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FRENCH INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR VOSGES MOUNTAINS 2008
2008-05-15
On 8th to 10th of May in Vosges Mountains (France) French International Seminar took place. The event gathered more then 110 students from 9 countries. The fighting trainings were lead by Sensei Lucian Gogonel (World Champion and 6 times European Champion) and Sempai Kentaro Aso (Japanese Top 32 in the WC 2007). The whole seminar was lead by shihan Bertrand Kron, shihan Egberth Thomas and shihan Eric Constancia.


INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS VIENNA 2008
2008-06-17

   On June 15 in Vienna, The International Austrian Kyokushin Karate Championships took place. 244 competitors from the following countries: Austria, Czech R., Bulgaria, Germany, Holland, Poland, Slovakia and Serbia, took part in the event.
   Organiser was Austrian Kyokushin Karate Organisation, led by Sensei Marek Kubek. Main Judge was Sensei Roman Keska.

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25TH JAPAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS OSAKA 2008
2008-06-15
Poster

   On June 14-15 The 25th All Japan Weight Category Championships were held in Furitsu Taikukan Hall in Osaka. Tournament which was organised by IKO Kyokushinkaikan gathered over 200 competitors and couple thousands of spectators.
   Main Judge was Kancho Shokei Matsui.



22ND EUROPEAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS VITORIA 2008
2008-05-25

On 24 May 2008 in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) The 22 European Weight Category Championships took place. 125 competitors from 22 countries took part in the event, which was organised by Spanish Kyokushin Karate Organisation.
Kancho Shokei Matsui (IKO President), Shihan Katsuhito Gorai (IKO General Secretary) and Shihan Loek Hollander (IKO International Committee Member) were the special guests, as well as the EKKO Board members: Shihan Antonio Pinero (President), Shihan Ton Von Rijn (Vice-President), Shihan Andre Drewniak (General Secretary) and Sensei Christoph Fischer (Treasurer).
Organiser of the Championships was Shihan Jose Luis Lezkano. Main judge was Shihan Antonio Pinero.
On the day after the championships, a special training open for all EKKO Country Representatives, instructors and students, was lead by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai and Shihan Antonio Pinero. Kancho Shokei Matsui was observing the participants, but could not join the training himself, recovering from his leg surgery.

Tournament draws
m-70 [PDF 60 KB] | m-80 [PDF 65 KB]
m-90 [PDF 25 KB] | m+90 [PDF 57 KB]
w-55 [PDF 57 KB] | w-65 [PDF 56 KB]
w+65 [PDF 55 KB]

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Kancho Matsui


Judges seminar


Opening ceremony


Demonstrations


Eliminations



Tameshiwari



Finals



Awards



Sayonara party



Special training



TEAM WORLD CUP KHABAROVSK 2008
2008-05-14

On May 10-11, in Khabarovsk (Russia), The 2008 Kyokushin Karate Team World Cup took place. Kancho Shokei Matsui (IKO President) and Shihan Katsuhito Gorai (IKO General Secretary) were the special guests.
Winner of the torunament was Russia.



Khabarovsk City


Martial arts festival


Check-in


Opening ceremony


Eliminations


Finals


Awards


Press conference
Sayonara party


2008-04-25  2ND EUROPEAN TEAM TRAINING CAMP
2008-04-17  DUTCH WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS PAPENDRECHT 2008
2008-04-12  UKRAINIAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS KIEV 2008


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