On June 26, 2016 in São Paulo, Brazil was held the 4TH CAMPEONATO PAULISTA KARATE KENTOURYUKAI - IFK BRAZIL.
With fights exciting from beginning to end of the event, the championship was excellent. We gathered up the best athletes of São Paulo and as a result, a great show.Congratulations to all the athletes of Kentouryukai and of all the schools of karate friends who honored us with their karatekas and senseis.
IFK Russia fighters were very successful at the Russia Open 2016 with Artem Nazaretyan taking 2nd place, Artur Tilov 3rd and Artem Lialikov 7th place. In the womens category Irina Kryazheva gained 2nd place.
Special awards went to Artem Nazaretyan for most spirit at 72kg he was one of the smallest in the competition. Arthur Tilov for best technique, Mariya Panova for most spirit and Marina Sobanina for best technique.
Full Results
Men
1. Nazar Nasirov Shinkyokushin
2. Artem Nazaretyan IFK
3. Artur Tilov IFK
4. Vasily Samadurov Kyokushinkan
5. Kantemir Beslaneev Kyokushinkan
6. Ilia Yakovlev Kazakhstan Shinkyokushin
7. Artem Lialikov IFK
8. Emil Bitkash Kyokushinkan
Women
1. Marina Sobanina St Petersburg
2. Irina Kryazheva IFK
3. Antonina Ismailova Shinkyokushin
4. Anna Vishniakova Shinkyokushin
The 26th Russian IFK Championship was held in Moscow with 40 regions participating.
Mens Lightweight
1 Farid Kasumov (Kemerovo)
2 Marseille Mansurov (Sverdlovsk)
3 Maxim Voltov (Bryansk)
Mens Middleweight
1 Stanislav Mezhevtsov (Moscow)
2 Alexander Drozd (Leningrad)
3 Artem Maleev (Sverdlovsk)
Mens Heavyweight
1 Vitali Ishakneli (Yamburg)
2 Artur Tilov (Yamburg)
3 Nikolai Maslennikov (Moscow)
Womens Lightweight
1 Anna Efremova (Kirov)
2 Maria Lepina (Moscow)
3 Rima Artemova (Moscow Region)
Womens Heavyweight
1 Anzhelika Sabaeva (Moscow)
2 Maria Uzunyan (Saint Petersburg)
3 Maria Panova (Novosibirsk)
Another successful tournament hosted by IFK Switzerland.
Full report can be found at the Pilatus Cup site
Results are as follows:
The Organizing Committee of the 2nd KWU Kyokushin World Championship among men and women in weight categories held last October in Khabarovsk announces results of the doping testing.
During the Championship 56 Samples were taken from the athletes prize-winners to test them on usage of prohibited substances taken for better results. After all the necessary procedures involved in this process, decision made of the Supreme Judge of the 2nd KWU Kyokushin World Championship in Khabarovsk, by Shihan Yuri Trutnev are as follows...
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Anna Virabyan - World champion -55kg the 2nd KWU championship 2015
The IFK gained two champions at the Kyokushinkan All Japan Tournament held in Tokyo on 14th-15th November.
Vladislav Dybskii of Russia won the -65kg cadet category and Emma Markwell of Great Britain won the Women's Openweight title.
The IFK U21 World Tournament was held on the 21st March in Greece.
Results are as follows
U14 GIRLS -35KG
1ST BURAVLEVA ALINA IFK RUSSIA
2nd MAMONOVA SVETLANA IFK RUSSIA
U14 GIRLS -40KG
1ST TSATINIAN MARIAM IFK GREECE
2nd SAKHAROVA ELBIRA IFK RUSSIA
3rd ADELE MANAMAL IFK REUNION ISLAND
U14 GIRLS -45KG
1ST NEUPOMNYASHCHIKH VIOLETTA IFK RUSSIA
2nd BAKHTUROVA VALERIIA IFK RUSSIA
3rd SOUMELIDOU SOTIRIA IFK GREECE
3rd ARVANITI NIKOLETA IFK GREECE
U14 GIRLS +45 KG
1ST GRABOR VLATISLAVA IFK RUSSIA
2nd BASHAKOVA EKATERINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd MISSIN EVANGELIA IFK GREECE
3rd VANJA STEVANOVIC IFK SERBIA
