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.
On March 12-13-14, 2021, IFK Argentina will host its Summer Camp
The seminar will be led by Shihan Julio Romero 6th Dan, IFK Kyokushin Representative in Argentina, and Sempai Jerónimo Romero 2nd Dan. It will take place at the facilities of the Banco Provincia La Plata Club, where the aforementioned Instructors teach classes (the 1st KWU Seminar in Argentina was held there, with Shihan Alexandr Pichkunov and Sensei Dmitry Saveliev).
Students from the City Bell Dojos (Banco Provincia Club); Dojo Villa Elisa and Dojos Lisandro Olmos will participate in the event.
Students and instructors from other organizations who wish to participate should contact the organizers ifkkyokushinargentina@gmail.com and julioromero.shihan@gmail.com.
Due to the circumstances, we live in, the places are limited.
The program will be carried out keeping the protocols indicated by the authorities of the Provincial and National Government. It includes special sessions for children, Kumite - kata, and an approach to the sports regulations of the different categories of children, youth, and adults. In this context, referee courses will also be held for the disciplines (Kata for children and adults, Kumite for children, Kumite for youth and adults).
Wishing soon this difficult time in the world to be overcome, and we will meet in courses and tournaments, we greet all colleagues from Argentina.
Osu!
IFK Kyokushin Argentina
The X IFK Uruguay Summer Camp to be held on March 5-7, 2021 in the Air Force Complex in Playa Hermosa, Maldonado, Uruguay and will be led by Sensei Germán Carballo.
For more information and participation, please contact Sensei Germán Carballo, email: gcarballo.ifkuruguay@gmail.com and International contact: Claudia López, email: clopez.ifkuruguay@gmail.com
IFK - Bulgaria will hold an International Kyokushin Summer camp “Primorsko 2021”., under the leadership of:
Shihan David Pickthall – 7 dan, President of IFK
Sensei Emma Markwell – 4 dan, World and European Kumite champion
The Camp will take place in MMC Primorsko, Bulgaria, from 01.07 to 08.07
For applications and additional information, please contact Shihan Nikola Blagoev CR IFK Bulgaria, on email: nikola_blagoev@abv.bg
IFK Venezuela will hold a Summer Camp and Dan Test for September 25 & 26, 2021 with Instructors Shihan Julio Romero (IFK Argentina) and Sensei Jeovaldo Barreto (IFK Brazil). The camp is open to all international member who wants to participate.
On the poster is the preliminary info, costs can be provided to interested groups. Feel free to contact Senpai Hugo Luciani (IFK Venezuela CR) ifkvenezuela@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns.
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
IFK Iran organized National Virtual Kata Championship for Kids, Juniors, Seniors and the race was held on 12-19 January 2021. Congratulation to all. Here you can see the official report:
Senpai John Derick Sieh Bangura has become the Country Representative for IFK Sierra Leone. As our representatives try to build a united West Africa this is an important addition to the region.
On January 14th, 2021 Hanshi Steve Arneil 10th Dan, has formally confirmed by letter that he has now retired from his position as President of the International Federation of Karate (IFK).
Since 2013, it has been Hanshi’s wish that Shihan David Pickthall be his successor and this decision has been ratified by the IFK Board and the Country Representatives.
Hanshi will retain his role as Founder of the IFK and his place on the Board of the IFK.
Seasons Greetings to All the IFK members around the world and to all supporters of Full Contact Karate from the Executive Board of the IFK.
Photographer: Shane Lalor
This year turned out to be such a special one, and on behalf of the great group we´ve formed, I would like to thank everyone who did not give up and kept training either from home, in the Dojos, or outside. Difficult times brought out the best in us!!!
I would like to congratulate you on the professionalism and responsible way in which our instructors approached training during the pandemic. Guidelines and recommendations from the Health Ministry were abided by, with the main goal of looking after our students, families, and society as a whole.
The world moved too fast, and changes forced us to be more creative than ever.
We started 2020 with training sessions for our instructors, and also a great summer camp where we shared 10 training sessions throughout 3 days. We were extremely lucky to have Sensei Jeovaldo Barreto as a guest instructor, who is also a great friend and a Kyokushin referent in our continent. A week later the pandemic hit hard, but instead of defeating us we set new goals and took advantage of technology to keep training from our homes. In many cases, we even saw parents who joined and trained to accompany and encourage their children!
