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 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

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. 

Click here are a selection of stunning and focused images on Kyokushin kata being performed at its best.

Click here for a review of the results

Yamburg Cup sponsored by Gazprom shows strong line-up

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.

PRIZE WINNERS

Under 70kg

1. Moisseyev Dmitriy (Kazakhstan)

2. Tomilov Alexander (Russia)

3. Solomennikov Evgeniy (Russia)

4. Adushkevich Anton (Russia)

Over 80kg

1. Ishakhnely Vitaly (Russia)

2. Tilov Artur (Russia)

3. Karshigeev Alexander (Russia)

4. Sikorski Dzmitry (Belarus)

Under 80kg

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)

Arsen Khachatryan beats Federov to win WKFO Heavyweight title

Arsen Khachatryan beats Federov to win WKFO Heavyweight title over 5 hard fought rounds in Russia...

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Historic records set at World Kata tournament in Belgium for GB and Russia

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.

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Results

Boys

1) Eden Lumbroso Israel

2/ Pavel Kozyrev Russia

3)Florian Zurfluh Switzerland 

Girls

1) Merav Ziv Israel

2)Tatiana Leonkina Russia

3) Ellie Edwards Great Britain

Men

1) Darren Stringer Great Britain

2) Andrey Khimichenko Russia

3) Sergey Shageev Russia

Women

1) Natalia Bogdanova Russia

2) Dolores Jaros Switzerland

3) Svetlana Khimichenko Russia

Junior Team

1) Russia

2) Israel

3) Great Britain

Adult Team

1)  Russia A

2) Russia B

3) Switzerland

5th Cup of Europe (37th British Open Kyokushinkai Championships) results

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

KWU World Championship Results

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.