U14 BOYS -40KG
1ST KRUTOVSKI DANIIL IFK RUSSIA
2nd BOEV IAEOSLAV IFK RUSSIA
3rd LUCA MOLDOVAN IFK ROMANIA
3rd LOUIS ANDRE GOULAY IFK REUNION ISLAND
U14 BOYS -45KG
1ST FILIMONOV VIACHESLAV IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARTUR AREYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
3rd VASILIADIS XHRISTOS IFK GREECE
3rd DAVID KARAPETYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U14 BOYS -50KG
1ST DYBSKII DENIS IFK RUSSIA
2nd BADIN DANIL IFK RUSSIA
3rd MATEI POPESCU IFK ROMANIA
3rd THOMOPOULOS PANAGIOTIS IFK GERMANY
U14 BOYS -55KG
1ST PISMEROV VADIM IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARTEM BOBKOV IKO MATSUSHIMA RUSSIA
3rd PARMAKIDIS DIMITRIS IFK GREECE
3rd ZILOTIN ANTON IFK RUSSIA
U14 BOYS +55KG
1ST PLATONOV ARTEM IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARTEM PETROV IFK RUSSIA
3rd SEMEN PERMINOV KYOKUSHINKAN GERMANY
U16 GIRLS -45KG
1ST VALERIA LOZANOVA KYOKUSHINKAN BULGARIA
2nd BALOBANOVA POLINA IFK RUSSIA
U16 GIRLS -50KG
1ST GUMENNYKH ANASTISIIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd KITTI KRIETL IFK HUNGARY
3rd MISHEL DANAVA IFK BULGARIA
3rd KOTENKO ELENA IFK RUSSIA
U16 GIRLS -55KG
1ST POZDEEVA NATALIIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd SHEMINA EKATERINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd KATA DEZSO IFK HUNGARY
3rd TOVA AXELASSON ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN
U16 GIRLS +55KG
1ST SUCHKOVA ELENA IFK RUSSIA
2nd AGNES WESTRIN ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN
3rd DUBROVSKAIA POLINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd YANA VAN GEENHOVEN RENGOKAI BELGIUM
U16 BOYS -55KG
1ST TRAPENIKOV VADIM IFK RUSSIA
2nd SAVIV DMITRII IFK RUSSIA
3rd MORENO NAN DE VOORT IFK NETHERLAND
3rd YAN TAN IFK KAZAKHSTAN
U16 BOYS -60KG
1ST SIEDIEV MURADKHAN IFK RUSSIA
2nd TEN ANATOLII IFK RUSSIA
3rd IONUT AGHIR IFK ROMANIA
3rd DAMIAN PRONK IFK NETHERLAND
U16 BOYS -65KG
1ST GINOSIAN GARIK IFK RUSSIA
2nd SOZAEV AMIRLAN IFK RUSSIA
3rd GEOGIOS GIAGIAS IFK GREECE
3rd STEPAN GRIGORYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U16 BOYS -70KG
1ST GONCHAROV ARTEM IFK RUSSIA
2nd SHCHEKIN ILIA IFK RUSSIA
3rd TORGOM ASATRYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
3rd SAROGLOU GIANNIS IFK GREECE
U16 BOYS +70KG
1ST KONOVALOV VLADIMIR IFK RUSSIA
2nd NUNGESSER EDUARD IFK RUSSIA
3rd KOUTRAS CHRISTOS IFK GREECE
3rd DAVID VORREN IFK NORWAY
U18 GIRLS -58KG
1ST BOLSHAKOVA MARIIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd RAFAELLA TSAKIRI IFK GREECE
3rd LARA SEYDEL WIBK GERMANY
3rd MARINE BARSEGHYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U18 GIRLS +58KG
1ST MARKOVA POLINA IFK RUSSIA
2nd VDOVINA EKATERINA IFK RUSSIA
3rd VIKTORIA KREITL IFK HUNGARY
3rd GAUCH CHANTAL IFK SWITZERLAND
U18 BOYS -68KG
1ST NESTEROV EGOR IFK RUSSIA
2nd TUMASHEV IVAN IFK RUSSIA
3rd MYKOLA MATEROSIAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
3rd STRATOS GIOURAS IFK GREECE
U18 BOYS -78KG
1ST BEZRUKOV ALEXANDER IFK RUSSIA
2nd BOTVINNIKOV ILYA IFK RUSSIA
3rd KIRILL KOLYASNIKOV IFK KAZAKHSTAN
3rd NAREK ABOYAN KYOKUSHINKAN ARMENIA
U18 BOYS +78KG
1ST GRACHEV ALEKSANDR IFK RUSSIA
2nd BEZMATERNYKH NIKITA IFK RUSSIA
3rd CVETELIN SPASOV IFK BULGARIA
U21 LADIES - 60KG
1ST DORONINA KSENIA IFK RUSSIA
2nd HAYLEY BETH ROWLANDS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd MAVROUDI SOFIA IFK GREECE
3rd FILINOVA VALENTINA IFK RUSSIA
U21 LADIES +60KG
