Happy 81st birthday to Hanshi
/The IFK wishes Hanshi a Happy 81st Birthday.
We thank you for another year of your dedication to the teachings of Kyokushin.
IOnce again, we all owe an enormous debt of gratitude.
Osu!
The Formation of IFK South America
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The country representatives of region formed the IFK South American Committee with the aim to develop the IFK Kumite, Kata and Clicker events. The participants were Mr. Jeovaldo Barreto (IFK Brazil), with his assistant, Sensei Felipe Canal; Sensei Germán Carballo (IFK Uruguay) and Shihan Julio Romero from IFK Argentina.
Two new 7th Dan promotions at Swiss Summer Camp with Hanshi
/Congratulations to country representative Shihan Eduard Gabathuler and Shihan Klaus Ming on promotion by Hanshi Steve Arneil to the rank of 7th Dan at the Swiss summer camp. Well done to all other yudansha who received promotions.
The camp was held in Willisua under the guidance of Hanshi Steve Arneil and the IFK Switzerland chief instructors. It was a successful camp focusing on all aspects of IFK kihon kata and kumite. Thanks to all other IFK countries that also took part.
Shihan Pickthall attends Canadian Seminar
/International Federation of Karate (Kyokushin) Canada, hosted a seminar with guest instructor Shihan David Pickthall, vice president of the IFK, at Contact Kicks Dojo in Toronto, Canada.
The seminar report can be found clicking here
IFK Sandnes dojo, Norway holds open seminar with Shihan Pickthall
/IFK Sandnes dojo in Norway had a seminar with Shihan David at their dojo, it was great to see this seminar was open to other organisations and we thank them for their participation.
Group photo with Shihan David and dojo Leader Sensei Arnt Aenesen and Sensei Geir Havreberg of KWF.
Russia Summer Camp 2015
/This years camp was held in St Petersburg with the regional leaders of IFK Russia attending the camp. Hanshi Arneil and Shihan David Pickthall took the group through various technical sessions on Kihon and Kata, followed by Kumite and Bunkai. Hanshi also held a very successful Dan grading.
The 1st Full Contact Karate Camp - history in the making
/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.
IFK Norway Summer Camp 2015 with Shihan Janine Davies and Sensei Darren Stringer
/This year’s camp was held under the instruction of Shihan Janine Davies and Sensei Darren Stringer.
Around 150 karateka had sessions in IFK syllabus, Kata and Kumite and a dan grading was conducted under the control of Shihan Janine.
Congratulations to everyone who took part.
IFK Spain Seminar with Shihans David Pickthall and Felix Ntumazah
/On the 18th April, IFK Spain hosted a well attended fighting seminar, in Valencia, with special guests Shihan David Pickthall and Felix Ntumazah
IFK U21 World Tournament results
/The IFK U21 World Tournament was held on the 21st March in Greece.
Results are as follows
U14 GIRLS -35KG
1ST BURAVLEVA ALINA IFK RUSSIA
2nd MAMONOVA SVETLANA IFK RUSSIA
U14 GIRLS -40KG
1ST TSATINIAN MARIAM IFK GREECE
2nd SAKHAROVA ELBIRA IFK RUSSIA
3rd ADELE MANAMAL IFK REUNION ISLAND
U14 GIRLS -45KG
1ST NEUPOMNYASHCHIKH VIOLETTA IFK RUSSIA
2nd BAKHTUROVA VALERIIA IFK RUSSIA
3rd SOUMELIDOU SOTIRIA IFK GREECE
3rd ARVANITI NIKOLETA IFK GREECE
U14 GIRLS +45 KG
1ST GRABOR VLATISLAVA IFK RUSSIA
2nd BASHAKOVA EKATERINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd MISSIN EVANGELIA IFK GREECE
3rd VANJA STEVANOVIC IFK SERBIA
U14 BOYS -40KG
1ST KRUTOVSKI DANIIL IFK RUSSIA
2nd BOEV IAEOSLAV IFK RUSSIA