KWU Kyokushin World Championship Results

Men -60 kg

1. Starodubtsev Dmitry (Russia) IFK

2. Takahashi Genku (Japan)

3. Lund Regan Leon (GB) IFK

4. Arushanyan Artur (Armenia)

Men -65 kg

1. Kasumov Farid (Russia) IFK

2. Zinchenko Andrei (Georgia)

3. Yamashita Kotaro (Japan)

4. Marmysh Andrej (Belarus)

Men -70 kg

1. Mamro Evgeni (Russia) IFK

2. Iwasawa Toshihide (Japan)

3. Kumiskaliyev Baurzhan (Kazakhstan)

4. Komanov Ivan (Bulgaria)

Men -75 kg

1. Petrov Stiliyan (Bulgaria)

2. Nazaretian Artem (Russia) IFK

3. Wakabayashi Ryo (Japan)

4. Bratkov Deyan (Bulgaria)

Men -80 kg

1. Abdurashidov Shamsutdin (Russia) IFK

2. Yorgov Nikolay (Bulgaria)

3. Samson Muripo (Zimbabwe)

4. Gulmammadov Mehraj (Azerbaijan) IFK

Men -85 kg

1. Saveyliev Dmitry (Russia) IFK

2. Stalev Emil (Bulgaria)

3. Sikorsky Dimitry (Belarus) IFK

4. Yordanov Aleksandar (Bulgaria)

Men -90 kg

1. Khachatryan Arsen (Russia) IFK

2. Komanov Aleksandar (Bulgaria)

3. Fuji Yusuke (Japan)

4. Estensoro Pablo (Spain)

Men -95 kg

1. Mezhevtsov Alexey (Russia) IFK

2. Mazur Igor (Ukraine)

3. Makarevich Alexander (Belarus)

4. Kishen Mladen (Bulgaria)

Men +90 kg

1. Tilov Artur (Russia) IFK

2. Fuji Masaki (Japan)

3. Amirhossein Daneshfar (Iran)

4. Georgiev Hristo (Bulgaria)

Women -55 kg

1. Berezova Svetlana (Russia) IFK

2. Seliukova Natalia (Belarus)

3. Boycheva Stanislava (Bulgaria)

4. Shen Ayshegyul (Bulgaria)

Women -60 kg

1. Efremova Anna (Russia) IFK

2. Markwell Emma (Great Britain) IFK

3. Zurine Eciolaza (Spain)

4. Anna Kadziolka (Poland)

Women -65 kg

1. Sabaeva Anzhelika (Russia) IFK

2. Meskauskine Aneta (Ireland) IFK

3. Balmer Kelly (Great Britain) IFK

4. Wrona Patrycja (Poland)

Women -70 kg

Kriazheva Irina (Russia) IFK

1. Williams Samantha (Great Britain) IFK

2. Lucinda Bender (Netherlands)

3. Desiree Radushin (RSA)

Kriazheva Irina (Russia) IFK disqualified

Women +70 kg

1. Marinova Aleksandra (Bulgaria)

2. Panova Mariya (Russia) IFK

3. Canero Diana (Spain)

4. Greet Pelkhmans (Belgium) IFK

4th IFK World Open Final Results

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)

4th Cup of Europe (36th British Open) - October 2012, K2 Crawley, England

A hard fought day for all fighters involved with an emotional finish to some awesome fighting in the finals, team GB maing their mark and Tilov (Russia) continues his hot winning streak.

Spencer takes the Lightweight title

Tilov (Russia) adds another 1st place to his winning year

RESULTS

Ladies under 60kg

1 EMMA MARKWELL (WESTCROFT BKK/IFK)
2 MARIA LEPINA (MOSCOW RUSSIA IFK)
3 PRISCILLA LAMBREGSTE (HOLLAND IFK)
3 LISA MARIE HEATH (MOUNTAIN ASH BKK/IFK)

Ladies over 60kg

1 SAMANTHA WILLIAMS (MOUNTAIN ASH BKK/IFK)
2 SARA HAGGE (SWEDEN SHINKYOKUSHIN)
3 IRENE JENSEN SKELFJORD (NORWAY BUBISHI KYOKUSHIN)
3 FRANSIEN REISIGER (HOLLAND IBK GORDEAU)

Mens under 70

1 SPENCER BENNETT (SAMUARI BKK/IFK)
2 EVGENIY SOLOMENNIKOV (YAMBURG RUSSIA IFK)
3 YURIY CHUCHKOV (YAMBURG RUSSIA IFK)
3 WESLEY JENSEN (HOLLAND IFK)

Jansen (Holland) roll-kicks to an ippon

Mens under 80

1 ANDREY BORISOV (YAMBURG RUSSIA IFK)
2 ZSOLT ZSIGA (HUNGARY IBK)
3 JIMMIE COLLIN (SWEDEN SHINKYOKUSHIN)
3 DANIEL SANCHEZ (SPAIN IBK)

Mens above 80

1 ARTUR TILOV (YAMBURG RUSSIA IFK)
2 FERRY GOOGEVEEN (HOLLAND KWF)
3 ROEL NOORDMAN (HOLLAND IFK)
3 NIKOLAI MASLENNIKOV (MOSCOW RUSSIA IFK)

TAMESHIWARI
DANIEL SANCHEZ (SPAIN IBK)

Special Prizes:
Fight Spirit: SAMANTHA WILLIAMS (MOUNTAIN ASH BKK/IFK)
Fastest KO: EVGENIY SOLOMENNIKOV (YAMBURG RUSSIA IFK)
The Nichola Hughes Memorial Trohpy to highest placed British fighter
EMMA MARKWELL WESTCROFT BKK/IFK

Samantha Williams on her way to the title

Kelly Balmer (GB) preps to fight...

Stringer (GB) with high hiza

TILOV WINS MATSUSHIMA WORLD OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

TILOV WINS MATSUSHIMA WORLD OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

IFK Yamburg took four fighters as part of the Russian team to Japan for the IKO Matsushima World Championships and took 3 of the top 4 places. Artur Tilov became grand champion in an event dominated by Russia and Iran. Aleksander Karshigeev came 3rd and Alexander Ibragimov 4th place to complete the great results for the Gazprom sponsored team.