1ST PAPADOPOULOU MARIA IFK GREECE
2nd IGNATEVA OLGA IFK RUSSIA
3rd KOLESMIKOVA VALERIIA IFK RUSSIA
3rd CHELSEA KERLDAAN IFK NETHERLAND
U21 MENS -70KG
1ST GRIBKOV ALEKSANDR IFK RUSSIA
2nd DROZD ALEXANDER IFK RUSSIA
3rd DAWID OZGA IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd ADEM AYSUN IFK BULGARIA
U21 MENS -80KG
1ST JONAS ROSIN ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN
2nd NATHAN WILLIAM IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd LUKE BALDWIN IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd FOMENKO MARK IFK RUSSIA
U21 MENS +80KG
1ST KONDRATEV ANDREI IFK RUSSIA
2nd ARAMIAN GNEL IFK RUSSIA
3rd IGOR ANGALD KYOKUSHINKAN GERMANY
3rd HRISTO ILIEV IFK BULGARIA
CLICKER TEAM
1ST GREAT BRITAIN A
2nd SWITZERLAND A
3rd GREAT BRITAIN B
3rd SWITZERLAND B
U16 CLICKER BOYS -160CM
1ST AARON SHEEHAN IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd OLIVER FATHERS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd AARON JANKA IFK SWITZERLAND
3rd NATHAN SAMMY IFK GREAT BRITAIN
U16 CLICKER BOYS +160CM
1ST LUKE STUBBS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd EGGER MSVERICK IFK SWITZERLAND
3rd DYLAN BALDWIN IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd CONOR FITZPATRICK IFK IRELAND
U16 CLICKER GIRLS -160CM
1st STACEY MILENTIJEVIC IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd SOPHIE HOBBS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd JAMIE MAY ROWLANDS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd FABIA SCHONENBERGER IFK SWITZERLAND
U16 CLICKER GIRLS +160CM
1st ELENA EDWARDS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
2nd REMMI AZIZ IFK GREAT BRITAIN
3rd JOLEIN ODERMATT IFK SWITZERLAND
3rd KAYLEY MORRIS IFK GREAT BRITAIN
MOST SPIRITED FIGHTER: MARIA PAPADOPOULOU (IFK GREECE)
FASTEST KO: ARAMIAN GNEL (17 SECONDS) (IFK RUSSIA)
BEST TECHNIQUE: JONAS ROSIN (ALL JAPAN UNION SWEDEN)
CHIEF REFEREE KYOKUSHIN RULES: SHIHAN ALEX KERRIGAN
CHIEF REFEREE CLICKER: SHIHAN RAY BOND
RESULTS OF 3RD IFK BRAZIL KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP
KATA
UP TO 07 YEARS - COLORFUL
CHAMPION: JULIA GABRIELE DA SILVA CARMO
2: NICOLE RODRIGUES SOARES
3: ALINE SA TELES BARRETO
08 TO 10 YEARS ‐ WHITE TO YELLOW
CHAMPION: FABIO HENRY O. CRUZ
2: VINICIUS RAMOS
3: MATHEUS HENRY GONÇALVES
11 TO 13 YEARS ‐ WHITE TO YELLOW
CHAMPION: SABRINA DE ANDRADE SERRANO
2: ALAX ALEXANDRE DE SOUZA
3: FERNANDO sANTOS RODRIGUES
10 TO 13 YEARS ‐ GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: PAMELA SOARES MONTREZOL
2: HENRIQUE DA SILVA DO CARMO
3: MICHEL NUNES ZAIDAN
14 TO 17 YEARS ‐ WHITE TO YELLOW
CHAMPION: ANNA JULIA A. DA SILVA DE ARAUJO
2: WENDLER ERIC RODRIGUES
3: AMANDA PEREIRA MION
14 TO 17 YEARS ‐ GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: JANDERSON ALVES DOS SANTOS
2: HENRY LUCAS MELARE DUARTE
3: ANDERSON DE MORAIS
ADULT - COLORFUL
CHAMPION: DIEGO DE FREITAS DOMANICO
2: EZEQUIEL N. SALES
3: DOUGLAS AUGUSTO BRANDÃO
ADULT - BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: FELIPE CANAL
2: ALEXANDRE PRATES
3: REGINALDO SOARES OLIVEIRA
KUMITE
KIDS WITH ASSISTANT MALE TO 7 YEARS
CHAMPION: LUIZ CLAUDIO DA SILVA
VICE: WILLIAM ALVES DOS SANTOS
3: VINICIUS MIRANDA GUIMARÃES
KIDS WITH ASSISTANT ‐ 8 AND 9 YEARS
CHAMPION: PEDRO AMORIN SILVA
VICE: ISADORA THOMAS CAMPOS
3: NICOLE DA SILVA LOUREANA
KIDS WITH ASSISTANT FEM TO 8 YEARS
CHAMPION: JULIA GABRIELLE
VICE: EMMANUELY LIMA
3: ALINE BARRETO
MALE HEAVY - WHITE, ORANGE AND BLUE