3rd LUCA MOLDOVAN IFK ROMANIA
3rd LOUIS ANDRE GOULAY IFK REUNION ISLAND
U14 BOYS -45KG
1ST FILIMONOV VIACHESLAV IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARTUR AREYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
3rd VASILIADIS XHRISTOS IFK GREECE
3rd DAVID KARAPETYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U14 BOYS -50KG
1ST DYBSKII DENIS IFK RUSSIA
2nd BADIN DANIL IFK RUSSIA
3rd MATEI POPESCU IFK ROMANIA
3rd THOMOPOULOS PANAGIOTIS IFK GERMANY
U14 BOYS -55KG
1ST PISMEROV VADIM IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARTEM BOBKOV IKO MATSUSHIMA RUSSIA
3rd PARMAKIDIS DIMITRIS IFK GREECE
3rd ZILOTIN ANTON IFK RUSSIA
U14 BOYS +55KG
1ST PLATONOV ARTEM IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARTEM PETROV IFK RUSSIA
3rd SEMEN PERMINOV KYOKUSHINKAN GERMANY
U16 GIRLS -45KG
1ST VALERIA LOZANOVA KYOKUSHINKAN BULGARIA
2nd BALOBANOVA POLINA IFK RUSSIA
U16 GIRLS -50KG
1ST GUMENNYKH ANASTISIIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd KITTI KRIETL IFK HUNGARY
3rd MISHEL DANAVA IFK BULGARIA
3rd KOTENKO ELENA IFK RUSSIA
U16 GIRLS -55KG
1ST POZDEEVA NATALIIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd SHEMINA EKATERINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd KATA DEZSO IFK HUNGARY
3rd TOVA AXELASSON ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN
U16 GIRLS +55KG
1ST SUCHKOVA ELENA IFK RUSSIA
2nd AGNES WESTRIN ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN
3rd DUBROVSKAIA POLINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd YANA VAN GEENHOVEN RENGOKAI BELGIUM
U16 BOYS -55KG
1ST TRAPENIKOV VADIM IFK RUSSIA
2nd SAVIV DMITRII IFK RUSSIA
3rd MORENO NAN DE VOORT IFK NETHERLAND
3rd YAN TAN IFK KAZAKHSTAN
U16 BOYS -60KG
1ST SIEDIEV MURADKHAN IFK RUSSIA
2nd TEN ANATOLII IFK RUSSIA
3rd IONUT AGHIR IFK ROMANIA
3rd DAMIAN PRONK IFK NETHERLAND
U16 BOYS -65KG
1ST GINOSIAN GARIK IFK RUSSIA
2nd SOZAEV AMIRLAN IFK RUSSIA
3rd GEOGIOS GIAGIAS IFK GREECE
3rd STEPAN GRIGORYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U16 BOYS -70KG
1ST GONCHAROV ARTEM IFK RUSSIA
2nd SHCHEKIN ILIA IFK RUSSIA
3rd TORGOM ASATRYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
3rd SAROGLOU GIANNIS IFK GREECE
U16 BOYS +70KG
1ST KONOVALOV VLADIMIR IFK RUSSIA
2nd NUNGESSER EDUARD IFK RUSSIA
3rd KOUTRAS CHRISTOS IFK GREECE
3rd DAVID VORREN IFK NORWAY
U18 GIRLS -58KG
1ST BOLSHAKOVA MARIIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd RAFAELLA TSAKIRI IFK GREECE
3rd LARA SEYDEL WIBK GERMANY
3rd MARINE BARSEGHYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U18 GIRLS +58KG
1ST MARKOVA POLINA IFK RUSSIA
2nd VDOVINA EKATERINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd VIKTORIA KREITL IFK HUNGARY
3rd GAUCH CHANTAL IFK SWITZERLAND
U18 BOYS -68KG
1ST NESTEROV EGOR IFK RUSSIA
2nd TUMASHEV IVAN IFK RUSSIA
3rd MYKOLA MATEROSIAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
3rd STRATOS GIOURAS IFK GREECE
U18 BOYS -78KG
1ST BEZRUKOV ALEXANDER IFK RUSSIA
2nd BOTVINNIKOV ILYA IFK RUSSIA
3rd KIRILL KOLYASNIKOV IFK KAZAKHSTAN
3rd NAREK ABOYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U18 BOYS +78KG
1ST GRACHEV ALEKSANDR IFK RUSSIA
2nd BEZMATERNYKH NIKITA IFK RUSSIA
3rd CVETELIN SPASOV IFK BULGARIA
U21 LADIES - 60KG
1ST DORONINA KSENIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd HAYLEY BETH ROWLANDS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd MAVROUDI SOFIA IFK GREECE
3rd FILINOVA VALENTINA IFK RUSSIA
U21 LADIES +60KG
1ST PAPADOPOULOU MARIA IFK GREECE
2nd IGNATEVA OLGA IFK RUSSIA
