1st IFK Americas Virtual Kata Tournament report

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The 1st. IFK Americas Virtual Kata Tournament was held on July 4-5, 2020. 31 competitors from 8 countries accepted the challenge of showing their best katas in four divisions, Brown Belts under 18, Brown Belts adults, Black Belts males, and Black Belts females.

With the whole world paralyzed, our organization has shown we can continue working as a team; and that competitors have found the time and space to keep training hard no matter what.

Final results of the Tournament:

 

Black belt females

1st place - Fatemeh A. Ganjouie - IFK Canada

2nd place - Maite De León -  IFK  Uruguay

3rd place - Noelia Fabre –   IFK  Uruguay

 

Black belt males

1st place - Jerónimo Romero -  IFK  Argentina

2nd place - Dave Sheets –  IFK  USA

3rd place - Santiago Mosco -  IFK  Uruguay

  

Brown belt U18

1st place - Elijah Pullmann –   IFK  USA

2nd place - Kyla Van -  IFK  Canada

3rd place - Deshaun Moore -  IFK  USA

 

Brown belt adults

1st place - Claudia López -  IFK  Uruguay

2nd place - Jonhathan Funez -  IFK  Uruguay

3rd place - Douglas Kondo –  IFK  Brazil

 

Referees: Shihan Mike Monaco, Shihan Julio Romero, Sensei Steve Fogarasi, Sensei Jeovaldo Barreto, Sensei Germán Carballo.

Participating countries: Argentina, Brazil,  Canada, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, USA, and Venezuela. 

Organized by: IFK Uruguay - www.ifk-uruguay.com

IFK Uruguay National Kata Tournament

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IFK Uruguay has adapted to this unusual year with social distancing due to COVID-19. Thus, IFK Uruguay 6th annual National Tournament covering several modalities for 2020 took the form of a Kata Virtual Tournament with over 50 competitors.

This has proved to be an excellent way to keep everyone motivated, training, and technically improving, even when the living rooms and yards have become our Dojos and we can only see each other virtually.

Results for the 6th IFK Uruguay National Kata Tournament were as follows:

Black Belt Males category
1° Gonzalo Bentancur 
2° Santiago Mosco
3° Cesar Acosta & Mario Hornos

Black Belt Females category
1° Maite De León
2° Noelia Fabre
3° Natalia Odacio

Brown Belt Adults category
1° puesto Claudia López
2° puesto Jonhatan Funez
3° puesto Yonathan Perez

Brown Belt Cadets category
1° Guzmán Centurión
2° Lautaro Hornos
3° Joaquín Mesa

Green Belt category
1° Juan Pablo Bianchi
2° Johann Castro

Yellow Belt category
1° Juliana Latorre
2° Agustina Latorre
3° Martín Machado

Yellow Belt Children category
1° Santiago Cuenca
2° Joaquin Fernandez
3° Julieta Majstruk

Blue belt Adults category
1° Diego Alegresa
2° Nicolás Mosco
3° Alvaro Pérez

Blue Belt Cadets category
1° Matías Tarragona
2° Erika Gomez
3° Martina Nievas

Blue Belt Children category
1° Avril Carballo
2° Tatiana Nesteruk
3° Renzo Barragán & Juan Ignacio Bonilla

Red Belt Adults category
1° Nicolás Caró
2° Clara Monteiro
3° Antonio Madrid

Red Belt Children category
1° Avril Diaz
2° Poul Reccioppe

Red Belt Children (Kihon) category
1° Moirana Verde
2° Bruno Martinez & Juan Ignacio Goro
3° Bruna Cerrilla & Ian Kovacs

Judge: Sensei Germán Carballo.

Referees: Senpais Santiago Mosco, Noelia Fabre, Mario Hornos, Maite De León, Cesar Acosta, Gonzalo Diaz.