CHAMPION: ADAUTO DE SOUZA IZIDORO
VICE: LEANDRO DAS CHAGAS OLIVEIRA
3: EDER DONIZETE DA SILVA
BROWN AND BLACK ‐ HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION: LEANDRO MUNIZ
VICE: LEANDRO ARJONA
3: CRISTIANO JOSE
BROWN AND BLACK ‐ LIGHTWEIGHT
CHAMPION: RAFAEL SANTOS
VICE: IAGO FERNANDO
3: FRANCISCO GILDEMAR
MASTER
CHAMPION: REGINALDO SOARES
VICE: ANDRE MORAIS
3: UBIRAJARA VASCONCELLOS
FEM ADULT
CHAMPION: VENA BERNARDO
VICE: CÁSSIA ADRIANA
3: JULIANA CAVALCANTE
15 TO 17 MALE COLORFUL
CHAMPION: FELIPE SIQUEIRA
VICE: ALEXSANDRO SANTANA
3: GABRIEL ALVES
ADULT ‐ YELLOW AND GREEN
CHAMPION: RODRIGO DA SILVA
VICE: ISAAC SILVA
3: VICTOR BORGES
CHILDREN 10 AND 11 YEARS MALE
CHAMPION: JOAO VICTOR
VICE: GABRIEL GOMES
3: GUSTAVO LIMA
FEM CHILDREN 10 AND 11 YEARS
CHAMPION: JOYCE JULIANA
VICE: JULIA KAYLANE DE MELO
3: SABRINA ANDRADE SERRANO
MALE CHILD 12 YEARS
CHAMPION: THIAGO MOURA
VICE: FERNANDO
3: LUCCA PEREIRA
MALE 13 AND 14 YEARS
CHAMPION: JANDERSON BARBOSA
VICE: HUGO LINO
3: LUCAS EMANUEL DUARTE
FEM ‐ 12 AND 13 YEARS
CHAMPION: TAMIRES MIRANDA
VICE: AGATHA KEMILI
3: LARISSA SOUZA
FEM COLORFUL ‐ 14 TO 16 YEARS
CHAMPION: THAIS NEGREIRO
VICE: KALINY DA SILVA SOUZA
3: AMANDA PEREIRA MION
15-‐17 MALE ‐ GREEN, BROWN AND BLACK
CHAMPION: IAGO FERNANDO DO NASCIMENTO
VICE: ODAYTON DOS SANTOS LORENZO
3: LUCAS MELARE
ADULT LIGHT ‐ WHITE, ORANGE AND BLUE
CHAMPION: DANILO HENRIQUE SILVESTRE
VICE: GUSTAVO GUIMARÃES ADAO
3: ROBSON MARQUES
IFK European Championship results (Adults) Junior results to follow.
Ladies LW
1st Emma Markwell IFK Great Britain
2nd Svetlana Berezova IFK Russia
3rd Juliia Lemikh IFK Russia
3rd Lisa Marie Heath IFK Great Britain
Mens LW
1st Farid Kasumov IFK Russia
2nd Marsel Mansurov IFK Russia
3rd Dawid Ozga IFK Great Britain
3rd Dimitar Dimitrov Kyokushinkan Bulgaria
Mens HW
1st Igor Riadnov IFK Russia
2nd Evgeni Diachenko IFK Russia
3rd Farshad Shahyari IFK Iran
3rd Aleksandar Yordanov Kyokushinkan Bulgaria
Fastest KO Farshad Shahyari 3 seconds
Ladies HW
1st Svetlana Tuchkova IFK Russia
2nd Aneta Meskauskiene IFK Ireland
3rd Samantha Williams IFK Great Britain
3rd Mariya Panova IFK Russia
Mens MW
1st Arrem Nazaretyran IFK Russia
2nd Sergey Chmenevich IFK Russia
3rd Emad Nasiri IFK Iran
3rd Ruslan Gladnov IFK Bulgaria
Mens SHW
1st Nikolai Maslennikov IFK Russia
2nd Artur Tilov IFK Russia
3rd Jan Van Beek IFK Holland
3rd Daniel Degroote IFK France
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37 organisations from 21 countries descended on K2 Crawley, as the British Karate Kyokushinkai hosted the 38th British Open, with one of the toughest line-up in years.
All the more remarkable then that Emma Markwell (BKK Westcroft) on a hot winning streak managed to capture her fourth, and third-in-a-row British title on home soil whilst also securing the fastest KO in 22 seconds.
More home British fighter success as the campaign's poster boy, Leon Lund Regan (BKK Ynysowen) accomplishes his childhood dream at the 8th time of asking by beating world class Russians and Spanish opponents to take the title.
Other home-based fighters, Dawid Ozga and Darren Chan, claimed third places in lightweight and middleweight categories respectively. Teams from Russia and Spain took the remaining titles making this one of the most exciting and open of Opens for some years.
There was also a Novice section allowing young and new fighters to experience knockdown fighting in an incredible setting.
