5th Annual United States International Kyokushin Championships

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Osu! 2024 has got off to a great start for the USA-IFK Kyokushin on Saturday, January 27th with the 5th Annual United States International Kyokushin Championships! The tournament venue was the world famous Tropicana Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

It was an awesome day of competition and camaraderie and a great turnout with competitors coming from all over the United States and other countries. There were participants from 51 dojos, 22 organizations, 15 states plus Washington DC, and 7 countries including Aruba, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Mongolia, and Poland.

On behalf of USA-IFK President Shihan Mike Monaco (8th dan) and Chairman Shihan Sean Schenker (5th dan) we would like to thank all the competitors, spectators, along with the officials, staff, and members of our USA-IFK family for their support. No event of this magnitude happens without the help of those both in front of and behind the scenes. A big OSU to all of you! We also want to once again thank our special guest Shihan Ted Oyama! OSU!

5th Annual United States International Kyokushin Championships

Knockdown Results

FK-01 Male Lightweight Division (-70kg)

1. Jack Dunphy USA IFK-Fighting Spirit Dojo

2. Daymar Brown USA Zhang Sah Martial Arts

3. Ramazan Isliamov USA Kyokushin Fight Club

FK-02 Male Middleweight Division (-80kg)

1. Jack Sweeney USA IFK-S&S Fitness & Martial Arts

2. Sebastian Bonislawski USA Kanku Dojo

FK-04 Male Super Heavyweight (+89kg) Division

1. Jonathan Gonzalez Costa Rica IFK Martial Arts and Training Center

2. Hannes Drechsler Germany IFK Germany

3. Harun Abdur-Rahim United States IFK-Endicott Kyokushin Karate

4. Andronov Vyacheslav United States Dallas Kyokushin Karate

FK-06 Female Heavyweight Division (+60kg)

1. Audrey Bartholomay USA IFK-S&S Fitness & Martial Arts

2. Alanna Olive-Smith USA Capital Kyokushin-Kan

3. Jessica Krause Germany IFK Germany

Female Lightweight Division

1. Jessica Krause Germany IFK Germany

2. Lyric Schenker USA IFK-Fighting Spirit Dojo

FK-08 Male Veterans Middleweight Division (-85kg)

1. Ociesielski Marek USA Seiken-Dojo

2. Kevin Felix USA James Dojo

FK-08A Male Seniors Middleweight Division (-85kg)

1. Tomasz Puzon Poland IKO Nakamura

2. Luigi Fioravanti USA Central Florida Kyokushin

FK-09 Male Veterans Heavyweight +85 kilos

1. Robert Grant USA Forge Dojo

2. Shemallian Arrieta USA Central Florida Kyokushin

3. Jaroslaw Kurowicki USA Seiken-Dojo


IFK India - 2nd International Open Full Contact Karate Championship 2024

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The 2nd International Open Full Contact Karate Championship 2024, organized by IFK India at Guwahati's TA Indoor Stadium, in Assam, India, was held on January 6th and the 7th, 2024. All participants displayed remarkable skill and expertise across diverse age and weight categories. The event's seamless execution underscored its significance in the Kyokushin community.

RESULTS

Kumite Boys Under 5 years.

1st :- Bhagyansh Chaudhary

2nd :- Uvwan Kunwar

3rd :- Danish Haloi

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Kumite Boys Under 7 years.

1st :- Piush Tamang

2nd :- Ronav Pratim Borah

3rd :- Arinjoy Sharma

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Kumite Boys Under 9 years.

1st :- Nipul Sonar

2nd :- Satyam Sharma

3rd :- Jyotishman Hazarika

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Kumite Boys Under 11 years.

1st :- Adriano Kuli

2nd :- Abhigyan Upadhya

3rd :- Gitartha Baruah

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Kumite Boys Under 13 years.

1st :- Sajish Bhujel

2nd :- Devarsh Rajkonwar

3rd :- Anuraj Chetry

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Kumite Boys Under 15 years.

