IFK Spain Seminar with Shihans David Pickthall and Felix Ntumazah
/On the 18th April, IFK Spain hosted a well attended fighting seminar, in Valencia, with special guests Shihan David Pickthall and Felix Ntumazah
IFK U21 World Tournament results
/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
2nd KWU Kyokushin World Championships
/The IFK is proud to announce the 2nd KWU Kyokushin World Championship among men and women weight categories will be held in Khabarovsk, Russia on 3-4th October, 2015.
Representatives of National Federations, who have passed national qualifying championships with calling in all interested Kyokushin groups in a particular country at age 18 years and above, with a style qualification not less than 4th kyu are able to participate in the World Championship.
The time and place of the National Qualifying championships are defined jointly by the representatives of the international organsations listed in the "Members" section on www.kwunion.com
IFK Belgium Winter Camp complete
/The IFK Belgium Winter camp was held between 7-9 February 2015, in Kasterlee, Belgium and was supported and attended by members of Belgium Shinkyokushin, Rengokai and IFK Holland.
Congratulations to Sensei Frank van Tilburg for his promotion to Sandan.
Australian Summer Camp with Shihan Pickthall
/The IFK Australia hosted their Summer Camp in Sydney from 23rd-25th January under the guidance of Shihan David Pickthall. There were 10 sessions covering aspects of the IFK Syllabus, Kata and Kumite plus beach training. This open event was also supported by senior instructors of other Kyokushin groups.
Thanks go to Shihan Doug Turnbull and Senseis Shaharin Yussof and Jenny Fuller for all their hard work organising the event.
Results of the 3rd IFK Brazil Championships....
/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
Strong showing at the European Championships held in Borowitz, Bulgaria
/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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A hat-trick of titles for Markwell, and Lund Regan's life long dream accomplished.
/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)
MORE PICTURES TO FOLLOW...
USA-IFKK Knockdown Title Champions
/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
IFK Greece to host U21 World Tournament in 2015
/
Due to the instability in the region the IFK, following discussions IFK Israel Country Representative Shihan Itzik Ashkenazi, have decided it is in the best interests of the event we move the U21 World Tournament to an alternative venue.
Fortunately two countries IFK Greece and IFK Romania proposed to take on this event and after careful consideration Greece has been selected to host the event.
Country Representative Sensei Stefanos Tranidis has set up an event team and they are busy preparing a website and all related information. The event will still be on the 21st March 2015 at the Micra Sports Centre in Thessaloniki, Greece. The official hotel will be the Nikopolis. The same regulations will apply for this event except that IFK Israel and IFK Greece will get host nation entry quota of double participants.
We hope to have all information circulated by mid October.
Hanshi thanks Shihan Itzik and his team for all the hard work prior to this change.
Hanshi celebrates his 80th birthday
/Many years dedicated to Kyokushin. We wish Hanshi Arneil happy 80th birthday!
We, in Kyokushin, owe you a debt of gratitude. Osu!
Another great British Summer camp held in Felsted, Essex
/Hanshi and his team of top BKK instructors held another successful adult and junior summer camp in Felsted, Essex.
Students were taken through kihon and bunkai and kumite. An evening seminar with our Italian country representative Sensei Andrea Stoppa on basic BJJ skills.
A national and camp grading was also held for those attempting high grades including the promotion of three new third dans.
A successful Swiss Summer Camp held in Willisau
/Another successful summer camp was held last week in Willisau under the guidance of Hanshi Steve Arneil, Country Representative Shihan Eddy Gabathuler and the head instructors from the Swiss IFK. The event was rounded off with a celebration of 20 years of the Swiss IFK Summer Camp plus Hanshi's 80th Birthday.
A successful Russian Summer Camp attended by Hanshi
/Report to follow. Here are some images from the camp hsoted by the Russian Federation.
Further photos can be found by clicking here. Check out this training clip from the camp - by clicking here.
Inter Regional "Bushido Mon" Summer Camp 2014 - Russia
/On the 25th June – 2nd July on the “Komponent” base near Moscow there was held Inter-regional “Bushido Mon” Summer Camp with Shihan Victor Fomin (VI Dan), assistant instructor– Sensei Yulia Tseytlina (IV Dan).
There were 70 participants from Moscow (sport clubs “Bushido Mon”, “Severny”, “Shiroi Tora”, “Bercut”, “Delta”, “Lefortovo”),Moscow region (Podolsk, Schelkovo), Tula, Gai (Orenburg region), Shihany(Saratov region). The Guest of Honour was Shihan Eddy Gabathuler (Country Representative of Switzerland, VI Dan) with his student Andreas Janka (2nd kyu).
8 hours a day training was concentrated on Budo karate – detailed learning of the IFK Syllabus combined with self-defense. The last one included bare hands and weapons training: Bo, Knife, Jawara with Shihan Victor Fomin and Tonfa with Shihan Eddy Gabathuler. Sayonara training session was traditionally dedicated to sword tameshigiri.
IFK Belgium, Great Britain and Holland come away with titles and multiple places at the Shinkyokushin Diamond Cup
/
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
Summer camp and seminars held in Romania and Turkey
/Two seminars were held last weekend - May 30th to June 1st.
Country Representative Christen Herman Hirsh organised an open seminar in Sibiu, Romania with Hanshi Arneil assisted by Shihan Eddy Gabathuler. For more Romania photos visit our Facebook album.
Meanwhile in Turkey Country Representative Omer Salih Cengiz and Ismail Yildirim conducted an IFK seminar with 275 participants.
IFK Fighters take places at the 3rd All Russian Championship results
/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
Results
Men
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
Women
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
IFK World Kata Championships 2014 images
/We previously reported on the World Kata Championships held in Belgium.
New Dojo Operator in Finland
/Ex-BKK Kyokushin Academy member has set up as a dojo operator representing the IFK in Finland. See Country Representatives Europe for contact details.