RESULTS
Open Lightweight Women
1st EMMA MARKWELL (BKK WESTCROFT)
2nd RIMMA ARTEMOVA (MOSCOW IFK)
3rd ANNA EFREMOVA (KIROV IFK)
CECILLA WALLIN (SWEDEN WKO SHINKYOKUSHIN)
Open Heavyweight Women
1st ANZHELIKA SABAEVA (MOSCOW IFK)
2nd IRINA VALIEVA (RUSSIA WKO SHINKYOKUSHIN)
3rd DIANA CANTERO (SPAIN KWF)
ANNA ULYBINA (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
Open Lightweight Men
1st LEON LUND REGAN (BKK YNYSOWEN)
2nd DANIEL REDONDO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
3rd EVGENIY SOLOMENNIKOV (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
DAWID OZGA (BKK CRAWLEY)
Open Middleweight Men
1st JONATAN REDONDO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
2nd ANDREY BORISOV (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
3rd DARREN CHAN (BKK CRAWLEY)
IGOR RIADNOV (MOSCOW IFK)
Open Heavyweight Men
1st VITALY ISHAKHNELI (NOVY URENGOY IFK)
2nd NIKOLAI DAVYDOV (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
3rd JONATHAN TINEO (SPAIN RENGOKAI)
VASILY SAMADUROV (RUSSIA KYOKUSHINKAN)
Special Prizes
Most Spirited Fighter JEAN PAUL JACQUOT (FRANCE PARIS 17)
Fastest Knockout EMMA MARKWELL (BKK WESTCROFT) 22 Seconds
Best British Fighter LEON LUND REGAN (BKK YNYSOWEN)
NOVICE LIGHTWEIGHT WOMEN
1st DANNI LEWIS (BKK EASTBOURNE)
2nd EMILIA CAHILL (IRELAND IFK)
3rd DIANA HUDMAN (BKK CWMBRAN)
NOVICE Heavyweight Women
1st FRANCESCA MORREALE (BKK WESTCROFT)
2nd KATIE MACDONALD (IKKU SCOTLAND)
3rd HANNAH LOK (BKK KOKORO)
3rd YUSMIN KHAN (BKK CRAWLEY)
NOVICE MIDDLEWEIGHT MEN
1st NATHAN WILLIAMS (BKK CARDIFF)
2nd CHRIS MORRIS (BKK MOUNTAIN ASH)
3rd BLAKE COLLINS (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd MARIO MORREALE (BKK WESTCROFT)
NOVICE HEAVYWEIGHT Men
1st SEWERI LESIAK (IRELAND IFK)
2nd IAN CORCORAN (IRELAND IFK)
3rd TOMASZ WERCZYNSKI (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd BEN WATSON (BKK WESTHILL)
CADET GIRLS LIGHTWEIGHT
1st SHAUNA ARTHUR (IRELAND IFK)
2nd ISABELLE MANIBOU DANG (BKK CRYSTAL PALACE)
3rd NICOLE ARNOLD (BKK CRYSTAL PALACE)
3rd HANNAH DAVIES (BKK CWMBRAN)
CADET BOYS LIGHTWEIGHT
1st TODD WILLIAMS (BKK HASTINGS/BEXHILL)
2nd TOBIAS BATKIN (BKK HASTINGS/BEXHILL)
3rd RYAN MORTER (BKK CRAWLEY)
3rd CONRAN PEARCE (BKK VERWOOD)
CADET BOYS MIDDLEWEIGHT
1st JAMES BARTON (BKK VERWOOD)
2nd LUKE CHARSLEY (BKK VERWOOD)
3rd OWEN LLOYD (BKK YNYSYBWL)
CADET BOYS HEAVYWEIGHT
1st GOVINDRAI SINGH CHEEMA (BKK GRAVESEND)
2nd MATTHEW RAWLINS (BKK YNYSYBWL)
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The 2014 American International Karate champioships were held in Rochester, NY on the 20th September. World Champions from IFK Russia attended and gained strong wins in the Heavy and Superheavy weight Men's titles.
Title belts were awarded to all champions and invited to return to defend their titles.
Men’s Lightweight Novice
1st Jose Balardo, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
2nd Chris Smith, Rochester, NY, USA
3rd Alex Paoli, Florence, KY, USA
Women’s Lightweight
1st Myriam El Harrif, St. Jean, QC, Canada
2nd Bovin Anick, Montreal, Canada
Women’s Middleweight
1st Jordan LeRoux, Gauteng, South Africa
2nd Gabriella Cayouetta, Pierrefends, QC, Canada
Women’s Heavyweight
1st Jackie Porter, Hilton, NY, USA
2nd Audrey-Rose Charlebois, Pierrefends, QC, Canada
3rd Melissa Cousineau, St. Jean, QC, Canada
3rd Samantha Marrocco, Hamlin, NY, USA
Men’s Lightweight
1st Ehsan Afshari, Meza, AZ, USA
2nd Benjamin Vasquez, Geneva, NY, USA
Men’s Middleweight
1st Samuel Bate, Becconsfield, QC, Canada
2nd Lorinc Zord, Greenwood, NY, USA
3rd Christopher Farhat, Columbus, OH, USA
Men’s Heavyweight
1st Dmitry Savelyev,St. Petersburg, Russia
2nd Michael Cordeiro, Pierrefends, QC, Canada
Men’s Super Heavyweight
1st Aleksei Gorokhov, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
2nd Kamil Maras, Hazlet, NJ, USA
The Diamond Cup was Shinkyokushin’s first Western European only tournament. IFK fighters took 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze at the Diamond Cup this weekend. All winners received a diamond from the sponsors..
Mens LW 1st Alan Shnawa (Great Britain)
Mens SHW 1st Jan Van Beek (Holland)
Womens MW 1st Emma Markwell (Great Britain)
Womens HW 1st Greet Pelkmans (Belgium)
Cadet Kata 1st Moreno van der Voort (Holland)
Womens MW 2nd Shannon Van Der Linden (Belgium)
Womens HW 3rd Kirsten Galatius Smith (Great Britain)
Cadet Boys 3rd HW Blake Collins (Great Britian)
See below for full results.