1st :- Ayush Chetry

2nd :- Bhibon Phukan

3rd :- Ashutosh Jaiswal

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Kumite Boys Under 17 years.

1st :- Dinesh Bham

2nd :- Bibek Bardewa

3rd :- Boten Tani Doley

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Kumite Senior Boys Below 55kgs.

1st :- Gifor Klein

2nd :- Narayan Praja

3rd :- Shaiphyrkat Halai

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Kumite Senior Boys Below 60kgs.

1st :- Resham Tamang

2nd :- Purna Gurung

3rd :- Ranojay Dey

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Kumite Senior Boys Below 70kgs.

1st :- Bikram Acharya

2nd :- Francis Makri

3rd :- Akash Sen

2nd International Open Full Contact Karate Championship 2024.

Organized by IFK India.

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Kumite Girls Under 5 years

1st :- Susmita Roy

2nd :- Navya Bora

3rd :- Tejaswini Chhotary

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Kumite Girls Under 7 years

1st :- Kiron Chhota Ray

2nd :- Sanvi Lahon

3rd :- Abha Gogoi

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Kumite Girls Under 9 years

1st :- Kristi Lahon

2nd:- Krittika Talukdar

3rd :- Mridini Patowary

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Kumite Girls Under 11 years

1st :- Darshee Mazumdar

2nd :- Lebo Sema

3rd:- Prachi

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Kumite Girls Under 13 years

1st :- Madhuri Gogoi

2nd :- Anuchika Upadhyay

3rd :- Pratima Chetry

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Kumite Girls Under 15years

1st :- Sharawati Sharma

2nd :- Bondita Upadhya

3rd :- Shreya Mukherjee

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Kumite Girls Under 17 years

1st :- Sibani Ale Magar

2nd :- Dikshya Magar

3rd :- Anushka Kumari

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Kumite Senior Girls Under 55kgs

1st :- Anisha Tamang

2nd :- Priyanka Prasad

3rd :- Khushi Sonar

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Kumite Senior Girls Under 65kgs

1st :- Kipile Chetry

2nd :- Maghirita Klein

3rd :- Nishu Tamang

The 31st American International Karate Championship

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The 31st American International Karate Championships were held on Saturday, November 11th, 2023 in Holley, New York.  This renowned event is hosted by Shihan Michael Monaco (8th dan) and supported by the USA-IFK Kyokushin organization. Held annually, the AIKC attracts competitors from around the United States and Canada, as well as other countries.  This years tournament saw more than 250 competitors competing in kata, weapons, semi-contact (knockdown rules with equipment), and knockdown. There were more than 750 spectators there to cheer them on.

 

No tournament is successful without the help of volunteers. USA-IFK President, Shihan Michael Monaco and AIKC Tournament Director Sensei Karl Biedlingmaier, wish to thank the multitude of volunteers who helped behind the scenes and made it all possible. We also wish to thank the many martial arts schools and organizations that continue to support the American International Karate Championships every year.

 

Coming up next for USA-IFK Kyokushin will be the 5th Annual United States International Kyokushin Championships on Saturday, January 27th, 2024 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Online registration will open soon. Visit uskyokushin.com .

Yerevan Open Cup 2023

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An international open tournament in Kumite and Kata will be held in Yerevan, Armenia, on December 23, 2023, for children, girls, juniors, men, and women.

The competition of the participants in KUMITE will be held into age and weight categories of boys and girls 6-7-year-old children 8-9-year-old children, 10-11-year-old children, 12-13-year-old juniors, 14-15-year-old juniors 16-17-year-old juniors, and 18 + year-old men and women.

Participants in KATA will be divided into the following age categories: 6-7-year-old children, 8-9-year-old children, 10-11-year-old children, 12-13-year-old juniors, 14-15-year-old juniors, 16-17-year-old juniors, 18 + year-old men and women.

