IFK Kyokushin Armenia received the right to host the KWU European Youth Championship at the beginning of April 2022.
The President of the Armenian Kyokushin karate Federation, Shihan Andranik Hakobyan, and his team are well-known championship organizers and hosts. Shihan Hakobyan shared with us that preparations for the championship have already begun.
Official Invitation/Registration:
USA IFK Training Camp with the IFK President, Shihan David Pickthall
Dates: July 15-18, 2021
To USA-IFK Instructors, Students, Dojos, Fight Affiliates & Martial Arts Enthusiasts:
We are excited to announce the Official USA-IFK 2021 Summer Training Camp with featured guest, IFK President Shihan David Pickthall (7th Dan) from July 15-18, 2021! This is going to be a once in a life-time event as we celebrate our collective survival and spirit, moving out of the pandemic, and into the future and beyond!
You don't want to miss all the action!
-Camp is Open to All Skill Levels (Youth Ages 12 - Adult)
-Camp is LIMITED to first 100 registrants!
-REGISTER HERE:
USA IFK State had their Organization meeting last night with nearly 50 USA IFK dojos, affiliates & students from across the USA joining in.
Senpai Reggie Gold put together video footage to showcase the year we had. Osu!
On May 8-9, 2021, Minusinsk hosted a Specialised Kata Training Camp with Shihan Victor Fomin.
The organizer was the Kyokushin Karate Federation of the Krasnoyarsk Krai and the Republic of Khakassia (Shihan Alexander Brevnov). More than 40 athletes from Minusinsk, Abakan, Shirinsky region, and Tomsk region took part in the camp. The tasks of competitive preparation for the upcoming Kata Russia Championship were solved, including working out the details taking into account the meaning of combat techniques, improving their quality, and the overall energy of performing traditional forms.
On Saturday, 08th May 2021 Switzerland was held the 18th IFK Budo Training Day. 83 Karatekas from the Dojos Chur (39), Ilanz (22), Obwalden (8) and Oftringen (14) took part.
During the morning session between 09.30 – 11.30 am was Kumite on the program. From 00.30 – 02.30 pm could be trained Kata in groups. In the last session, from 03.30 – 05.00 pm, was the training of Kihon and Renraku.
Thank you to the organiser Shihan Edi Gabathuler 7th DAN, and to the instructors Shihan Klaus Ming, 7th DAN, Shihan Fadil Haxhosaj, 6th DAN, Shihan Toni Gansner, 5th DAN, Sensei Rolf Imhof, 4th DAN, Sensei Eveline Wallimann, Sensei Fritz Trautmann, Sensei Mirco Furger and Sensei Barbare De Patre, all 3rd DAN, and to Senpai Ronny Schlegel, Senpai Claudia Schlegel and Senpai Fabio De Patre, all 1st DAN, for their effort.
It is with regret we have to announce the passing of Prince Mohammed Bin Talal at the age of eighty years old.
Prince Mohammed was the Patron of the IFK, he was a close friend of Hanshi Arneil since the late sixties when Hanshi lived in Jordan teaching the royal family.
Hanshi Arneil was deeply saddened to hear of his passing yesterday and sends his heartfelt condolences.
The thoughts of the IFK are with Prince Mohammed’s family at this time.
Osu!
On the 23rd–26th April 2021 near Moscow, Bushido Mon Spring Camp was held with Shihan Victor Fomin and Sensei Yulia Tseytlina.
Over 80 participants from Moscow, Penza, Tambov, Volgograd, and Zubova Polyana (Republic of Mordovia) trained in Kyokushin basics and kata on competition level with periodical bunkai self-defense explanations and testing of students' kata performances.
The Camp was completed with traditional grading from 10th–1st Kyus.
On April 11, 2021, a master class with an attestation exam from 10 kyu to 2 dan was held in Moscow, Russia. The seminar was under the leadership of the President-founder of the Kyokushinkai Federation of Russia Shihan Alexandr Tanyushkin (8th dan).
As part of the event, Shihan Tanyushkin was awarded a Certificate of Merit from the Department of Sports of the city of Moscow for his personal contribution to the development of Kyokushinkai.
On April 10, 2021, the XXXI IFK Russian Kyokushin Championship was held in Moscow. The competition was attended by 94 fighters from all over Russia.
The chief judge of the competition is Andrey Bura, SVK, Sverdlovsk region, 7th dan.
The chief secretary of the competition is Andrey Khimichenko, SVK, Moscow, 5th dan.
Results of the XXXI IFK Championship of Russia
Men, -70 kg
1st place - Stanislav Nikulin
2nd place - Arthur Krymov
3rd place - Alexandr Tomilov
Men, -80 kg
1st place - Eldar Ismailzade
2nd place - Vitaly Bolotov
3rd place - Sergey Vakhrameev
Men, -90 kg
1st place - Stanislav Mezhevtsov
2nd place - Gnel Aryamyan
3rd place - Maxim Lavrischev
Men, 90+ kg
1st place - Vitaly Ishakhneli
2nd place - Yuri Stroganov
3rd place - Ruslan Samedov
Women, -60 kg
1st place - Natalia Beisembaeva
2nd place - Elizaveta Gromova
3rd place - Ekaterina Shemina
Women, 60+ kg
1st place - Polina Popova
2nd place - Svetlana Tuchkova
3rd place - Elena Zaykovskaya
On April 10, 2021, the IFK Russian Championship will be held at the Moscow Martial Arts Center.
Competitions will be held on four tatamis, the online broadcast will start on April 10 at 09:00 Moscow time.
TATAMI A
TATAMI B
TATAMI C
TATAMI D
Fernando Rios Chong has become the Country Representative for IFK and our 60th country member.