Results West European Tournament – Diamond Cup 2014
Kata Cadets
1 – Moreno Van der Voort – Netherlands
2 – Kim Rissi – Switzerland
3 – Karpf Veit – Switzerland
Kata Male
1 – Wesley Jansen – Netherlands
2 – Michael Eibye – Denmark
3 – Michael De Bont – Netherlands
Kumite Cadets Female
1 – Elise Notele – Belgium
2 – Mercedes Spoor - Netherlands
3 – Shanty Jacobs - Belgium
Kumite Cadets Male middleweight
1 – Hein Korebits – Netherlands
2 – Frank Mulder – Netherlands
3 – Alejandro Moya – Spain
Kumite Adults Female lightweight
1 – Isis Pinilla – Spain
2 – Nuria Garrido – Spain
3 – Mercedes Spoor – Netherlands
Kumite Adults Female middleweight
1 – Emma Markwell – Great Britain
2 – Shannon Van der Linden – Belgium
3 – Stephanie Van der Rijt – Netherlands
Kumite Adults Male lightweight
1 - Alan Shnawa – Great Britain
2 – Mathias Guerin – France
3 – Ivan Fernandez – Spain
Kumite Adults Male heavyweight
1 – Peter De Raedt – Belgium
2 – Ionut Radu Dorin – Spain
3 – Jean-paul Jacquot – France
Best Spirit prize
Shanty Jacobs – Belgium
Mercedes Spoor – Belgium
Best Technique
Sergej Braun – Germany
Sara Hägge – Sweden
Kata Female
1 – An Polimeno – Switzerland
2 – Carla Gallati – Switzerland
3 – Joke De Borger – Belgium
Kumite Cadets Male Lightweight
1 – Quinten Tytens - Belgium
2 – Deron Ditiecher – Netherlands
3 - Mitchell Grebe - Netherlands
Kumite Cadets Male Heavyweight
1 – Desley Van Kessel – Netherlands
2 – Louis Bax – Netherlands
3 – Blake Collins – Great Britain
Kumite Adults Female heavy weight
1 – Greet Pelkmans – Belgium
2 – Sara Hägge – Sweden
3 – Kirsten Smith – Great Britain
Kumite Adults Male middleweight
1 - Sergej Braun – Germany
2 – Ferran Gandia – Spain
3 – Mitchell De Bont - Netherlands
Kumite Adults Male Super heavyweight
1 – Jan Van Beek – Netherlands
2 – Marc De Roodt – Netherlands
3 – Konstantin Korolihin – Germany
On May 31st 2014, Moscow hosted the 3rd Absolute Championship of Russia Kyokushinkai among men and women.
IFK fighters took coveted places Maria Panova from Novosibirisk gaining 2nd Place and Marina Sobania of St Petersburg 3rd place in the womens division. Maxim Veselov of St Petersburg took 5th Place and Artur Tilov from Yamburg to 7th Place.
In the final match teammates David Sarhoshyan and Ivan Mezencev (both non-IFK) met.
Both women in the final are world champions making for an exciting match-up with Ulyana Greenschikova beating Maria Panova.
Click here for more pictures courtesy of Kyokushin Karate Club Cayman from St Petersburg
1 David Sarhoshyan
2 Ivan Mezencev
3 Basil Samodurov
4 Yaroslav Stanislavenko
5 Maxim Veselov IFK
6 Andrey Vidyulin
7 Artur Tilov IFK
8 Andrei Kolosov
1 Ulyana Greenschikova
2 Maria Panova IFK
3 Marina Sobanina IFK
4 Anna Vishnjakova
Tameshiwari Ivan Mezencev 19 boards
Best Technique Ivan Mezencev
Fighting Spirit Andrei Kolosov
We previously reported on the World Kata Championships held in Belgium.
15 countries travelled to Novy Urengoy City, Russia to battle it out for the Yamburg Cup.
Participating countries included Abkhazia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Lebanon, Hungary, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
1. Moisseyev Dmitriy (Kazakhstan)
2. Tomilov Alexander (Russia)
3. Solomennikov Evgeniy (Russia)
4. Adushkevich Anton (Russia)
1. Ishakhnely Vitaly (Russia)
2. Tilov Artur (Russia)
3. Karshigeev Alexander (Russia)
4. Sikorski Dzmitry (Belarus)
1. Chepkasov Denis (Russia)
2. Rafaelyan Araik (Armenia)
3. Chuchkov Uriy (Russia)
4. Borisov Andrey (Russia)
TAMESHIWARI AWARD: Tilov Artur (Russia)
BEST TECHNIQUE: Redondo Cardoso (Spain)
FASTEST KO: Rafaelyan Araik (Armenia)
SPECIAL PRIZES: Lezcano Montoya (Spain), Ntumazah Felix (Great Britain)
BEST JUDGE: Kevin Van Den Boor (Netherlands)
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Historic and incredible records were achieved at the IFK World Kata tournament held every four years, which make the records even more remarkable.
Darren Stringer (Team GB) created Kyokushin history by winning the World Kata tournament on three consecutive occasions by pipping his rival Andrey Khimichenko (Team Russia) by 0.1 piont in his final kata Seipai.
The team event saw Team Russia take victory as World Team Champions for an unprecendented four (4) consecutive world titles. A truly consistently high standard of kata demonstration from the RKKF competitors.