Competitors who classified to represent IFK Uruguay in the 2020 IFK Americas Kata Virtual Tournament taking place on July 4 and 5, 2020:
Gonzalo Bentancur
Santiago Mosco
Maite De León
Noelia Fabre
Claudia López
Jonathan Funez
Guzmán Centurión
Lautaro Hornos

IFK Russian Kyokushin Championship 2020

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February 29 – March 1, 2020, in Moscow Center of Martial Arts was held the IFK Russian Championship among men and women (18 years and older) and the IFK Russian Championship among boys and girls (12-13 years old, 14-15 years old) and juniors (16-17 years old) in Kyokushin (Kyokushin-weight category). Here are results in men and women and 16-17 y.o. divisions:

Men and Women results:

Team results:
1. Moscow
2. Kirov region
3. Volgograd region

Men up to 70 kg
1. Krymov Arthur
2. Nikulin Stanislav
3. Zizyulya Danil 
4. Tyabov Eduard

Men up to 80 kg
1. Drozd Alexander
2. Nazaretyan Artem 
3. Sorokopudov Alexandr 
4. Maleev Artem

Men up to 90 kg
1. Mezhevtsov Stanislav 
2. Aramyan Gnel 
3. Lyalikov Artem
4. Gribkov Alexandr 

Men over 90 kg
1. Maslennikov Nikolay 
2. Karshigeev Alexandr 
3. Rafikov Alexandr 
4. Grachev Alexandr 

Women up to 60 kg
1. Bakina Lyubov
2. Cheremiskina Anna 
3. Shemina Ekaterina 
4. Kosyanova Anastasia 

Women over 60 kg
1. Zaykovskaya Elena
2. Tuchkova Svetlana
3. Kolesnikova Valeria
4. Grabor Vladislav 

Results 16-17 years old

Team results:
1. Kemerovo region
2. Kirov region
3. Moscow

Women up to 55
1. Bogdanova Karina
2. Bobonic Anna
3. Martynova Anastasia 
4. Buravleva Alina 

Women up to 60 kg
1. Staferina Yulia 
2. Ryazantseva Sofya 
3. Karamova Arina
4. Rubtsova Ulyana 

Women over 60 kg
1. Atakulova Nurzat 
2. Sheredeko Maria
3. Ustyuzhanina Anna 
4. Musoleeva Alyona 

Men up to 60 kg
1. Gavrilenko Stepan
2. Filippov Artem
3. Muzaffarov Kirill 
4. Besyatykh Vsevolod 

Men up to 65 kg
1. Bukharin Maxim
2. Khilinin Eugene
3. Knysh Viktor
4. Pavlov Daniil

Men up to 70 kg
1. Shivkov Sergey 
2. Pimenov Ivan
3. Kosarev Anton 
4. Pakhomov Artyom 

Men up to 75 kg
1. Kozlov Alexander 
2. Kratko Andrey 
3. Konov Kirill
4. Kalmykov Radmir 

Men over 75 kg
1. Bechelov Muslim
2. Semenov Alexandr
3. Ivannikov Sergey 
4. Golunov Konstantin 

Best fighters: Bukharin Maxim & Drozd Alexandr 

The best judge: Shabarshin Sergey

IFK Reunion juniors taste success at French Open

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5 fighters from IFK Reunion Island were participating in French Open last week-end, with 4 podiums; 3 golds and 1 bronze.

Congratulations to all.

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NANGUET Nicolas 3rd place in (KIM DAO DOJO) 8-9 years old under 30 kg

 SEVA Radjann 1st place 8-9 years old under 40 kg (TIGER DOJO)

 PIERRE Samuel 1st place 10-11 years old over 45 kg (TIGER DOJO)

 GRUCHET Emmanuelle 1st place 10-11 years old under 35 kg (TIGER DOJO)

Open Balkan Championship 2019 successful

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Competitors from Israel, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia and Bulgaria participated.

358 athletes of all ages participated in the Kumite. 72 competitors of all ages participated in Kata, and Tameshivari a total of 9 competitors participated.

