On September 24 in New York, All American Open Championships took place with participation of 150 competitors from 12 countries. Approximately 2000 spectators gathered in Manhattan Center Sports Hall.

     Organiser of the championships was IKO Kyokushinkaikan International Department lead by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai.

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     The Austrian Summer Camp 2005 took place in Radstadt/Salzburg on August 23 to 27. Not only instructors from the Austrian Dojos joined the camp, but also guests from Poland participated in it. Sensei Eugeniusz Dadzibug was the main instructor of the camp, who conciliated Kihon, Kata and Kumite in familiar perfection on the one hand and showed the participants an imposing insight into the techniques of Taik-Iken on the other hand. Sensei Heribert Koller and Sensei Marek Kubek organised this event in the amazing region of the Austrian Alps. Another social event was the ascent of a summit (2.500m), some courageous members risked to jump into the 7°C cold lake.

Organiser of the Summer Camp was Austrian Kyokushin Karate Association led by sensei Marek Kubek.

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Results

ICHIGEKI KARATE RULES:
Kentaro Tanaka (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Lechi Kurbanov (Kyokushin Kaikan)
Draw

ICHIGEKI KICK-BOXING RULES:
(FRESHMAN FIGHT)
Shamil Lakaev (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Teppei Yamamoto
Winner: Teppei Yamamoto(3R KO)

Shyn Karate vs Youji Hiratsuki
Winner: Youji Hiratsuki (1R KO)

ICHIGEKI MMA RULES:
Tetsuo Seto vs Pedro Lie
Winner: Tetsuo Seto (3-0)

Yoshinori Ikeda (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Tasmanian Devil
Winner: Yoshinori Ikeda (2R KO)

ICHIGEKI KICK-BOXING RULES:
Alexander Pichkunov (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Hiriwa Te Rangi
Winner: Alexander Pichkunov (1R KO)

Peter Vonracek vs Basrak Dusko
Draw

Hajime Moriguchi (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Takumi Sato (Kyokushin Kaikan)
Draw

Dominic Adam (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Kou Taisei (Kyokushin Kaikan)
Winner: Kou Taisei (2R TKO)

Fabiano da Silva (Kyokushin Kaikan) vs Masayuki Fujita (Kyokushin Kaikan)
Winner: Fabiano da Silva (2R KO)

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On 2-6 July the 38th International Camp took place in Schaars-Hoek Sports Center in Heino, Holland, in which participated 140 participants and 34 instructors from 9 countries (Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Turkey). The camp training program was prepared by Shihan Loek Hollander (8 dan). Shihans Antonio Pinero (7 dan) from Spain,  Andre Drewniak (7 dan) from Poland, Ton van Rijn (6 dan) from Holland and Sensei Christoph Fisher (4 dan) from Germany were honorary guests. During the camp promotion tests (up to 4 dan) were held as well as a few EKKO Board meetings with participation of Shihan Loek Hollander, as an IKO International Committee Member.

Commentary:
The number of participants and the camp’s atmosphere showed that the European Kyokushin Organization has been in renaissance for he past few years. The number of member countries is still growing, as well as the number of fighters and the level of European Championships, international camps and judge & referee training sessions. The best example of international cooperation was the presence of participants from nine countries.

Next year the West European Summer Camp will take place in renewed National Sports Centre in Papendal, 10 -14 July 2006.