1) Eden Lumbroso Israel
2/ Pavel Kozyrev Russia
3)Florian Zurfluh Switzerland
1) Merav Ziv Israel
2)Tatiana Leonkina Russia
3) Ellie Edwards Great Britain
1) Darren Stringer Great Britain
2) Andrey Khimichenko Russia
3) Sergey Shageev Russia
1) Natalia Bogdanova Russia
2) Dolores Jaros Switzerland
3) Svetlana Khimichenko Russia
1) Russia
2) Israel
3) Great Britain
1) Russia A
2) Russia B
3) Switzerland
Results for the annual 5th Cup of Europe
KUMITE Prize-winners
Ladies under 60kg
1 EMMA MARKWELL WESCROFT BKK
2 MARINA SOBANINA ST PETERSBURG IFK
3 CECILIA WALLIN SWEDEN SHINKYOKUSHIN
3 ANNA AFREMOVA KIROV IFK
Ladies over 60kg
1 ANNA VISHNIAKOVA RUSSIA SHINKYOKUSHIN/WIBK
2 IRINA VALIEVA RUSSIA SHINKYOKUSHIN/WIBK
3 ANETA MESKUASKIENE IRELAND IFK
3 SAMANTHA WILLIAMS MOUNTAIN ASH BKK
Mens under 70
1 DAWID OZGA CRAWLEY BKK
2 LEON LUND REGAN YNYSOWEN BKK
3 KAMIL KLEMENS POLAND IFK
3 SPENCER BENNETT SAMUARI BKK
Mens under 80
1 IGOR RADINOV MOSCOW IFK
2 IVAN SCHEHPIN KIROV IFK
3 ALEKSEI SCHEHPIN KIROV IFK
3 DANIEL SANCHEZ SPAIN IBK
Mens above 80
1 NIKOLAI MASLENNIKOV MOSCOW IFK
2 MALCOLM SCOTT CRAWLEY BKK
3 SERGEI GAEV ST PETERSBURG IFK
3 JAN VAN BEEK HOLLAND IFK
Special Prizes:
Fight Spirit: MALCOLM SCOTT CRAWLEY BKK
Fastest Knockout: ANNA VISHNIAKOVA RUSSIA SHINKYOKUSHIN/WIBK
Top UK fighter: DAWID OZGA CRAWLEY BKK
The event was a tremendous success.
The motto ‘ time to be United’ showed the level of cooperation between the organisations was truly remarkable. A total of 52 countries were entered into the event and although around 10 countries were refused visas there was still approximately 250 participants.
Hanshi Arneil has expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the effort made by all participating countries to make sure the IFK was represented in this event and to give the young athletes from the IFK the opportunity to compete in this first event of its kind.
14 weight Divisions with only 5 kilo weight difference meant the fighters could did not have to worry about weight or board decisions so the champions were truly the best fighters.
The IFK were represented at both competitor and judging levels by a total of 19 countries. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Great Britain, Kuwait, Iran, Ireland, Lebanon, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and USA.
The IFK took an incredible 21 of 41 prizes with IFK Russia dominating with 10 Gold medals and 2 Silver.
Men -60 kg
Starodubtsev Dmitry (Russia) IFK
Takahashi Genku (Japan)
Lund Regan Leon (GB) IFK
Arushanyan Artur (Armenia)
Men -65 kg
Kasumov Farid (Russia) IFK
Zinchenko Andrei (Georgia)
Yamashita Kotaro (Japan)
Marmysh Andrej (Belarus)
Men -70 kg
Mamro Evgeni (Russia) IFK
Iwasawa Toshihide (Japan)
Kumiskaliyev Baurzhan (Kazakhstan)
Komanov Ivan (Bulgaria)
Men -75 kg
Petrov Stiliyan (Bulgaria)
Nazaretian Artem (Russia) IFK
Wakabayashi Ryo (Japan)
Bratkov Deyan (Bulgaria)
Men -80 kg
Abdurashidov Shamsutdin (Russia) IFK
Yorgov Nikolay (Bulgaria)
Samson Muripo (Zimbabwe)
Gulmammadov Mehraj (Azerbaijan) IFK
Men -85 kg
Saveyliev Dmitry (Russia) IFK
Stalev Emil (Bulgaria)
Sikorsky Dimitry (Belarus) IFK
Yordanov Aleksandar (Bulgaria)
Men -90 kg
Khachatryan Arsen (Russia) IFK
Komanov Aleksandar (Bulgaria)
Fuji Yusuke (Japan)
Estensoro Pablo (Spain)
Men -95 kg
Mezhevtsov Alexey (Russia) IFK
Mazur Igor (Ukraine)
Makarevich Alexander (Belarus)
Kishen Mladen (Bulgaria)
Men +90 kg
Tilov Artur (Russia) IFK
Fuji Masaki (Japan)
Amirhossein Daneshfar (Iran)
Georgiev Hristo (Bulgaria)
Women -55 kg
Berezova Svetlana (Russia) IFK
Seliukova Natalia (Belarus)
Boycheva Stanislava (Bulgaria)
