The 4th United States International Kyokushin Championships "Battle On The Boardwalk"

Over 200 Competitors and 400 Spectators participated in this year's event, representing 48 Different Clubs/Dojos and 6 Countries

The Official Live Stream Replay is Now Available on The USA-IFKK Youtube Page at:

https://www.youtube.com/live/lE5_IQRy_UA?feature=share

Official Standings in Kata, Weapons, and Semi-Contact Kumite divisions are available at:

https://report.myuventex.com/#standings;id=253200

Official Medal Report by Dojo/Club can be accessed at:

https://www.myuventex.com/#medalsReport;id=253200

We would like to express our deepest thanks to all Organizations, Competitors, and Families that assisted in making this year a success! We look forward to seeing you all next year on the last weekend in January of 2024 in Atlantic City.

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IFK Kumite Swiss Championship 2022

On Saturday, November 19th, the IFK Kumite Swiss Championship 2022 took place in Chur. A total of 78 Karateka’s from 17 dojos took part in the tournament.

 In the morning and afternoon, the participants started in different categories: Juniors, Novice and Elite. Congratulations to all participants on their great achievements!

A big thank you to all participants, referees, helpers, coaches and spectators for the work they did and the exemplary discipline. Together we were able to bring Karateka’s from different full-contact karate organizations to the tatami across organizations and thus hold worthy championships while at the same time focusing on Kyokushinkai karate with its values such as respect, fairness, mutual acceptance and friendship.

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6. IFK World championships 2022 final statement

The 6th IFK World championships were held on 4 and 5 June in Valencia, Spain. Fighters participated in 4 age groups: U16, U18, U21, and men and women. In the document below you can find the final results and protocols of all categories.

6_IFK_World_championships_final statement

6. IFK World Championships 2022 - Results

IFK once again dominated at AKR Championships 2022

IFK Russia once again dominated at the Association Kyokushin Russia Championships last weekend finishing top of the medal table winning 10 gold, 10 silver and 3 bronze.

Results:

Women 50 kg
1st place - Anna Kuznetsova (Kemerovo Region) IFK
2nd place - Anastasia Kosyanova (St. Petersburg) IFK
3rd place - Anna Efremova (Moscow) KI

Women of 55 kg
1st place - Liubov Bakina (Kirov region) IFK
2nd place - Elizaveta Gromova (St. Petersburg) IFK
3rd place - Maria Savelieva (Moscow) WKO

Women of 60 kg
1st place - Yulia Shtaferina (St. Petersburg) IFK
2nd place - Ekaterina Shemina (Kirov region) IFK
3rd place - Natalya Beisembaeva (Moscow) IFK

Women of 65 kg
1st place - Ksenia Zasorina (Khabarovsk region) IKO
2nd place - Svetlana Tuchkova (Volgograd Region) IFK
3rd place - Elisavet Fiks (Moscow) IFK

Women 70 kg
1st place - Atakulova Nurzat (Kemerovo region) IFK
2nd place - Elena Zaikovskaya (Moscow) IFK
3rd place - Alena Kushnaryova (St. Petersburg) KI

Women 70+
1st place - Valeria Kolesnikova (Moscow) IFK
2nd place - Ekaterina Shcherbakova (St. Petersburg) IKO
3rd place - Olga Ivanova (Tyumen Region) KI

Men 60 kg
1st place - Sergo Armenyan (Moscow region) KI
2nd place - Vladislav Polubinsky (Moscow region) KI
3rd place - Privalov Vsevolod (Krasnodar region) KI

Men 65 kg
1st place - Stanislav Nikulin (Kirov region) IFK
2nd place - Eduard Tyabov (Republic of Chuvashia) IFK
3rd place - Vyacheslav Lesnikov (Kemerovo Region) WKO

Men 70 kg
1st place - Sergey Chmunevich (Kemerovo region) IFK
2nd place - Konstantin Volynko (Krasnodar region) KI
3rd place - Mkrtchyan Smbat (Amur region) WKO

Men 75 kg
1st place - Artyom Nazaretyan (Moscow) IFK
2nd place - Danil Zezyulya (Tomsk region) IFK
3rd place - Askar Artemyev (Sverdlovsk region) IKO

Men 80 kg
1st place - Daniil Fomin (Moscow) KI
2nd place - Konstantin Varnavsky (Moscow region) IKO
3rd place - Dmitry Blinov (Krasnodar region) KI