3rd KOLESMIKOVA VALERIIA IFK RUSSIA
3rd CHELSEA KERLDAAN IFK NETHERLAND
U21 MENS -70KG
1ST GRIBKOV ALEKSANDR IFK RUSSIA
2nd DROZD ALEXANDER IFK RUSSIA
3rd DAWID OZGA IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd ADEM AYSUN IFK BULGARIA
U21 MENS -80KG
1ST JONAS ROSIN ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN
2nd NATHAN WILLIAM IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd LUKE BALDWIN IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd FOMENKO MARK IFK RUSSIA
U21 MENS +80KG
1ST KONDRATEV ANDREI IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARAMIAN GNEL IFK RUSSIA
3rd IGOR ANGALD KYOKUSHINKAN GERMANY
3rd HRISTO ILIEV IFK BULGARIA
CLICKER TEAM
1ST GREAT BRITAIN A
2nd SWITZERLAND A
3rd GREAT BRITAIN B
3rd SWITZERLAND B
U16 CLICKER BOYS -160CM
1ST AARON SHEEHAN IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd OLIVER FATHERS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd AARON JANKA IFK SWITZERLAND
3rd NATHAN SAMMY IFK GREAT BRITAIN
U16 CLICKER BOYS +160CM
1ST LUKE STUBBS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd EGGER MSVERICK IFK SWITZERLAND
3rd DYLAN BALDWIN IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd CONOR FITZPATRICK IFK IRELAND
U16 CLICKER GIRLS -160CM
1st STACEY MILENTIJEVIC IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd SOPHIE HOBBS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd JAMIE MAY ROWLANDS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd FABIA SCHONENBERGER IFK SWITZERLAND
U16 CLICKER GIRLS +160CM
1st ELENA EDWARDS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd REMMI AZIZ IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd JOLEIN ODERMATT IFK SWITZERLAND
3rd KAYLEY MORRIS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
MOST SPIRITED FIGHTER: MARIA PAPADOPOULOU (IFK GREECE)
FASTEST KO: ARAMIAN GNEL (17 SECONDS) (IFK RUSSIA)
BEST TECHNIQUE: JONAS ROSIN (ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN)
CHIEF REFEREE KYOKUSHIN RULES: SHIHAN ALEX KERRIGAN
CHIEF REFEREE CLICKER: SHIHAN RAY BOND
2nd KWU Kyokushin World Championships
/The IFK is proud to announce the 2nd KWU Kyokushin World Championship among men and women weight categories will be held in Khabarovsk, Russia on 3-4th October, 2015.
Representatives of National Federations, who have passed national qualifying championships with calling in all interested Kyokushin groups in a particular country at age 18 years and above, with a style qualification not less than 4th kyu are able to participate in the World Championship.
The time and place of the National Qualifying championships are defined jointly by the representatives of the international organsations listed in the "Members" section on www.kwunion.com
IFK Belgium Winter Camp complete
/The IFK Belgium Winter camp was held between 7-9 February 2015, in Kasterlee, Belgium and was supported and attended by members of Belgium Shinkyokushin, Rengokai and IFK Holland.
Congratulations to Sensei Frank van Tilburg for his promotion to Sandan.
Australian Summer Camp with Shihan Pickthall
/The IFK Australia hosted their Summer Camp in Sydney from 23rd-25th January under the guidance of Shihan David Pickthall. There were 10 sessions covering aspects of the IFK Syllabus, Kata and Kumite plus beach training. This open event was also supported by senior instructors of other Kyokushin groups.
Thanks go to Shihan Doug Turnbull and Senseis Shaharin Yussof and Jenny Fuller for all their hard work organising the event.
Results of the 3rd IFK Brazil Championships....
