Dear Country Representatives
Dear Karatekas
IFK Switzerland Kyokushinkai will hold its 28th summer camp in Willisau - a picturesque village in the centre of Switzerland - from 22nd to 25th July 2023. We would be delighted to welcome you and/or your karatekas to this event. The details can be found in the attached pdf.
Details Swiss Summer Camp 2023
Kind regards, OSU
Shihan Eddy Gabathuler, 7th DAN
On Saturday, 13 May 2023, Shihan Edi Gabathuler, 7th DAN, organised the 20th Budo Training Day, which was held in the double gymnasium in Untervaz. The training schedule was as follows: 09.30 to 11.30 Kihon and examination combinations in groups, 12.30 to 14.30 Katas in groups and from 16.30 to 17.00 fighting training and fighting in three groups. These were divided into over and under 16 year olds, with the under 16 year olds again divided into two groups (white belt up to 7th Kyu and from 6th Kyu). The following karatekas were the instructors:
- Shihan Anton Gansner, 6th DAN
- Shihan Rolf Imhof, 5th DAN
- Sensei Fritz Trautmann, 4th DAN
- Sensei Louis Hartmann, 3rd DAN
- Sensei Dominic Frey, 3rd DAN
- Sensei Markus Graziano, 3rd DAN
- Sensei Walter Kösters, 3rd DAN
- Sensei Daniel Strauss, 3rd DAN
- Sensei Mirco Furger, 3rd DAN
- Senpai Claudia Schlegel-Köhle, 1st DAN
A total of 61 karatekas from six IFK Switzerland Kyokushinkai dojos - from Ilanz, Mörschwil, Oftringen, Wettingen, Wohlen and Chur - took part in the training sessions. We thank the instructors and the karatekas for their attendance and the great atmosphere as well as for their sweaty commitment. We hope to see you again in 2024 - OSU.
We welcome Senpai Gustavo Henriquez as the new Country Representative of IFK Venezuela. We wish him success in growing the organisation in his country.
Gustavo will replace Senpai Hugo Luciani who has emigrated to the USA and will become part of their family by opening a branch in Georgia.
Dear shihans, sensei's and senpai's,
After a great anniversary summer camp last year we would like to invite you again for the Dutch summer camp!
The camp will be organized at Papendal, the location of the last black belt seminar and kata world championships. The camp will start on June 30th and finish on the 2nd of July. We would like to invite you all to celebrate together. Last year our summer camp had 150 participants from The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. The guest instructors on the camp will be Shihan Janine Davies and senpai Jonas Rosin!
We hope to welcome many of you (again) in The Netherlands at Papendal.
All information can be found here: https://www.nka-ifk.nl/zomerkamp
Best regards,
Roel Noordman
Country representative IFK Netherlands
Over 200 Competitors and 400 Spectators participated in this year's event, representing 48 Different Clubs/Dojos and 6 Countries
The Official Live Stream Replay is Now Available on The USA-IFKK Youtube Page at:
https://www.youtube.com/live/lE5_IQRy_UA?feature=share
Official Standings in Kata, Weapons, and Semi-Contact Kumite divisions are available at:
https://report.myuventex.com/#standings;id=253200
Official Medal Report by Dojo/Club can be accessed at:
https://www.myuventex.com/#medalsReport;id=253200
We would like to express our deepest thanks to all Organizations, Competitors, and Families that assisted in making this year a success! We look forward to seeing you all next year on the last weekend in January of 2024 in Atlantic City.
The XII IFK Uruguay Summer Camp will be held on March 2-5, 2023 in Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay.
Shihan Germán Carballo (IFK Uruguay Country Representative), and Shihan Jeovaldo Barreto (IFK Brazil Country Representative) will be the instructors.
The first seminar of 2023 IFK Uruguay annual training agenda for instructors was held on Saturday Jan 21 at the Hombu Dojo - Abumi Dojo-. Attendees included instructors from Montevideo, Mercedes, Salto, Palmitas, Cardona and San Carlos
Next session will be held during the XII IFK Uruguay Summer Camp, on March 2-5, 2023 in Salinas, Canelones.
On Saturday, January 7th, 2023, the annual DAN-Seminar took place in the Dojo Wohlen. After many varied and exciting seminars, this year it was time to put the focus back on our roots - the basic techniques of the examination program. More than 40 Yudansha's of IFK Switzerland accepted the invitation to spend a day intensively dealing with the basic pillars of Kyokushinkai Karate.
After a brief theoretical introduction, we quickly got down to business. In the morning, Shihan Anton Gansner, 6th DAN, discussed techniques and levels of the Kihon, explained functions, eliminated errors that had crept in over the years and fine-tuned subtleties. After the lunch break, under the direction of Shihan Eddy Gabathuler, 7th DAN, attention was paid to the Ippon- and Sanbonkumites as well as some Renraku's and their use in partner exercises. At the end, difficult and critical points were shown in the katas by Shihan Dolores Emmenegger and Shihan André Emmenegger, both 5th DAN, and the correct applications were conveyed.
It was a very instructive day and everyone present took away a lot of old and new knowledge with the hope that they would pass this on to their students in the dojo.
We would like to thank our highly motivated instructors for the valuable knowledge transfer and that we were able to carry out the DAN seminar in the dojo of the Wohlen Karate Club - OSU.
On Saturday, November 19th, the IFK Kumite Swiss Championship 2022 took place in Chur. A total of 78 Karateka’s from 17 dojos took part in the tournament.
In the morning and afternoon, the participants started in different categories: Juniors, Novice and Elite. Congratulations to all participants on their great achievements!
A big thank you to all participants, referees, helpers, coaches and spectators for the work they did and the exemplary discipline. Together we were able to bring Karateka’s from different full-contact karate organizations to the tatami across organizations and thus hold worthy championships while at the same time focusing on Kyokushinkai karate with its values such as respect, fairness, mutual acceptance and friendship.
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