The preliminary applications are admitted up to 10 December 2023

Address: Yerevan, str.Estonakan 12/1

E-mail: info@kyokushin.am

Telephone numbers: (+374 94) 40-42-45.

The following order is an official invitation to participate in the Tournament of the Armenian Kyokushin Karate Federation.

President Shihan Andranik Hakobyan

28th IFK Kumite Weekend - Switzerland

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The traditional Kumite Weekend was held in GraubΓΌnden/Switzerland from Friday to Sunday, 3rd to 5th November 2023. The instructor was Senpai Jonas Rosin, 2nd DAN IFK from Sweden, and a karateka who is currently IFK World and European Champion.

A total of 93 Karatekas from the IFK Dojos Anglikon, Ilanz, Kriens, MΓΆrschwil, Obwalden, Oftringen, Strengelbach, Wettingen, Wohlen and Chur had registered. Karatekas from the friendly Dojo Mori Karate Dojo Fu Rin Ka Zan, from SKK Dojo Ebikon and from Kyokushin-Kan Trimmis and WΓ€denswil also took part.

The Friday and Sunday training sessions were held at the Dojo in Chur. The three training sessions on Saturday were held in the gym in Felsberg. The focus was on fighting. It was not only about the "how" but also about the "why". Senpai Jonas knew how to organise interesting, knowledgeable and varied training sessions.

We thank him for finding his way to Switzerland – γ‚γ‚ŠγŒγ¨γ†γ”γ–γ„γΎγ—γŸ.

 

5th IFK South American Championships

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IFK Brazil hosted the 5th Edition of the IFK South American Championships with many federations working together to unite fighters under the same goal of becoming regional champions.

We thank Country Representative Shihan Jeovaldo Baretto and his team for all their hard work.

IFK Hungary Seminar with Shihan David Pickthal

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IFK Hungary held a 3-day seminar with Shihan David Pickthall between 11th and 13th of October, from Wednesday to Friday. Through these days more than a hundred people trained under the leadership of Shihan David's. The visit was really important for Hungary because Shihan David was last there in 2017. Since then not only VTSE but the whole Hungarian team has developed, in terms of skills and number of their members. Last year 4 more clubs and many coaches joined the organization, so it was also important to meet with them. 

On Wednesday, Shihan BΕ‘ke BΓ©la CR and his team (Club VTSE) welcomed Shihan David in their dojo in ZΓ‘moly. There was a traditional technical training focused on warm up as many children and lower grades attended, also tried some useful combinations for fighting skills. 3 of the black belts officially received their 2nd - 3rd dan belts and diplomas as a result of their summer grading. 


On Thursday, Shihan travelled to JΓ‘szberΓ©ny and NagykΓ‘ta where Sensei AgΓ³cs Tibor (Club YakuzΓ‘k SE / Y AkadΓ©mia) showed his amazing dojos. During the day, the NagykΓ‘ta dojo was officially opened within a ceremony where several prominent people from Hungary attended. Finished the day with a great training in the new dojo.


On Friday the last training was held in SzΓ©kesfehΓ©rvΓ‘r, "Harinezumi Dojo" where higher master katas were summarized with some black belts.

Hungarian Championships for Children, Juniors and Adults 2023

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IFK Hungary took part on the Hungarian Championship for Children, Juniors and Adults with 35 fighters from 5 dojo on October 14th. Sensei Kreitl PΓ©ter and Senpai Gudmon GΓ‘bor were IFK Hungary's delegated referees. At the end of the competition IFK Hungary came away with 8 winners, 8 silver medalists and 13 bronze medalists. Here are the results:

First place:

Reichert Hanna (VTSE)

Kuti JΓ‘zmin (VTSE)

Reichert JΓ‘zmin (VTSE)

SzΕ‘ke ZalΓ‘n (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

Notheisz Janka (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

KΓ‘ntor ViktΓ³ria (kumite+kata) (VTSE)