/RESULTS OF 3RD IFK BRAZIL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP
KATA
UP TO 07 YEARS - COLORFUL
CHAMPION: JULIA GABRIELE DA SILVA CARMO
2: NICOLE RODRIGUES SOARES
3: ALINE SA TELES BARRETO
08 TO 10 YEARS ‐ WHITE TO YELLOW
CHAMPION: FABIO HENRY O. CRUZ
2: VINICIUS RAMOS
3: MATHEUS HENRY GONÇALVES
11 TO 13 YEARS ‐ WHITE TO YELLOW
CHAMPION: SABRINA DE ANDRADE SERRANO
2: ALAX ALEXANDRE DE SOUZA
3: FERNANDO sANTOS RODRIGUES
10 TO 13 YEARS ‐ GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: PAMELA SOARES MONTREZOL
2: HENRIQUE DA SILVA DO CARMO
3: MICHEL NUNES ZAIDAN
14 TO 17 YEARS ‐ WHITE TO YELLOW
CHAMPION: ANNA JULIA A. DA SILVA DE ARAUJO
2: WENDLER ERIC RODRIGUES
3: AMANDA PEREIRA MION
14 TO 17 YEARS ‐ GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: JANDERSON ALVES DOS SANTOS
2: HENRY LUCAS MELARE DUARTE
3: ANDERSON DE MORAIS
ADULT - COLORFUL
CHAMPION: DIEGO DE FREITAS DOMANICO
2: EZEQUIEL N. SALES
3: DOUGLAS AUGUSTO BRANDÃO
ADULT - BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: FELIPE CANAL
2: ALEXANDRE PRATES
3: REGINALDO SOARES OLIVEIRA
KUMITE
KIDS WITH ASSISTANT MALE TO 7 YEARS
CHAMPION: LUIZ CLAUDIO DA SILVA
VICE: WILLIAM ALVES DOS SANTOS
3: VINICIUS MIRANDA GUIMARÃES
KIDS WITH ASSISTANT ‐ 8 AND 9 YEARS
CHAMPION: PEDRO AMORIN SILVA
VICE: ISADORA THOMAS CAMPOS
3: NICOLE DA SILVA LOUREANA
KIDS WITH ASSISTANT FEM TO 8 YEARS
CHAMPION: JULIA GABRIELLE
VICE: EMMANUELY LIMA
3: ALINE BARRETO
MALE HEAVY - WHITE, ORANGE AND BLUE
CHAMPION: ADAUTO DE SOUZA IZIDORO
VICE: LEANDRO DAS CHAGAS OLIVEIRA
3: EDER DONIZETE DA SILVA
BROWN AND BLACK ‐ HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: LEANDRO MUNIZ
VICE: LEANDRO ARJONA
3: CRISTIANO JOSE
BROWN AND BLACK ‐ LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPION: RAFAEL SANTOS
VICE: IAGO FERNANDO
3: FRANCISCO GILDEMAR
MASTER
CHAMPION: REGINALDO SOARES
VICE: ANDRE MORAIS
3: UBIRAJARA VASCONCELLOS
FEM ADULT
CHAMPION: VENA BERNARDO
VICE: CÁSSIA ADRIANA
3: JULIANA CAVALCANTE
15 TO 17 MALE COLORFUL
CHAMPION: FELIPE SIQUEIRA
VICE: ALEXSANDRO SANTANA
3: GABRIEL ALVES
ADULT ‐ YELLOW AND GREEN
CHAMPION: RODRIGO DA SILVA
VICE: ISAAC SILVA
3: VICTOR BORGES
CHILDREN 10 AND 11 YEARS MALE
CHAMPION: JOAO VICTOR
VICE: GABRIEL GOMES
3: GUSTAVO LIMA
FEM CHILDREN 10 AND 11 YEARS
CHAMPION: JOYCE JULIANA
VICE: JULIA KAYLANE DE MELO
3: SABRINA ANDRADE SERRANO
MALE CHILD 12 YEARS
CHAMPION: THIAGO MOURA
VICE: FERNANDO
3: LUCCA PEREIRA
MALE 13 AND 14 YEARS
CHAMPION: JANDERSON BARBOSA
VICE: HUGO LINO
3: LUCAS EMANUEL DUARTE
FEM ‐ 12 AND 13 YEARS
CHAMPION: TAMIRES MIRANDA
VICE: AGATHA KEMILI
3: LARISSA SOUZA
FEM COLORFUL ‐ 14 TO 16 YEARS
CHAMPION: THAIS NEGREIRO
VICE: KALINY DA SILVA SOUZA
3: AMANDA PEREIRA MION
15-‐17 MALE ‐ GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: IAGO FERNANDO DO NASCIMENTO
VICE: ODAYTON DOS SANTOS LORENZO
3: LUCAS MELARE
ADULT LIGHT ‐ WHITE, ORANGE AND BLUE
CHAMPION: DANILO HENRIQUE SILVESTRE
VICE: GUSTAVO GUIMARÃES ADAO
3: ROBSON MARQUES
Strong showing at the European Championships held in Borowitz, Bulgaria
/IFK European Championship results (Adults) Junior results to follow.