Kumite

men up to 70 kg

1.Nikolay Zhotev - Kyokushin Khan Bulgaria

2.Cetin Mohammed - IFK Turkey

3.Sabo Florin IFK Romania

3.Kaloyan Georgiev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

 

Kumite

men up to 80 kg

1.Atanas Lichev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

2.Rusko Valchev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Veselin Buzin - IFK Bulgaria

3.Mahdi Esfandiarpour - IFK Iran

 

Kumite

men up to 90 kg

1.Jalayan Mahdi - IFK Iran

2.Genadi Stoev - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Muharrem Furkan - IFK Turkey

3.Ivailo Ivanov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

 

Kumite

men +90 kg

1.Aleksandar Komanov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

2.Vasil Dimitrov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Krisrtiyan Kostadinov - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

  

Kumite

women up to 60 kg

1.Bekicheva  Anastasia - IFK Russia

2.Evalina Derevenska - Kyokushin kan Bulgaria

3.Merav Ziv - IFK Israel

 

Kumite

women + 60 kg

1.Filatova Maria- IFK Russia

2.Gyach Anastasia- IFK Russia

3. Iva Toshkova - IFK Bulgaria

3.Mariya- Eliza Mineva - IFK Bulgaria

 

KATA

veterans men

1. Georgi Geshev - IFK Bulgaria

2.Frants Slavinskii - IFK Russia

3.Soia peter Alexandru - IFK Romania

 

KATA

men

1.Konstantin Siranchiev- IFK Russia

2.Yakir Levi -IFK Israel

3.Nikita Tsiplakov - IFK Russia

 

KATA

women

1.Merav Ziv - IFK Israel

2.Stefania Gklara - WKB Greece

3.Frasie Andrea- IFK Romania

 

TAMESHIWARI 

men - 80 kg

1.Veselin Buzin - IFK Bulgaria - 12

2.Nikita Tsiplakov - IFK Russia - 8

  

TAMESHIWARI 

men + 80 kg

1.Frants Slavinskii - IFK Russia - 15

1.Mahsud Darvish - IFK Iran - 15

2.Dinko Farazov - IFK Bulgaria - 11

3.Bogdan Bonev - IFK Bulgaria - 10

3. Georgi Stankov - IFK Bulgaria - 10

Caucasus Championship of Kyokushin karate in Tbilisi

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On November 10, Armenia’s Kyokushin Karate team, led by its founder-president Andranik Hakobyan, participated in the 18th annual Caucasus Championship in Tbilisi, with teams from Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan participating.

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As always, this time too, Armenian sportsmen recorded high rates. 7 gold medalists: Vahagn Hakobyan, Andranik Stepanyan, Abraham Tarverdyan, Petros Farfaryan, Gegham Gevorgyan, Ruzanna Mkhitaryan and Alisa Bejanyan, 4 silver medalists: Grisha Kirakosyan, Areg Saribekyan, Eduard Ayvazyan, Misha Harutyunyan and Sergey Zakaryan.

IFK Uruguay IV National Tournament 2018 and Results

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On Sunday August 5th, the IV I.F.K. Uruguay National Tournament was held in the Praga Club facilities in Mercedes City.

Over 70 athletes from several cities across the country took part, competing in different categories: Kata, Kumite against a sandbag (6 - 9 years old) & Kumite Knockdown -juniors, cadets and adults- according to official I.F.K. rules.

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The Tournament was declared of State Interest by the Municipal Board of Soriano, and was a qualifying instance for the I.F.K. Under-21 South America Tournament to be held in November in Montevideo City, Uruguay.

OFFICIAL RESULTS:

 Kata

 Pee-Wee (White - Blue belt)
1° Victoria Villano (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
2° Rafael Alvarez (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
3° Ruben Quesada (IFK Yantsu Dojo)

 Pee-Wee (Yellow - Green belt)
1° Kevin Vidal (IFK-Kanku Dojo)
2° Denis Lazarga (IFK-Kanku Dojo)
3° Alan Lazarga (IFK-Kanku Dojo)

 Adults (White - Blue belt)
1° Fátima Parra (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
2° Mauricio Nesteruk (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
3° Guillermo Parra (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
4° Donato Sena (IFK-Sai Dojo)

 Adults (Yellow - Green belt)
1° Claudia López (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
2° Joaquín Mesa (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
3° Juan Pablo Bianchi (IFK-Dojo Estribo)

 Pee-Wee - Kumite against a sandbag

 6 & 7 years old
1° Tatiana Nesteruk (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
2° Avril Carballo (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
3° Santiago Rosso (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)