Kerekes RΓ©ka (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

Gondos GergΕ‘ (Yamato SE)

Second place:

Somogyi Attila (VTSE)

Nagy-Dobondi Eszter (VTSE)

Faludi KincsΕ‘ (BonyhΓ‘di Oyama SE)

Lendvai RΓ©ka (VTSE)

KrΓ‘ll MΓ‘tΓ© (VTSE)

Nyitrai Noel (BonyhΓ‘di Oyama SE)

BangΓ³ KrisztiΓ‘n (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

SzalΓ³kinΓ© dr. PetrΓ³czki IldikΓ³ (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

Third place:

Somogyi Bence (VTSE)

Solymosi Zora (VTSE)

BΓ³dis Bence (VVHTSE)

BΓ©res Bence (VVHTSE)

CsΓ‘ki Noel (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

Balogh Zsombor (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

Beck FlΓ³riΓ‘n (BonyhΓ‘di Oyama SE)

KoczΓ³ Karina (VVHTSE)

PalΓ‘sti KrisztiΓ‘n (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia)

Solymosi SΓ‘ra (VTSE)

LukΓ‘cs Eszter (VTSE)

LΓ‘szlΓ³ SΓ‘ra (VTSE)

GelencsΓ©r BarnabΓ‘s (VTSE)

Finished in the best 8: Viszugyel BΓ‘lint (VTSE), Bakonyi Lili (VTSE), Nagy KornΓ©lia (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia) Nagy Daniella (VTSE), Szarvas BoglΓ‘rka (YakuzΓ‘k SE/Y AkadΓ©mia) and Demeter Roland (VVHTSE).

IFK Bolivia Technical Update Course 2023

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In Bolivia, an IFK Karate update course took place on September 30th and October 1st, featuring the special visit of Shihan GermΓ‘n Carballo from Uruguay.

This course was held in the Department of La Paz, in the city of El Alto, at an altitude of over 4050 meters above sea level. We had the participation of 40 enthusiastic students who had the valuable opportunity to learn from Shihan German during the two days of the course.

On Saturday, we began our activities in the morning, focusing on Kihon techniques and fundamental stances. In the afternoon, we progressed through the Syllabus, covering from the 6th Kyu to the 1st Kyu.

On Sunday morning, we practiced the Renrakus. In the afternoon, starting at 2:30 PM, a rigorous evaluation was conducted in which 7 candidates underwent the examination to attain the rank of 1st Dan. It was a challenging examination that extended until 6:30 PM, and in which 6 of the participants managed to pass.

To conclude this successful course, all students participated in kumite, which took place from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

IFK Bolivia is committed to implementing the IFK Kyokushin program, and we are deeply grateful for Shihan GermΓ‘n Carballo's generous willingness to visit us.

Report by Abraham Meruvia, IFK Bolivia

IFK USA - Battle on the Boardwalk 5 - Saturday January 27th 2024

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USA-IFK PRESENTS

United States International Kyokushin Championships 

"Battle on the Boardwalk 5"

Saturday, January 27th, 2024

Tropicana Hotel - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Early Bird Registration Begins: MONDAY NOVEMBER 13th, 2023 

at www.uskyokushin.com

We will have divisions in Kata, Semi-Contact & Full-Contact weight divisions.

National Kata Seminar under the auspices of IFK Romania

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This weekend, 29.09-01.10.2023, it took place at Tg. Jiu, the National Kata Seminar under the auspices of IFK Romania - the Knockdown Karate Federation organized by the Brandt Dojo Sports Club where 100 athletes participated under the guidance of Shihan Eddy Gabathuler 8 Dan from Switzerland.

It was an internship where we received a lot of information that will help us in preparing the Romanian team for next year's World Kata Championship in London.

At the end of the Seminar, we were happy with the promotion of Shihan Christian Hirsch 5 Dan and Sensei Ștefan Straut 4 Dan. Thanks to IFK president Shihan David Pickthall, the IFK international board for the promotion and the trust granted!