Ladies LW
1st Emma Markwell IFK Great Britain
2nd Svetlana Berezova IFK Russia
3rd Juliia Lemikh IFK Russia
3rd Lisa Marie Heath IFK Great Britain
Mens LW
1st Farid Kasumov IFK Russia
2nd Marsel Mansurov IFK Russia
3rd Dawid Ozga IFK Great Britain
3rd Dimitar Dimitrov Kyokushinkan Bulgaria
Mens HW
1st Igor Riadnov IFK Russia
2nd Evgeni Diachenko IFK Russia
3rd Farshad Shahyari IFK Iran
3rd Aleksandar Yordanov Kyokushinkan Bulgaria
Fastest KO Farshad Shahyari 3 seconds
Ladies HW
1st Svetlana Tuchkova IFK Russia
2nd Aneta Meskauskiene IFK Ireland
3rd Samantha Williams IFK Great Britain
3rd Mariya Panova IFK Russia
Mens MW
1st Arrem Nazaretyran IFK Russia
2nd Sergey Chmenevich IFK Russia
3rd Emad Nasiri IFK Iran
3rd Ruslan Gladnov IFK Bulgaria
Mens SHW
1st Nikolai Maslennikov IFK Russia
2nd Artur Tilov IFK Russia
3rd Jan Van Beek IFK Holland
3rd Daniel Degroote IFK France
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A hat-trick of titles for Markwell, and Lund Regan's life long dream accomplished.
/37 organisations from 21 countries descended on K2 Crawley, as the British Karate Kyokushinkai hosted the 38th British Open, with one of the toughest line-up in years.
All the more remarkable then that Emma Markwell (BKK Westcroft) on a hot winning streak managed to capture her fourth, and third-in-a-row British title on home soil whilst also securing the fastest KO in 22 seconds.
More home British fighter success as the campaign's poster boy, Leon Lund Regan (BKK Ynysowen) accomplishes his childhood dream at the 8th time of asking by beating world class Russians and Spanish opponents to take the title.
Other home-based fighters, Dawid Ozga and Darren Chan, claimed third places in lightweight and middleweight categories respectively. Teams from Russia and Spain took the remaining titles making this one of the most exciting and open of Opens for some years.
There was also a Novice section allowing young and new fighters to experience knockdown fighting in an incredible setting.
RESULTS
Open Lightweight Women
1st EMMA MARKWELL (BKK WESTCROFT)
2nd RIMMA ARTEMOVA (MOSCOW IFK)
3rd ANNA EFREMOVA (KIROV IFK)
CECILLA WALLIN (SWEDEN WKO SHINKYOKUSHIN)
Open Heavyweight Women
1st ANZHELIKA SABAEVA (MOSCOW IFK)
2nd IRINA VALIEVA (RUSSIA WKO SHINKYOKUSHIN)
3rd DIANA CANTERO (SPAIN KWF)
ANNA ULYBINA (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
Open Lightweight Men
1st LEON LUND REGAN (BKK YNYSOWEN)
2nd DANIEL REDONDO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
3rd EVGENIY SOLOMENNIKOV (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
DAWID OZGA (BKK CRAWLEY)
Open Middleweight Men
1st JONATAN REDONDO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
2nd ANDREY BORISOV (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
3rd DARREN CHAN (BKK CRAWLEY)
IGOR RIADNOV (MOSCOW IFK)
Open Heavyweight Men
1st VITALY ISHAKHNELI (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
2nd NIKOLAI DAVYDOV (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
3rd JONATHAN TINEO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
VASILY SAMADUROV (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
Special Prizes
Most Spirited Fighter JEAN PAUL JACQUOT (FRANCE PARIS 17)
Fastest Knockout EMMA MARKWELL (BKK WESTCROFT) 22 Seconds
Best British Fighter LEON LUND REGAN (BKK YNYSOWEN)
NOVICE LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN
1st DANNI LEWIS (BKK EASTBOURNE)
2nd EMILIA CAHILL (IRELAND IFK)
3rd DIANA HUDMAN (BKK CWMBRAN)
NOVICE Heavyweight Women
1st FRANCESCA MORREALE (BKK WESTCROFT)
2nd KATIE MACDONALD (IKKU SCOTLAND)
3rd HANNAH LOK (BKK KOKORO)
3rd YUSMIN KHAN (BKK CRAWLEY)
NOVICE MIDDLEWEIGHT MEN
1st NATHAN WILLIAMS (BKK CARDIFF)
2nd CHRIS MORRIS (BKK MOUNTAIN ASH)
3rd BLAKE COLLINS (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd MARIO MORREALE (BKK WESTCROFT)