This group effort enabled us to have our 6th National Tournament - a virtual kata competition – which had over 50 competitors from 4 regions in all the categories, all of whom had been training non-stop even though we were in lock-down mode.
We also had the 1st Americas regional kata tournament for Brown and Black Belts, with participants from 8 countries; and with great pride, our national team achieved the podium in several categories with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places.
This “new normal” also provided great new opportunities, including online training sessions with IFK and Kyokushin world-renowned instructors.
After being able to return to the training in our Dojos, and following all the health and safety guidelines and recommendations we met again and kept the updated agenda with grading tests and regional seminars.
We now end this special year being certain that in spite of everything, we remained as strong and united as always.
I take this opportunity to greet all of our instructors, friends, and family; thanking everyone for their support.
Here’s to a GREAT 2021!
Sensei Germán Carballo.
The 6th IFK World Championships was scheduled to be held in May 2021 but it has now been postponed due to not enough time to prepare. The lack of time is based on the epidemiological situation in which we live. Postponing the championship by 1 year will allow the organizers to prepare properly.
On October 17th, IFK Uruguay held a Referee training course, part of the annual ongoing training agenda, with judges and referees attending from all Uruguayan regions, including Montevideo, Canelones, Soriano, Salto.
The course focused on IFK Kata and Knockdown Kumite Rules and was led by Sensei Germán Carballo, IFK Uruguay Country Representative.
IFK Uruguay members from 1st kyu through 2nd Dan from all Uruguay Dojos took part of the training, thus ensuring unified criteria.
The course was held at the Combat Sports Centre located in Montevideo.
On December 2-6, 2020 in Sofia, Bulgaria – ARENA ARMEETS Hall. The KWU Professional League organizes the first OPEN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP by the rules of KWU SENSHI.
Participants will be divided into six weight categories: -70, -75, -80, -85, -90, +90.
Each category will consist of 8 fighters.
Preliminary bouts and semi-finals will be held with the use of protective equipment – helmets, elbow pads, leg protectors. Athletes can keep all the protective equipment after the competition.
In the final, fighters use only gloves, without other protective equipment.
Winners will receive a belt, cup, medal, and cash prize for each overall match. For details please contact + 359 897964368 senpai Nikolay Atanasov.
Matches will be held in the ring.
The organizers cover the cost of air tickets for the athlete and the coach, transfers to the hotel, accommodation and meals during the championship, as well as the cost of COVID tests.
The event will be broadcast live on the American online TV FITE – www.fite.tv, https://www.fite.tv/vl/p/senshi/
Final battles will be included in the SENSHI event on December 5th, 2020.
The deadline for submitting applications for the participation of all comers is November 1st, 2020 at senshi_bulgaria@abv.bg
Unfortunately, IFK Turkey must announce the cancellation of the European Championships, Istanbul for 2020.
We hope once the travel restrictions are lifted for all countries we can reschedule the event in the future.
IFK Kyokushin Tournament “V. A. Solovyov” is a celebration of martial arts held in a solemn atmosphere. This time the tournament was held only among adults. They competed in the disciplines of kumite and kata. In the fighting and kata participated as an eminent sportsmen, and those who were for the first time.
Results:
Men 70 kg
1st place - Fatyanov Sergey (Uzunyan R.V.)
2nd place - Mekhtiev Mikhail (Barateli I.B)
Men 80 kg
1st place - Chepaykin Vladislav (D.S.Savelyev)
2nd place - Ulyanov Dmitry (Savelyev D.S.)
Men over 80 kg
1st place - Stroganov Yuri (D.S.Saveliev)
2nd place - Krupsky Denis (Yunusov S.S.)
3rd place - Petrov Victor (Gerasimov M.Yu)
Women 60 kg
1st place - Zelenina Valeria (Zelenina V)
2nd place - Lappo Daria (Eganov M)
Women over 60 kg
1st place - Kushnareva Alena (Eganov M, Nadmidov R)
2nd place - Martynova Victoria (A. Gribkov)
Veterans 80 kg
1st place - Savin Vitaly (Eganov Mikhail Viktorovich, Nadmidov Ruslan)
2nd place - Ushakov Denis (A.S. Kramyshev)
Division B
Men 70 kg
1st place - Piliptsev Bogdan (Saveliev D.S.)
2nd place - Gorshkov Evgeny (Oprya Ivan)
3rd place - Lukin Sergey (Samokhin A.A.)
Men 80 kg
1st place - Pershin Alexandr (Samokhin A.A.)
