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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   On February 24-26, in Barcelona, Board Meeting of the Kyokushin World Federation (KWF)  took place with the participation of the President Shihan Loek Hollander, Vice-president Shihan Antonio Pinero, Vice-president Shihan Hristo Traykov, General Secretary Shihan Andre Drewniak, Treasurer Shihan Lars Hogquist and member of the Board Shihan Bertrand Kron.
  During the meeting most important issues, concerning the responsibility of Board Members, for the purpose of KWF perspective development plan. The board officially accepted new KWF representatives in the following countries: Japan, Estonia, Brazil, Italy, Iran, Belgium, Trinidad and Argentina.
  The upcoming 26th Open Kyokushin Karate European Championships  in Zaragoza will be an outpost of the 1st Open Kyokushin Karate World Championships planned in Paris in 2013.

   KWF Representative in Japan Shihan Noriyuki Tanaka organised the annual Kyokushin Grandprix in Chiba, on January 29, 2012. Almost 700 participants from various Kyokushin groups took part in the tournament. Friendly atmosphere, co-operation between many different branches and dojos and high level of fights, made it a very sucessful event. Next year Kyokushin Grandprix is planned for January 2013.
  Shihan Tanaka (5 dan) who started Kyokushin 35 years ago, has been a long time Branch Chief of Chiba and recently joined the World Kyokushin Federation and has already confirmed participation of his team in the upcoming European Championships Zaragossa, 11-12 May 2012.

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The weekend of January 27-29 the Norwegian Kyokushin Karate Organization arranged the yearly General Meeting and also a training camp for all club leaders in Norway. Organiser of the camp was Shihan Lars Hogquist.

The camp was arranged outside Oslo and with great success. The General Meeting was held in a very positive manner.
   The first training started on Friday. As usual at this yearly training camp Shihan Antonio Pinero from Spain conducted the training. The camp covered all the KWF syllabus. All the techniques where composed into small to long combinations. 
  The feedback from the participants was very positive. 

Shihan Antonio did a fantastic job and everybody was amazed about the variety in his calm and friendly teaching. The camp collected 51 karateka from all over the country.

We will meet again next year at the same time and enjoy another karate seminar with Shihan Antonio.