Shen Ayshegyul (Bulgaria)
Women -60 kg
Efremova Anna (Russia) IFK
Markwell Emma (Great Britain) IFK
Zurine Eciolaza (Spain)
Anna Kadziolka (Poland)
Women -65 kg
Sabaeva Anzhelika (Russia) IFK
Meskauskine Aneta (Ireland) IFK
Balmer Kelly (Great Britain) IFK
Wrona Patrycja (Poland)
Women -70 kg
Kriazheva Irina (Russia) IFK
Williams Samantha (Great Britain) IFK
Lucinda Bender (Netherlands)
Desiree Radushin (RSA)
Kriazheva Irina (Russia) IFK disqualified
Women +70 kg
Marinova Aleksandra (Bulgaria)
Panova Mariya (Russia) IFK
Canero Diana (Spain)
Greet Pelkhmans (Belgium) IFK
Mens – Lightweight -70kg
1. Evgenii Mamro - Russia (IFK)
2. Artur Krymov - Russia (IFK)
3. Darren Stringer - Great Britain (IFK)
4. Spencer Bennett - Great Britain (IFK)
5. Alan Shnawa - Great Britain (IFK)
6. Mladen Venev - Bulgaria (IFK)
7. Anthony Senechal - France (IFK)
8. Vladyslav Oleksenko - Ukraine (IFK)
Mens – Middleweight -80kg
1. Sergei Chmunevich - Russia (IFK)
2. Artem Nazaretyan - Russia (IFK)
3. Sergei Braun - Germany (Kyokushin-kan)
4. Daniel Sanchez - Spain (IBK)
5. Zsolt Zsiga - Hungary (IBK)
6. Darren Channagasubbay - Great Britain (IFK)
7. Rober Broeders - Netherlands (IFK)
8. Claibourne Henry - USA (Kenshinkai)
Mens – Heavyweight +80kg
1. Alexey Mezhevtsov - Russia (IFK)
2. Alexey Gorokhov - Russia (IFK)
3. Jonatan Tineo - Spain (Rengokai)
4. Roel Noordman - Netherlands (IFK)
5. Viktor Mozzyerhin - Kazakhstan (IFK)
6. Simon Palsson - Sweden (Shinkyokushin)
7. Enrico Rogge - Germany (WIBK)
8. Peter De Raedt - Belgium (Shinkyokushin)
Female – Lightweight -60kg
1. Maria Lepina - Russia (IFK)
2. Svetlana Berezova - Russia (IFK)
3. Emma Markwell - Great Britain (IFK)
4. Teona Gazdeliani - Spain (Rengokai)
5. Cecilla Wallin - Sweden (Shinkyokushin)
6. Elena Constantin - Italy (Seido)
7. Stephanie Van De Rijt - Netherlands (Sokyokushin)
8. Priscilla Lambregste - Netherlands (IFK)
Female – Heavyweight +60kg
1. Svetlana Tuchkova - Russia (IFK)
2. Irina Kriazheva - Russia (IFK)
3. Anita Bucher - Switzerland (IFK)
4. Kelly Balmer - Great Britain (IFK)
5. Toyah Dyas - Great Britain (IFK)
6. Lia Howlett - Great Britain (IFK)
7. Samantha Williams - Great Britain (IFK)
8. Agata Kaliciak - Poland (Shinkyokushin)
Cadet Boys – Lightweight -68kg
1. Maxim Krasnov - Russia (IFK)
2. Nikita Torfimov - Russia (IFK)
3. Jonas Rosin – Sweden (Sokyokushin)
3. Marco Morreale - Great Britain (IFK)
Cadet Boys – Middleweight -78kg
1. Victor Kochergin - Russia (IFK)
2. Vladimir Spitsyn - Russia (IFK)
3. Blake Collins - Great Britain (IFK)
3. Konstantinios Machairopoulos - Greece (IFK)
Cadet Boys – Heavyweight +78kg
1. Stanislav Mezhevtsov - Russia (IFK)
2. Evgenii Diachenko - Russia (IFK)
3. Hristo Ilieav - Bulgaria (IFK)
3. Louis Bax - Netherlands (Sokyokushin)
Cadet Girls – Lightweight -58kg
1. Hilde Wilborts - Netherlands (IFK)
2. Hayley Rowlands - Great Britain (IFK)
3. Kseniia Doronina - Russia (IFK)
3. Shanty Jacobs - Belgium (Shinkyokushin)
Cadet Girls – Heavyweight +58kg
1. Maria Tsvigunova - Russia (IFK)
2. Maria Papadopoulou - Greece (IFK)
3. Anke Spitaels - Belgium (Shinkyokushin)
3. Elise Notele - Belgium (Kyokushin)
Special Awards
Tameshiwari Alexey Mezhevtsov - Russia (IFK) 18 boards (shuto, Enpi, Seiken)
Spirited Fighter Anita Bucher - Switzerland (IFK)
Fastest Knockout Sergej Braun - Germany (Kyokushinkan)
Best Technique Award Darren Stringer - Great Britain (IFK)
Cadets
Spirited Fighter Jonas Rosin - Sweden (Sokyokushin)
Fastest Knockout Evgenii Diachenko - Russia (IFK)
Best Technique Vladimir Spitsyn - Russia (IFK)
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