0n 11-12 May 2012 in Zaragoza (Spain) were held XXVI European Kyokushin Open Championships with a record number of 406 competitors from 22 countries including Japan. President od the European Kyokushin Federation - shihan Antonio Pinero made the official opening of the championships. Among the invited guests were: Vice President of Kyokushin World Federation shihan Hristo Traikov (Bulgaria), secretary of Kyokushin World Union Sergei Suvorov (Russia), shihan Seiji Kanamura 8 dan (USA), shihan Shigenori Sakamoto and shihan Noriyuki Tanaka (Japan), which presented during the opening ceremony a kata demonstration with music background.
Before the championships were held: the Board Meeting of European Kyokushin Federation (EKF), visit at the Governor Office, the General Meeting of the EKF and the International Judge Course, attended by more than 30 judges. It should be emphasized the beautiful design in a modern sports hall, including the two Tori gate, through which underwent the competitors to fight, and professional light control correlated with music and large screen. The organizer of the championships was the Spanish Kyokushin Federation headed by shihan Antonio Pinero and the direct organizer was Shihan Fernando Perez.

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On 28th-30th of April 2012 in Zarautz(Spain) was held a Kata and Kumite seminar, which was attended by 50 competitors, who trained for 3 hard days (9 kumite trainings and 6 Kata trainings), uder the Direction of shihan José Luis Lezkano and Directed by shihan FCO. Javier Lezkano and sensei Naroa Lezkano. The participants have had an opportunity to train with sensei Pablo Estensoro and sensei Zuriñe Eciolaza, who helped them to prepare the European Tournament in Zaragoza. More than 20 pfighters, who took part in the Zarautz's Course had an important results in the European Tournament in  Kata and Kumite. The training sessions were very intense - especially those  on the beach, where the water temperature was 14 Celsius degrees and the Spirit of Kyokushin became strengthened by the submission and improvement of the participants.

On 28th of April 2012 in the Sports Hall MOSiR in Sosnowiec held XXXIX Polish Seniors Championships Karate Kyokushin, which brought together 130 participans form 64 centers from Poland. In the official opening ceremony of Championships appeared a General Secretary of PZK, sensei Maciej Sokołowski 3 dan. Shinan Andre Drewniak 7 dan was a chief judge of the championships, shihan Jacek Czerniec 5 dan was a technical judge. Agata Zjawińska from Katowice and Marcin Prachnio from Warsaw were chosen the best competitosr of the championships. On Friday held a short organizational meeting, attended by president Adam Goncerz and next held solemn Sayonara connected with the artistic program. The organiser of the championship were Sosnowiecki Club Karate, run by shihan Eugeniusz Dadzibug 5 dan.

On 20-22 of April in the Centre of Japanese Sports and Martial Arts  "Dojo-Stara Wieś" in Poland, held a kata seminar with the participation of World and European Champion, shihan Javier Lezkano 5 dan, from Spain. Shihan Lezkano presented new concepts in kata training with Bunkai interpretions. The programm prepared by shihan Andre Drewniak 7 dan, included a repeat of all kyokushin kata was performed in full. On Saturday, 21st of April 2012 held a Sayonara coupled with a bonfire, in which took part all the participans of the Grouping of Poland National Team, judges courses and the seminar, of course.

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From 29 March to 1 April was held in Lvov the next Kyokushin KWF Seminar, chaired by shihan Andre Drewniak 7 dan within the Kyokushin Development Programme for Eastern Europe.  In seminar was attended by 35 instructors, players  and students from  Ukraine and Russia. Among them was shihan Salem Kahil 6 dan and sensei Andrey Rekunov. The main points of the seminar were: firstly the preparing to kumite and the standardisation of the used techniques and kata. During the additional meeting and Sayonara participans were acquainted with the main ideas of Kyokushin, based on the  Sosai Masutatsu Oyama philosophy, and the prospect of Kyokushin expansion, not only in Europe, but also in the world. The seminar were organised in cooperation with ther University of Physical Education in  Lviv, where is na posibility to acquire the master’s degree  of Kyokushin Karate specialization. There has been exchange of invitations to participate in the Championships of Ukraine and Summer camp in Odessa, as well as participation in European Championship Kyokushin in Saragossa and the East European Summer Camp in Kraków.

The  seminar was organised by the Ukrainian Kyokushin Federation run by sensei Igor Sosnowski 3 dan.

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