Men 85 kg
1st place - Sergey Kuryagin (Krasnoyarsk region) WKO
2nd place - Ivan Pimenov (Moscow) IFK
3rd place - Stanislav Stepankov (Krasnodar region) KI

Men 90 kg
1st place - Stanislav Mezhevtsov (Moscow) IFK
2nd place - Ilya Averkin (Moscow) IKO
3rd place - Gnel Aramyan (Sverdlovsk region) IFK

Men 95 kg
1st place - Vitaly Ishakhneli (YNAO) IFK
2nd place - Nikolay Maslennikov (Moscow) IFK
3rd place - Maxim Ekimov (EAD) IKO

Men 95+
1st place - Igor Zagainov (Sverdlovsk region) IKO
2nd place - Yury Stroganov (St. Petersburg) IFK
3rd place - Ruslan Sukhov (Krasnodar region) KI

The 7th IFK CUP UAE 2022

The National Championship 7th IFK CUP was held in UAE on the 20th of May with over 250 competitors in kumite and kata. Guest of honor Shihan David Pickthall was there to open the event and give prizes.

We congratulate all the prize winners and thank the Country Representative Sensei Shamseer CK and his team for a well-run tournament.

1st Indo-Nepal IFK Karate Championship 2022

From the 6th to the 8th of May 2022, the 1st Indo-Nepal IFK Karate Championship took place in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. 18 fighters from India took part, 5 of them won gold medals and the rest silver medals. The best fighter from India became Mr.Ranojay Dey. Nepal participants also did quite well.

We congratulate all participants and wish them good luck in future events.

Belgian Knockdown Championship 2022 -results

Adults Women -65Kg

1. Agnes Westrin (Sweden)

2. Sofie Katzmann (Netherlands)

3. Berta Szalay (Hungary)

3. Indy Kooijman (Netherlands)

Adults Women +65Kg

1. Amber Lindblom (Sweden)

2. Mette Marie Nielsen (Sweden)

3. Tine Beyers (Belgium)

3. Sanne Larson (Sweden)

Adults Men -70Kg

1. Tytens Quinten (Belgium)

2. Macbahi Reda (Belgium)

3. Joran Van Der Loo (Netherlands)

3. Serzh Solomonian (Austria)

Adults Men -80Kg

1. Szymon Olpinski (Poland)

2. Tamás Rétfalvi (Hungary)

3. Sergio Stoop (Netherlands)

3. Thouvage Martin (Belgium)

Adults Men +80Kg

1. Jonas Rosin (Sweden)

2. Ivan Demanov (Germany)

3. Anno Verweij (Netherlands)

3. Amir Erfan Farbod (Belgium)

IFK Kata Swiss Championship 2022

On Saturday, April 9th, 2022, the IFK Kata Swiss Championship 2022 took place in Alpnach. The tournament was organised by Karate Do Obwalden.

A total of 75 Karatekas and 23 teams from eleven dojos took part in the tournament. Congratulations to all participants on their achievements on the tatami.

A big "thank you" goes to all the helpers from Karate Do Obwalden and Ming Karate, the referees, coaches, spectators and sponsors who have contributed to the success of this Swiss Championship.

OSU – The Organising Committee

IFK Armenia Grand Prix 2022 results

Here are the results of the IFK Armenia Grand Prix which was held on 2 April 2022 in Yerevan. 250 fighters from 6 countries participated and showed great Kyokushin spirit. Congratulations to all participants, organizers, and supporters.

8-9 years

-28 kg

1.Vahe Khoshbekyan (Armenia)

2.Mark Ayvazyan (Armenia)

3.Artur Ghazanchyan (Armenia)

3.Narek Kchryan (Armenia)

8-9 years

-35 kg

1.Narek Kirakosyan (Armenia)

2.Aleko Gogitidze (Georgia)

3.Razmik Baveyan (Armenia)

3. Aleqs Sevumyan (Armenia)

8-9 years

+35 kg

1.Arkadi Kirakosyan (Armenia)

2.Janik Mkrtchyan (Armenia)

3.Timofejs Suhlovs (Latvia)

3. Klavs Zamurs (Latvia)

10-11 years

-32 kg

1.Narek Bursalyan (Armenia)

2.Ruben Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

3.Vahe Manukyan  (Armenia)

3.Vlad Vardanyan (Armenia)

10-11 years

-40 kg

1.Avet Harutyunyan (Armenia)

