10th of July, the fights will start at 8 PM local time in the amphitheater in Kamchia with no entry fee.

Senshi 9 will be broadcasted on Bulgaria ON AIR, MAX Sport, Boec.BG and the US online channels FITE, Boec.COM, Kwunion.com, KyokushinKarate.News, and Fighto.News.

The 1st European Open SENSHI championship and SENSHI 9 will take place during the 15-th KWU International summer camp which starts on the 4th of July and will gather all the Kyokushin elite in one place. The European championship had to be held in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 epidemic, it was postponed.

Now the KWU International Professional League will make it happen thanks to its Chairman Shihan Ivo Kamenov during the biggest event in the world of Kyokushin.

SENSHI 9 is brought to you by KWU International Professional League, Armeec Insurance Group, MAX Sport, Bulgaria Air, M-Car Group – BWM.

Media partners of SENSHI 9 are Boec.BG and Boec.COMBulgaria ON AIRFITE.tvGol.bgTopsport.bgkwunion.comRussian Union Of Martial ArtsKyokushinКarate.News and Fighto.News