2nd place - Shlyannikov Alexandr (Uzunyan R.V., Stakheev M.A.,)
Women 60 kg
1st place - Lubina Anna (Barateli I.B)
2nd place - Chupova Anastasia (I.Barateli)
Women over 60 kg
1st place - Gogichaeva Maria (Samokhin A.A.)
2nd place - Chetaeva Elena (Gerasimov M.Yu)
Kata
Men
1st place - Belkov Ilya
2nd place - Alexander Drozd
3rd place - Roman Kuznetsov
Women
1st place - Doronina Ksenia
2nd place - Lappo Daria
3rd place - Zherlygina Ekaterina
IFK Switzerland held their National Kata Championships on Saturday 19th September in Wohlen with 12 dojos participating.
The organizers did a tremendous job, efficiently running the event that displayed a very high level of kata from the seventy-five participants.
The results are listed below:
Due to the current pandemic, the BKK have taken the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 British Open on the 3rd of October.
With restrictions in the participation of combat sports still in place in the UK and the uncertainty for the preparation times of the athletes, it was considered the safest course of action.
To all our supporters we hope to see you all in 2021
Osu!
Milen Lesemann Photography
The Kyokushin World Union shared an open letter after the end of the 14th KWU International Summer Camp in Kamchia, Bulgaria.
Here it is what the organization shared to all karatekas:
“On 16-23 August 2020 was held the 14th KWU International Summer Camp in Kamchia, Bulgaria.
The global situation has drastically affected the preparation and holding of the camp. The dates were changed several times, the organizers had to keep updated with all the changes to the requirements of epidemiological safety.
But the KWU International Camp is one of the main events in the life of the world Kyokushin, which has long become a good tradition and which athletes from all over the world are always looking forward to. Given that the circumstances of this year due to the COVID-19 had already deprived athletes of the opportunity to train regularly, everyone realized that this camp would be a breath of fresh air for athletes.
That is why, despite all the difficulties, constantly changing security requirements, and limited international air traffic, the organizers did everything possible to hold the camp. All security measures were ensured: there was testing for coronavirus infection for everyone who came to the camp, each participant was given a mask, and there were disinfectant dispensers on the territory.
Roman Odessky
Thanks to all the efforts, the camp gathered 600 participants from 14 countries. Athletes from many countries in South America, Asia, and Europe, who could not come to Bulgaria, followed our training camp through our pages on Instagram and Facebook.
Despite the smaller number of participants, compared to previous years (in 2019, the camp gathered 1600 people from 28 countries), this week of the camp was very intensive, full of emotions and new knowledge for athletes.
This year's training program of the camp was particularly focused on the KWU Professional League training, where masterclasses were led by eminent K-1 athletes: Ernesto Hoost, Peter Aerts, Semmy Schilt, as well as Shihan Ivo Kamenov, Shihan Aleksandr Pichkunov.
Within the framework of the camp, two tournaments were held: the KWU Youth World Cup (18-21) and the 6th edition of the KWU Professional League SENSHI.
The KWU Youth World Cup (18-21) is the successor to the international tournament Varna Cup, which has been held since 2017. Due to the number of participants, this year the organizers decided to combine all weight categories and hold this tournament in absolute weight. 31 participants from Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Poland, and Belarus fought in the Cup. Winners received financial prizes and special awards.
On August 21, the professional fight gala-show SENSHI 6 (KWU Professional League) took place. The arena hosted bright bouts according to the rules of KWU Full Contact, KWU SENSHI, K1. Special guests and commentators of the gala evening were K-1 stars: Semmy Schilt, Ernesto Hoost, and Peter Aerts, as well as the Chairman of the KWU Professional League and Chairman of the Bulgarian Martial Arts Association Shihan Ivo Kamenov (6 dan) and the Secretary-General of the Kyokushin World Union (KWU) Shihan Aleksandr Pichkunov (5 dan). Another special guest this year was the well-known Czech karate and kickboxer Jan Soukup.
The KWU International Summer Camp is a unique platform where honored masters and famous athletes can share their experience and knowledge with younger sportsmen, where athletes not only from Kyokushin but also from kickboxing, muay thai, wrestling and other martial arts can train together, which is of great benefit for all.
We sincerely hope that in the near future, the world will defeat the coronavirus completely, and we are already looking forward to the next year when there will be no obstacles for athletes from different countries to gather in the largest training Kyokushin camp.”
Milen Lesemann Photography
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