Open Balkan Championship 2019 successful

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Competitors from Israel, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria participated.

358 athletes of all ages participated in the Kumite. 72 competitors of all ages participated in Kata, and Tameshivari a total of 9 competitors participated.

Kumite

men up to 70 kg

1.Nikolay Zhotev - Kyokushin Khan Bulgaria

2.Cetin Mohammed - IFK Turkey

3.Sabo Florin IFK Romania

3.Kaloyan Georgiev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

 

Kumite

men up to 80 kg

1.Atanas Lichev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

2.Rusko Valchev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Veselin Buzin - IFK Bulgaria

3.Mahdi Esfandiarpour - IFK Iran

 

Kumite

men up to 90 kg

1.Jalayan Mahdi - IFK Iran

2.Genadi Stoev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Muharrem Furkan - IFK Turkey

3.Ivailo Ivanov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

 

Kumite

men +90 kg

1.Aleksandar Komanov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

2.Vasil Dimitrov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Krisrtiyan Kostadinov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

  

Kumite

women up to 60 kg

1.Bekicheva  Anastasia - IFK Russia

2.Evalina Derevenska - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Merav Ziv - IFK Israel

 

Kumite

women + 60 kg

1.Filatova Maria- IFK Russia

2.Gyach Anastasia- IFK Russia

3. Iva Toshkova - IFK Bulgaria

3.Mariya- Eliza Mineva - IFK Bulgaria

 

KATA

veterans men

1. Georgi Geshev - IFK Bulgaria

2.Frants Slavinskii - IFK Russia

3.Soia peter Alexandru - IFK Romania

 

KATA

men

1.Konstantin Siranchiev- IFK Russia

2.Yakir Levi -IFK Israel

3.Nikita Tsiplakov - IFK Russia

 

KATA

women

1.Merav Ziv - IFK Israel

2.Stefania Gklara - WKB Greece

3.Frasie Andrea- IFK Romania

 

TAMESHIWARI 

men - 80 kg

1.Veselin Buzin - IFK Bulgaria - 12

2.Nikita Tsiplakov - IFK Russia - 8

  

TAMESHIWARI 

men + 80 kg

1.Frants Slavinskii - IFK Russia - 15

1.Mahsud Darvish - IFK Iran - 15

2.Dinko Farazov - IFK Bulgaria - 11

3.Bogdan Bonev - IFK Bulgaria - 10

3. Georgi Stankov - IFK Bulgaria - 10

41st British Open 2017 incorp. 9th Cup of Europe - Results

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Results of the 41st British Open 2017 have been announced and can be found here...

Full results can be found here including replay of the live stream.

IFK ROMANIAN - Sibiu SPARRING SESSION and KUMITE NATIONAL CAMP

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Between 28 to 29 January 2017 held IFK ROMANIAN - Sibiu SPARRING SESSION and KUMITE NATIONAL CAMP.

The goal of this event was to prepare IFK ROMANIAN Team for ''KWU European Championship for Children and Youth 2017- Berlin, Germany'' , 5th IFK Kyokushin World Tournament 2017 - Sibiu, Romania and KWU World Championship 2017 - Tokyo, Japan.

The event was attended by fighters from 7 cities of the country.

IFK ROMANIA wishes to thank them for participating fighters from Urban Samurai Dojo (WKO Shinkyokushin) and Hachiman Dojo (IKO Romania)

At the end of the event, also held IFK ROMANIA meeting for organize 5th IFK World Tournament 2017 - Sibiu, Romania.

Seminar in Romania with Shihan Alex Kerrigan and David Pickthall

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Shihan Alex Kerrigan, IFK Chief Referee and Shihan David Pickthall held a seminar in Sibiu, Romania from 24-27 November organised by Country Representative Sensei Christian Hirsch and Sensei Iulian Birt.

Approximately 80 karateka took part in the sessions which featured kumite, knockdown referees courses plus a grading. 

The trip was also an opportunity to visit the venue for the 5th World Championships and meeting with the Vice President of the region council and the Vice Mayor of the city and discuss planning of the event.

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The 1st Full Contact Karate Camp - history in the making

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The 1st Full Contact Karate Camp, open to all participants of contact karate, was held in Ostende Belgium 5-7 June, and organised by Shihan Keon Spitaels and Shihan Gilbert Cleveringa of WKO Shinkyokushin.

The Camp had over 400 karateka from 19 different countries and was supported by the IFK from Poland, Ireland, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland, UK and Belgium.

Other countires included: USA - CANADA - NORWAY - POLAND - DENMARK - SWEDEN - LITHUANIA - IRELAND - THE NETHERLANDS - FRANCE - GERMANY - SWISS - AUSTRIA - SPAIN - JAPAN - LUXEMBOURG - UK - ROMANIA - BELGIUM

The Camp instructors were:

Shihan Kenji Midori - President WKO Shinkyokushin

Shihan David Pickthall - Vice President IFK

Shihan Dave Jonkers - Head of AIKO Ashihara

Shihan Koen Spitaels - Belgium WKO Representative

Shihan Jan Bulow - Danish WKO Representative

Shihan Semmy Schilt - multi time K-1 Champion AIKO Ashihara

Sensei Jonathan Tineo - multi time Champion Spanish All Japan Union (Rengokai)

Shihan Lu Eekhaut - Belgium All Japan Union Representative

Shihan Gilbert Cleveringa - Dutch WKO Representative

Shihan Jesus Talan - Spanish WKO Representative

Remigiusz Kapinski - Polish WKO Representative

Many other Shihans were in attendance including IFK Swiss CR Shihan Eddy Gabathuler, Shihan Koi and Sensei Watanabe from Japan, EKO President Shihan Koen Scharrenburg and the grading panel of EKO Shinkyokushin.

 

 

Summer camp and seminars held in Romania and Turkey

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Two seminars were held last weekend - May 30th  to June 1st.

Country Representative Christen Herman Hirsh organised an open seminar in Sibiu, Romania with Hanshi Arneil assisted by Shihan Eddy Gabathuler.  For more Romania photos visit our Facebook album.

 Meanwhile in Turkey Country Representative Omer Salih Cengiz and Ismail Yildirim conducted an IFK seminar with 275 participants.