On April 7-8 in Chiba, Japan the weekend of "International Karate Friendship" took place.
The 6th Women's World Karate Championships, The 3rd International Youth Karate Championships, 2007 International Senior Karate Championships, 2007 International Kata Championships were organised by IKO Kyokushinkaikan.
Kancho Shokei Matsui opened the event, which gathered almost 1200 competitors and couple thousands of spectators. Second day of the tournament started from the special demonstration of All Japan Champions Yoshiaki Uchida and Kentaro Tanaka, after which current World Champion Hitoshi Kiyama lead the warming-up Kihon session for all the competitors. IKO Special Advisor Shihan Yuzo Goda as well as Sensei Kyosuke Machida and Sensei Noro were also present at the event. International Department Director Shihan Katsuhito Gorai lead the judges seminar, were most of the european country representatives, including EKKO General Secretary Shihan Andre Drewniak took part.
Two europeans became the world vice-champions: Zurine Eciolaza from Spain and Tamara Yurchenko from Ukraine. Michel Dos Santos from France was 2nd and five other senior fighters were 3rd: Jacek Synoradzki (Poland), Wlodzimierz Weselski (Poland) and Zbigniew Golinski (Poland), Bekim Neziri (Austria) and Miloslav Korzh (Ukraine). In Kata Gergana Kostova from Bulgaria was 3rd and Jan Gruba from Poland was 4th.
6th Women's World Karate Championships
RESULTS
GALLERY
Opening Ceremony
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Special Demonstration
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Kata
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Seniors
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Women
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Closing Ceremony
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