 8 & 9 years old

1°Santiago Cuenca (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
2° Lautaro Lafranchi (IFK-Kanku Dojo)
3° Brandon Bermuedez (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
4° Nahuel Picherno (IFK-Dojo Estribo)

Kumite Knockdown Juniors & Cadets

10 & 11 years old

1° Ezequiel Rodriguez (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
2° Aragon Gavarone (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
3° Luciano Lemos (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
4° Enrique Acosta (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)

12 & 13 years old
1° Rodrigo Gomez (Kyokukaikan Dojo Coetc)
2°Gabriel Fernandez (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
3° Martín Machado (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)

14 & 15 years old
1°Guzmán Centurión (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
2° Joaquín Castro (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
3° Leonardo Sabella (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)

16 & 17 years old
1° Nahuel Filippini (WKB Hombu Dojo)
2° Jonathan Funez (IFK-Yantsu Dojo)
3° Ian Lugo (Kyokukaikan Dojo Coetc)

Kumite Knockdown - Adults absolute category

1° Gonzalo Bentancur (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
2° Yonathan Perez (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
3° Brian De Los Santos (WKB Hombu Dojo)
4° Raúl Rodriguez (IFK-Dojo Estribo)

Special mentions:
Tameshiwari (highest number of broken boards in the adults semifinal instance): Gonzalo Bentancur (IFK-Dojo Estribo)
Best technique of the tournament: Brian De Los Santos (WKB Hombu Dojo)

Referees:
Chief Referee: Sensei Germán Carballo,  

Shushinis: Senpai Santiago Mosco, Senpai Noelia Fabre and Senpai Mario Hornos. 

Fukushins & Arbitrators: Senpais Gonzalo Díaz, Maite De León, Cesar Acosta, Jonathan Fúnez, Matías Laíno, Martín Rucci, Claudia López and Matías Arenas.

Officials: 
Senpai Rocío Gonzalez y Florencia Muniz.

Dojos that participated in the tournament: 
Yantsu Dojo (IFK-Mercedes) Instructor: Mario Hornos
Kanku Dojo (IFK-Dolores) Instructor:  Mario Hornos
Dojo Estribo (Montevideo) Instructor: German Carballo
Sai Dojo (Montevideo) Instructor: Richard Giordano
WKB Hombu Dojo (Montevideo) Instructor: Gustavo Matos
Dojo Coetc (Montevideo) Instructor: Walter Urruzola
Chugi Dojo (IFK-Salinas) Instructor: Maite de León
Tameshiwari Dojo (IFK-Salto) Instructor: Gonzalo Díaz

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to make this event possible. Until the next one!

OSU

I.F.K. Kyokushin Uruguay
A.K.K.U. Asociación Kyokushin Kai Uruguay. 
www.ifk-uruguay.com

IFK Kyokushin European Open Championship - Team medals

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The IFK held the European Tournament

among children, youths and juniors, men and women in weight categories on 7-8 April, in Yerevan, Armenia, at “MIKA” sports complex. The organisers and hosts were The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and Armenian Kyokushin Karate Federation.

TEAM MEDALS

IFK Kyokushin European Open Championship 2018 - Results

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The IFK held the European Tournament

among children, youths and juniors, men and women in weight categories on 7-8 April, in Yerevan, Armenia, at “MIKA” sports complex. The organisers and hosts were The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and Armenian Kyokushin Karate Federation.

Results MEN & WOMEN division

Women -60Kg

1. Ekaterina Shemina (Russia)
2. Emma Markwell (Great Britain)
3. Irina Valieva (Russia)
3. Anastasia Shvydun (Russia)

Women +60Kg

1. Anna Vishnyakova (Russia)
2. Aneta Meskauskiene (Ireland)
3. Anna Ulybina (Russia)
3. Kristina Golovanova (Russia)

Men -70Kg

1. Omar Magomedov (Russia)
2. Dmitry Rodichkin (Russia)
3. Daniel Redondo cardoso (Spain)
3. Ivan Tumashev (Russia)

Men 70-80Kg

1. Artem Nazaretyan (Russia)
2. Emelian Bitkash (Russia)
3. Shamil Ramazanov (Russia)
3. Narek Aboyan (Armenia)

Men 80-90Kg

1. Jonas Rosin (Sweden)
2. Hovhannes Sargsyan (Armenia)
3. Artem Lyalikov (Russia)
3. David Bitkash (Russia)

Men +90Kg

1. Vitaliy Ishakhneli (Russia)
2. Dmitrii Solovev (Russia)
3. Aleksandr Karshigeev (Russia)
3. Stanislav Stepankov (Russia)

