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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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