30-31 March 2019 in Niznyi Gorod took place the 9th Russian Kyokushin Championship KWF with around 300 participants from 42 regions of Russia.

The opening of the two-day championship was made by the President of KWF, Antonio Pinero. General Secretary of KWF Andre Drewniak reminded how 40 years earlier together with Shihan Alexandr Taniushkin they promoted Kyokushin starting from seminars in Moscow, Perm and Petersburg. Today, the Russian Kyokushin belongs to the world's forefront of Far Eastern sports and martial arts.

The representatives of the Ministry of Sport, City Authorities and sponsors also took the floor. All VIPs were honored with commemorative plaques.

In parallel, the General Congress of the Russian Federation of Kyokushin KWF took place, where 24 regional delegates chose the new Board and almost unanimously chose Shihan Sergey Soldatov for the functions of CR.

On Monday there will be a seminar on Tuesday meeting with the authorities and exams for Dan. The organizer of the championships was RKF and direct organizer were both brothers sensei Samedov.

On 24/03/2019 Friendly Meeting was held between KWF Armenia and KWF Georgia federations. Kyokushin Karate National Federation of Armennia with 80 members, accompanied by President Spartak Gasparyan, went to Georgia, where was held friendly meeting, seminar and master classes.

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On March 23 in Kiev, Ukraine in the sports complex of the National University of Physical Education and Sport of Ukraine was held the Open All-Ukrainian Championship «Kyokushin Junior Fighter»

Championship organizers: KWF Ukraine - Sensei Dmytro Nikolaiev.

March 24, 2019 at the Sport Arena in Tokyo, Chiba took place the international open tournament KWF Karate Grandprix with the participation of over 700 competitors, from 14 countries, fighting in 37 categories. The official opening was made on behalf of KWF by the General Secretary Andre Drewniak. The main judge was Shihan Yuichi Serizawa. Among the special guests were: KWU General Secretary Alexander Pichkunov, KWU Director Ramil Gabbasov, AKR Director Sergey Suvorov, representative of KWF Russia Sergei Soldatov, representative of KWF USA Lesław Samitowski, representative of KWF Estonia Aleksei Korikov, representative of KWF Kazahstan Mukhtar Juldassov, representative of KWF China Noriyasu Hamai.

The organizer was the Japanese KWF Organization headed by shihan Noriyuki Tanaka.

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OPENING CEREMONY                   KUMITE                            AWARDS 

The 7th Spanish Wintercamp was held from 7 to 9 of March 2019 in Villanua (Huesca-Spain). 120 participants from Costa Rica, Germany, Poland, Norway and Spain took part. The camp was directed by Shihan Fernando Pérez, 6. dan and covered all aspects of kyokushin (kihon, kata and kumite).

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