NOVICE HEAVYWEIGHT Men
1st SEWERI LESIAK (IRELAND IFK)
2nd IAN CORCORAN (IRELAND IFK)
3rd TOMASZ WERCZYNSKI (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd BEN WATSON (BKK WESTHILL)
CADET GIRLS LIGHTWEIGHT
1st SHAUNA ARTHUR (IRELAND IFK)
2nd ISABELLE MANIBOU DANG (BKK CRYSTAL PALACE)
3rd NICOLE ARNOLD (BKK CRYSTAL PALACE)
3rd HANNAH DAVIES (BKK CWMBRAN)
CADET BOYS LIGHTWEIGHT
1st TODD WILLIAMS (BKK HASTINGS/BEXHILL)
2nd TOBIAS BATKIN (BKK HASTINGS/BEXHILL)
3rd RYAN MORTER (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd CONRAN PEARCE (BKK VERWOOD)
CADET BOYS MIDDLEWEIGHT
1st JAMES BARTON (BKK VERWOOD)
2nd LUKE CHARSLEY (BKK VERWOOD)
3rd OWEN LLOYD (BKK YNYSYBWL)
CADET BOYS HEAVYWEIGHT
1st GOVINDRAI SINGH CHEEMA (BKK GRAVESEND)
2nd MATTHEW RAWLINS (BKK YNYSYBWL)
MORE PICTURES TO FOLLOW...
USA-IFKK Knockdown Title Champions
/The 2014 American International Karate champioships were held in Rochester, NY on the 20th September. World Champions from IFK Russia attended and gained strong wins in the Heavy and Superheavy weight Men's titles.
Title belts were awarded to all champions and invited to return to defend their titles.
Men’s Lightweight Novice
1st Jose Balardo, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
2nd Chris Smith, Rochester, NY, USA
3rd Alex Paoli, Florence, KY, USA
Women’s Lightweight
1st Myriam El Harrif, St. Jean, QC, Canada
2nd Bovin Anick, Montreal, Canada
Women’s Middleweight
1st Jordan LeRoux, Gauteng, South Africa
2nd Gabriella Cayouetta, Pierrefends, QC, Canada
Women’s Heavyweight
1st Jackie Porter, Hilton, NY, USA
2nd Audrey-Rose Charlebois, Pierrefends, QC, Canada
3rd Melissa Cousineau, St. Jean, QC, Canada
3rd Samantha Marrocco, Hamlin, NY, USA
Men’s Lightweight
1st Ehsan Afshari, Meza, AZ, USA
2nd Benjamin Vasquez, Geneva, NY, USA
Men’s Middleweight
1st Samuel Bate, Becconsfield, QC, Canada
2nd Lorinc Zord, Greenwood, NY, USA
3rd Christopher Farhat, Columbus, OH, USA
Men’s Heavyweight
1st Dmitry Savelyev,St. Petersburg, Russia
2nd Michael Cordeiro, Pierrefends, QC, Canada
Men’s Super Heavyweight
1st Aleksei Gorokhov, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
2nd Kamil Maras, Hazlet, NJ, USA
IFK Greece to host U21 World Tournament in 2015
/
Due to the instability in the region the IFK, following discussions IFK Israel Country Representative Shihan Itzik Ashkenazi, have decided it is in the best interests of the event we move the U21 World Tournament to an alternative venue.
Fortunately two countries IFK Greece and IFK Romania proposed to take on this event and after careful consideration Greece has been selected to host the event.
Country Representative Sensei Stefanos Tranidis has set up an event team and they are busy preparing a website and all related information. The event will still be on the 21st March 2015 at the Micra Sports Centre in Thessaloniki, Greece. The official hotel will be the Nikopolis. The same regulations will apply for this event except that IFK Israel and IFK Greece will get host nation entry quota of double participants.
We hope to have all information circulated by mid October.
Hanshi thanks Shihan Itzik and his team for all the hard work prior to this change.
Hanshi celebrates his 80th birthday
/Many years dedicated to Kyokushin. We wish Hanshi Arneil happy 80th birthday!
We, in Kyokushin, owe you a debt of gratitude. Osu!
Another great British Summer camp held in Felsted, Essex
/Hanshi and his team of top BKK instructors held another successful adult and junior summer camp in Felsted, Essex.
Students were taken through kihon and bunkai and kumite. An evening seminar with our Italian country representative Sensei Andrea Stoppa on basic BJJ skills.
A national and camp grading was also held for those attempting high grades including the promotion of three new third dans.
