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THE 40TH JUBILEE WEST EUROPEAN SUMMER CAMP PAPENDAL 2007
2007-07-16
   On July 9 - 13 in Papendal (Holland) The 40th Jubilee West European Summer Camp took place with participation of about 180 participants including 40 from Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Germany, Poland and Ukraine. The camp training program was prepared by Shihan Loek Hollander.Special guests were: Shihan Antonio Pinero (Spain), Shihan Andre Drewniak (Poland), Shihan Stuart Corrigal (Canada), Shihan Tsutomu Wakiuchi (Italy), Sensei Gillespie Brad (Canada) and Sensei Christoph Fisher (Germany). Trainings included kihon, kata, kumite and everyday practice of three Bo kata, Bassai dai kata and self-defense.
   Chairman of the Papendal Dutch National Sports Centre prepared the jubilee cake and special song was created and sang by a vocalist.
   Half of the candidates passed their black belt exams. The main photographer was Shihan A. Drewniak.


The Jubilee


Kihon


Baloon training



Night training



Examination



Closing

AUSTRIAN OPEN KARATE TOURNAMENT VIENNA 2007
2007-06-18

   On June 17, Austrian Open Karate Tournament took place in Vienna. 180 participants from 5 countries (Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria) took part in this tournament. There were categories for juniors and adults, both in kata and kumite.
   Approximately 300 spectators gathered to watch this event, which was hosted and organized by the Austrian Kyokushinkai Karate Organization, conducted by Sensei Marek Kubek.



ALL AMERICAN OPEN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW YORK 2007
2007-06-25
   On June 23 in New York's Manhattan College, The 2007 All American Open Karate Championships took place with participation of 116 fighters. The honorary guest of the championships was Kancho Shokei Matsui. Official opening was done by Shihan Seiji Isobe.
   Organiser of the championships was IKO Kyokushinkaikan International Department lead by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai.

 

Gallery


Opening Ceremony
Eliminations
Kata and Tameshiwari

Quarter and Semi finals
Finals
Awards

Training with Kancho Shokei Matsui


24TH JAPAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS OSAKA 2007
2007-06-10
Poster

On June 9-10 The 24th All Japan Weight Category Championships were held in Furitsu Taikukan Hall in Osaka. Tournament which was organised by IKO Kyokushinkaikan gathered 280 competitors and couple thousands of spectators.
Main Judge was Kancho Shokei Matsui. Among the present were also: Shihan Yuzo Goda, Shihan Makoto Nakamura, Sensei Machida Kyosuke and Sensei Noro.
This championships was the last selection for the Japanese Team before this year's 9th World Open Karate Tournament, which will take place in Tokyo, on November 17-18. There were no foreign fighter participants, however two pretendents to the world champion title came to watch the event: Lechi Kurbanov (2005 World Super Heavyweight Vice Champion) and Artur Hovhanissian (2006 All Japan Vice Champion and 2005 Super Heavyweight European Champion).



THE 21ST EUROPEAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS VOLOS 2007
2007-05-29

On 26 May 2007 in Volos (Greece) The 21 European Weight Category Championships took place.
109 competitors from 21 countries took part in the event, which was organised by Greek Kyokushin Karate Organisation.
Main judge was Shihan Antonio Pinero.


Gallery

Preparations
Opening ceremony
Eliminations

Finals
Awards
Sayonara



2007-05-22  INTERNATIONAL KYOKUSHINKAI SPRING CAMP - FRANCE
2007-05-12  ICHIGEKI BULGARIA 2007
2007-04-09  INTERNATIONAL KARATE FRIENDSHIP IN CHIBA 2007


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