Here are FULL RESULTS 

3rd KWU World Tournament, held in Ekaterinburg, Russia

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WHAT A SHOW!

As the IFK reflect on the success of the 3rd KWU World Championships in Ekaterinburg we can only marvel at the work of the organisers.

This event has set the bar as to where we would aim to be if we achieved Olympic status and it shows we are more than capable of doing it. The opening ceremony was an extravaganza of colour and sound that brought the stadium to life and we thank both the organisers and the creative directors for their vision.

This 3rd edition of the championships showed the KWU is learning from their mistakes in the past.  Competitor check-in procedures were slicker, judging seminars focused on the main issues and as in so many events we didn't witness lots of long speeches by the dignitaries. The athletes were the stars and they rightly took centre stage.

242 competitors from 48 countries meant the majority of the weight categories had solid participation.

Of course the KWU could achieve much higher numbers by allowing more than one participant from a country in each division but this would defeat their aim. We all hold our own championships with our own rules, weights and participation levels. This must be different, the five kilogram categories are suitable for an Olympic programme and as with the other combat sports we follow the example of one athlete per country.

It is interesting to note that for Karate in the 2020 Olympics it is scheduled for each of the six weight categories to have a maximum of 10 athletes only. At the KWU Championships thirteen of fifteen categories achieved more than that number.

Focusing on the performance of the IFK once again we must be proud to have played a major role in its success. We had 52 fighters from 17 countries and topped the medal table with 6 different countries achieving prizes.

Of course our major contributor was the top team in the championships Russia, but we also gained medals from Great Britain, Ireland, Iran, Belarus and an amazing gold from Greece!

Emma Markwell - Silver medal winner

Emma Markwell - Silver medal winner

Maria Papadopoulou - Gold medal winner

Maria Papadopoulou - Gold medal winner

Time to be United!

41st British Open 2017 incorp. 9th Cup of Europe - Results

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Results of the 41st British Open 2017 have been announced and can be found here...

Full results can be found here including replay of the live stream.

2nd Unified Dutch Open (2017) - great results for IFK Nederland

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On June 10th 2017 IFK Nederland scored big at the Unified Dutch Full Contact Karate Championships that saw participants from almost all major Kyokushin and related organizations (13) and several non-associated dojos. In total 236 participants stepped onto the tatami.

In the adult divisions, IFK Nederland took home 7 podium places (out of a total of 18) three 1st places, three 2nd places and one 3rd place. In the under 18 categories participants from IFK Nederland took home 25 podium places.

 IFK Nederland results:

 Adults:

 Female
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3rd: Kim van Eijk, Nintai Dojo

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2nd: Hilde Wilborts, Noristu Dojo

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1st: Chelsea Kerklaan, Nintai Dojo

 Male
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1st: Kelvin Tienstra, Bushido Dojo
2nd: Ferry Wortman, Sushiho Dojo

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1st: Jan van Beek, Noritsu Dojo

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2nd: Michel Meuldijk, Sushiho Dojo

Under 18:

Girls 7-8 years
2nd Elise Zeggelaar Sushiho

Girls 9-10 years, class 1
1st Angel Spaans, Da Graca

Girls 9-10 years, class 2
1st Aimee Ancher, Sushiho

Girls 11-12 years, class 1
1st Lyanne Huisman, Sushiho
2nd Megan Pronk, Sushiho
3rd Megan Smits, Sushiho