Thanks to Shihan Eddy Gabathuler 8 Dan for all the support and the National Kata Seminar! Congratulations to the organizers team, to Senpai Marian Brandt, to all the IFK Romania participants, and to Senpai Roxana Tudor with her team WAKU Romania (member of KWU Romania since 2017), as we are delighted to have them with us, Osu!

Osu!

IFK Romania

IFK India - intra city tournament 2023

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IFK India are organizing an intra-city karate tournament especially for the younger (under-18 years) participants. It will be great for encouraging the younger students and help in keeping them active.  

The venue : St Joseph Church ground, Kolkata, West Bengal, India 

Date: 29th October 2023 

Organizer : Sensei Pradip Kumar Das

Chief controller : Shihan Santanu Ganguly 

IFK Romania National Kata Seminar

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On the weekend of 29.09-01.10.2023, a National Kata Seminar took place at Tg. Jiu, under the auspices of IFK ROMANIA - the Knockdown Karate Federation organized by the Brandt Dojo Sports Club where 100 athletes participated under the guidance of Shihan Eddy Gabathuler 8 Dan from Switzerland. It helped us in preparing the Romanian team for next year's World Kata Championship in London. At the end of the Seminar we were happy with the promotion of Shihan Christian Hirsch to 5th Dan and Sensei Ștefan Straut to 4th dan. Thanks to the IFK international board for the promotion and the trust granted! Thanks to Shihan Eddy Gabathuler 8 Dan for all the support and the National Kata Seminar! Congratulations to the organizers team, to Senpai Marian Brandt, to all the IFK ROMANIA participants and to Senpai Roxana Tudor with her team WAKU ROMANIA (member of KWU ROMANIA since 2017) as we are delighted to have them with us, Osu!

Belgian Knockdown Championship 2024

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Dear Shihan, Sensei, Senpai,

Ryo Dojo organized for the second time (the first time in 2022) the Belgian Knockdown Championship with the support of BFKK (IFK branch Belgium), Shinkyokushin Belgium, and Rengokai Belgium. It’s an open Western European Championship. We
hope to receive many fighters from all organizations, national and international.

Date: 23 March 2024
Location: Hoeilaart, near Brussels (Belgium).
Registration: https://registration.belgianknockdown.be

Contact & questions
Dave Geentjens (President BFKK, Chairman Ryo Dojo)
countryrep@ifk.be
dgeentjens@gmail.com
+32 491 07 37 56

Congratulations on the new KFK Dan promotions

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The Kuwait Federation of Kyokushin Karate congratulates Shihan Ali Al-Manaseer and Shihan Bader Al-Bisher on being promoted to Godan 5th Dan during the 18th KFK Kyokushin Camp with Shihan Mossadek Ageli.

Shihan Ali Al-Manaseer and Shihan Bader Al-Bisher were promoted to Godan 5th Dan. The KFK also congratulates Saleh Al-Najem, Abdulaziz Al-Sadah, Abdulaziz Al-Fares, and Nasser Al-Khudher on their Dan promotion.

The KFK is looking forward to more development in the future for all.

Pictures and more info HERE.

18th IFK Kuwait Seminar 2023

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IFK Kuwait held their 18th edition of their training seminar under the guidance of Shihan Mossadek Ageli.

Country Representative Shihan Ali Al Manaseer coordinated the nine sessions over the three days focusing on all aspects of the IFK Curriculum.

6th IFK World Kata Championships 2024

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The IFK announce an agreement with the British Karate Kyokushinkai to host the 6th IFK World Kata Championships on Friday 4th October 2024 at K2, Crawley in conjunction with the 46th British Open on Saturday 5th October.

Categories for the world championships are listed below and will be held under IFK rules for IFK members only and entry rules and entry portal will sent to all the Country Representatives of the IFK.