IFK Peru Email: ifkperu@gmail.com
Tel. +51 922773544
The IFK held an online International knockdown referee course on Saturday 27th March from 14.00 to 17.00. The course was hosted by the IFK Referee Committee chaired by the IFK Chief Referee Shihan Alex Kerrigan assisted by Shihan Andrew Turner, Shihan Anton Gansner, and Shihan Shane Lalor. Unfortunately, Shihan Andrei Bura was unavailable. The following countries participated: Argentina, Belarus, Belgium, Chile, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Holland, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uruguay, Venezuela, and the USA.
The IFK Referee Committee will host an online zoom course on Saturday 27th March at 1400 UK time.
The course is now fully booked with over 50 participants and will be conducted by Kumite Chief Referee Shihan Alex Kerrigan assisted by Shihan’s Andrew Turner, Anton Gansner, and Shane Lalor.
If you wish to participate in future courses please contact your Country Representative.
We all love to delve into memories in the old videos... Shihan Alexandr Taniushkin brings to your attention an interesting recording from the 1993 IFK Russia Winter camp. Enjoy!
USA-IFK hosted the 3rd “We Are One” Virtual Kata Tournament and here are the results and short video compilation with a few international participants:
A compilation of some of the amazing katas performed at the "We Are One" III, Virtual Kata Tournament.The USA-IFKK extends its gratitude and a Big Osu to all...
The 10th IFK Uruguay Summer Camp was held on March 5-7, at the Air Force Hotel in Playa Hermosa, Maldonado, Uruguay.
Nine training sessions which were technically led by Sensei German Caballo – IFK Uruguay Country Representative – gathered 30 karatekas from all the Uruguayan Dojos. Training sessions were held in different locations – tatami, on the beach, and yard.
In addition, exams for kyu grades – from 10th to 4th kyu – and Shodan took place at the camp, with 9 students who successfully earned their new grades.
After a really hard and challenging year, we were extremely lucky to be able to hold our annual Summer Camp, and it was a huge success full of memories that will last a lifetime.
We thank everyone who was part of this event. See you in 2022!
Osu!
IFK Uruguay
Sensei Steve Fogarasi shared the news on social media:
Sunday, February 28th the IFK Canada General Meeting was held on Zoom. We had dojo leaders and senior rank holders in participation from Ontario, Quebec, and Alberta and we reviewed our activities in 2020, the current situation in our organization, and also our strategies for 2021 and 2022.
It has been a very challenging past year and we are not out of hard times just yet, but with the joint effort we will survive, recover and strive.
Thank you to all dojo leaders for the continuous effort and hard work.
- Shihan Real Gagnon
- Shihan Gaetan Sauve
- Sensei Mikhail Zimmerman
- Sensei Jonathan Hemond
- Sensei Pascal Hemond
- Sensei Jean-Francois Verreault
- Senpai Oleg Vainstein
- Senpai Scott Heaney
- Senpai Ralph Laroche
Looking forward to our next training or meeting, in-person or online.
Respectfully,
Sensei Steve Fogarasi
IFK Canada President
Senpai Mici Fogarasi
IFK Canada Secretary General
On February 28 was held the qualification examination of sportsmen of different age groups, organized by the Kyokushin Karate Federation of Armenia, in which event the sportsmen took part with great enthusiasm.
“Judging by the words of gratitude from parents and sportsmen, we can say that the event was held at a high level. “ - The examination was led by the president and the founder of the Armenian Kyokushin karate federation and IFK BC Andranik Hakobyan.
Fighters from all over the world will have the amazing opportunity to take part in the upcoming training camp of KWU International Professional League!
They will train under the guidance of the K-1 legends Semmy Schilt and Peter Aerts.
This amazing event will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria on February 25-28 amid the 7th edition of the elite fight nights SENSHI.
Schilt is 4-time K-1 Grand Prix champion and Aerts is 3-time K-1 Grand Prix champion, both have dozen world and European titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai.
Accommodation, food, and PCR tests upon arriving will be at the expense of the KWU International Professional League.
Another major names from the world of kickboxing and K-1 – Alexandr Pichkunov, the general secretary of the Kyokushin World Union (KWU), who is also finalist in K-1 Grand Prix in 2007 and 2008. The Russian is a bronze medalist form a Karate Kyokushin World championship in 2005.
He’s a silver medalist from the Russian Kyokushin championship in 2004 and winner of the Russian Kyokushin cup in 2001.
The Czech Republic’s Jan Soukup – European Kyokushin champion and an “All-Japan” winner, will also be part of the camp.
There is just few days left before the end date for sending application for participating.
Don’t miss the amazing opportunity to learn from legends.
You can send your applications to kwunion2011@gmail.com until February 15. Accommodation, food, and PCR tests upon arriving will be at the expense of the KWU International Professional League.
The idea of the Executive Director of KWU International Professional League and Chairman of the National combat sports association in Bulgaria – Shihan Ivo Kamenov is for the training camps to be held more frequently in 2021. As of now, five more events are being planned.
Any IFK fighters who are wishing to participate in the Camp, must get permission from their country representative and complete the application form
Ivo Kamenov, Chairman of Bulgaria’s National Association of Combat Sports and Chairman of KWU
International Professional League
Here’s the message from IFK Founder Hanshi Steve Arneil:
Normally the promotions of our members to Yondan and above are carried out at our prestigious events. Due to the unprecedented time of a global pandemic, we cannot gather together, so I have taken the decision to announce the 2020 promotions via our website.
I wish to announce the promotions of the following karateka:
Shihan Maria Da Costa 6th Dan
Shihan Norman King 5th Dan
Shihan Clara Akpokomua 5th Dan
Sensei Emma Markwell 4th Dan
I apologize deeply due to the pandemic I am unable to meet with you and present your award in person. I thank you all for all your hard work and dedication over the years.
Osu
Hanshi
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