Girls 11-12 years, class 2
2nd Mariëly Landburg, Nintai

Girls 13-14 years
1st Iraisha Madaran , Da Graca
3rd Liv Kroon, Sushiho

Girls 15-16 years, class 1
2nd Mischa Kruze, Sushiho
3rd Nikki Koster, Sushiho

Girls 15-16 years, class 2
1st Saba Tjong A Tjoe , Da Graca
2nd Kayleigh de Geus, Sushiho

 Boys 9-10 years
1st Jayden de Geus, Sushiho

Boys 11-12 years, class 1
1st Kenley ter Braak, Sushiho
2nd Rechano Chedi, Sushiho

Boys 11-12 years, class 2
1st Djayman van de Voort , Sushiho
2nd Siyar Adanc, Nintai
3rd Krshan Gonesh , Nintai

Boys 13-14 years, class 1
3rd Sem van Luin, Sushiho

Boys 13-14 years, class 2
1st Ferry Hardeman, Bushido

Boys 15-16 years, class 1
1st Sergio Stoop, Bushido
3rd Manuel Ridder , Sandokai

Boys 15-16 years, class 2
2nd Ezra Koopmans, Bushido

Boys 17 years
1st Damian Pronk, Sushiho

5th IFK World Knockdown Tournament - Official results

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IFK Russian Championships 2017 results

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Results from Russian Championships IFK 2017

Male -70kg

1. Chmunevich Sergei

2. Mansurov Marsel

3. Tumashev Ivan

4. Miheev Artem

Male -80kg

1. Nazaretyan Artem

2. Mezhevtsov Stanislav

3. Bezrukov Aleksandr

4. Sorokopudov Aleksandr

Male -90kg

1. Ryadnov Igor

2. Kulgachev Aleksei

3. Lyalikov Artem

4. Pavlov Sergei

Male +90kg

1. Ishakhneli Vitaly

2. Karshigeev Aleksandr

3. Tilov Artur 

4. Veselov Maxim

Female -60kg

1. Efremova Anna

2. Artemova Rimma

3. Berezova Svetlana

4. Zhukovskya Maria

Female +60kg

1. Sabaeva Angelica

2. Panova Maria

3. Perminova Elizaveta

4. Popova Polina

UAE 1st IFK Cup 2017

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UAE hosted the 1st IFK Cup at the Al Taneen Chinese Karate and Fitness centre in Sharjah. The event had participants from IFK, Shinkyokushin, Tezuka, Byakuren Karate and International Budokan Union.

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Country Representative Shamseer CK had the assistance of Indian Representative Santanu Gangly in the running of the event which was the first of its kind in the region.

There was also the largest Martial Arts demonstration held in UAE with IFK participating.

IFK Australia Clicker Championship 2017 - Results

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Once again, we had a great tournament on Sunday 26th Feb, with over 70 competitors.  Congratulations to everyone who took part, and of course in particular to all those who placed. Someone has to win; that's what competition is all about.

A big well done also to all the officials. For some of them it was the first time "live" and they all performed very well. Still, there's always room for improvement, as with anything in life, and we will always strive towards that. Thanks also to the volunteers who handled the score keeping. 

A big thank you to all the parents who supported the event by making the effort to be there while their children learn to compete, to deal with winning and losing, sportsmanship, teamwork, and camaraderie.

Needless to say, we also thank all those who helped set up the day before and pack up after the tournament. These are important components of any tournament, and we always welcome people who volunteer to help (as we all do) with  all the logistical aspects of our events.  Let us know if you'd like to help with the next one.

The next tournament for IFKKA is Full Contact - from 11 yrs/ 8th kyu and up, 26th June.

Award ceremony of the 5th KWUCHAMP 2016 – pictures

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The 5th KWU Kyokushin Open World Youth Championship took place in Varna, Bulgaria on December 3-4, in beautiful Palace of Culture and Sport.

666 fighters from 33 countries fought for 32 sets of medals in 3 age groups – 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17 years old.  The tournament's level of fighting, as compared to the previous Youth World Championship, has grown considerably. The girls and boys who won the right to hear the anthem of their country are a real strong future of Kyokushin karate.

Here are the pictures from winners ceremony, good emotions and happy faces, captured on photos by Andrey Kurtiy from superkarate.ru