Open Balkan Championship 2019 successful

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.

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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

Happy 25th Anniversary IFK Ukraine

IFK Ukraine their celebrated their 25th anniversary with a seminar at the headquarters in Kiev. 

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Country representative Shihan Oleg Sereda invited international instructors to the event with Vice President Shihan David Pickthall leading the main sessions with the assistance of Shihan Andrew Turner GB and Shihan Dmitry Aleknovich Belarus.

There was also a successful dan test and of a superb celebration meal in a traditional Ukrainian restaurant.

IFK Belarus Spring Seminar, and Budo Festival

IFK Belarus hosted their spring seminar with Shihan David Pickthall and conducted a Budo Festival in the city of Brest.

Over one thousand students took part over the three day seminar focusing on kihon, kata and kumite sessions. 

The Budo Festival was managed by Country Representative Dmitry Alehnovich who had seven hundred participants in their mass demonstration. The event also feature many of the different arts in the region and the Police and Army did combat demos with Kyokushin instructors.

Shihan Eddy Gabathuler was also a guest along with Country reps Shihan Oleg Sereda (Ukraine) and Sensei Dariusz Struski (Poland). Shihan Franz Slavinsky was their representing Russia and Vladimirs Talapins (Latvia)., including students form these countries at the seminar.