2. Roberts Bimbiruls (Latvia)

3.Gevorg Hovsepyan (Armenia)

3.Erik Petrosyan (Armenia)

10-11 years

+40 kg

1.Hayk Maxasyan (Armenia)

2. Georgi Harutyunyan (Georgia)

3.Artur Petrosyan (Armenia)

3. Felix Manvelyan (Armenia)

12-13 years

-40 kg

1.Georgi Avlokhashvili (Georgia)

2.Areg Hazarapetyan (Armenia)

3.Ashot Khachatryan (Armenia)

3.Giorgi Kasradze (Georgia)

12-13 years

-45 kg

1.Georgi Vachnadze (Georgia)

2.Giorgi Barnaveli (Georgia)

3.Ricards Rudolfs Gailias (Latvia)

3.Davit Baghdasaryan (Armenia)

12-13 years

-50 kg

1.Erik Hakobyan (Armenia)

2.Giorgi Giorgadze (Georgia)

3.Movses Petrosyan (Armenia)

3.Samvel Stepanyan (Armenia)

12-13 years

+50 kg

1.Vanik Hovsepyan (Armenia)

2.Hayk Manukyan (Georgia)

3.Gurgen Elizbaryan (Armenia)

3.Emil Enguryan (Georgia)

14-15 years

-50 kg

1.Petros Farfaryan (Armenia)

2.Grisha Kirakosyan (Armenia)

3.Saba Beraia (Georgia)

3.Garik Sargsyan (Armenia)

14-15 years

-55 kg

1.Luka Mgeladze (Georgia)

2.Tomer Lerer (Israel)

3.Davit Basilaia (Georgia)

3.Arman Hovsepyan (Armenia)

14-15 years

-60 kg

1.Iosebi Avlokhashvili (Georgia)

2.Dimitri Mskhaladze (Georgia)

3.Mikayel Zakaryan (Armenia)

3.Artur Dan (Israel)

14-15 years

+60 kg

1.Enok Bdoyan (Georgia)

2.Sandro Kerdzevadze (Georgia)

3.Avtandil Partsikanashvili (Georgia)

3. Artyom Manasyan (Armenia)

16-17 years

-70 kg

1. Aleksandre Beraia (Georgia)

2. Grigori Beridze (Georgia)

3. Garik Aslanyan (Armenia)

3. Hrant Saroyan (Armenia)

16-17 years

+70 kg

1. Karen Yeghiazaryan (Armenia)

2. Kirils Stecs (Latvia)

3. Kirill Tavkin (Georgia)

3. Valiko Poghosyan (Georgia)

18+ years

-65 kg

1. Kakha Chap-ogli (Georgia)

2. Ahmad Bagheri Pour (Armenia)

3. Mher Gevorgyan (Armenia)

3. Stepan Grigoryan (Armenia)

18+ years

-75 kg

1. Lasha Babuadze (Georgia)

2. Erik Oganezov (Georgia)

3. Ramin Ashouri (Iran)

3. Tamaz Ardzenadze (Georgia)

18+ years

+75 kg

1. Hovhannes Sargsyan (Armenia)

2. Davit Baramidze (Georgia)

3. Hrach Karapetyan (Armenia)

3. Giorgi Gulisashvili (Georgia)

8-11 years Girls

1. Milena Belavian (Latvia)

2. Elen Yepremyan (Armenia)

3. Anamaria Mskhaladze (Georgia)

3. Mishel Ganjalyan (Armenia)

12-13  years Girls

1. Alisa Bejanyan (Armenia)

2. Elen Grigoryan (Armenia)

3. Laura Tovmasyan (Armenia)

3.Mariana Asturyan (Armenia)

14-15  years Girls

1. Sofi Mkheyan (Armenia)

2. Arina Matyushshina (Armenia)

3. Rotem Dillbary (Israel)

3.Ksenija Slahta (Israel)

16-17 years Girls

1.Mariam Tsiklauri (Georgia)

2. Nano Shubitidze (Georgia)

3. Mariam Turkiashvili (Georgia)

3.Binon Aleksandra (Israel)

Pilatus Cup 2022 (pictures and results)

After a break of two years, during which the Pilatus Cup had to be canceled due to the global pandemic, the traditional international junior tournament took place on March 19th, 2022, for the 21st time. Competitors from 10 IFK Switzerland Dojo and a delegation from BKK Wales found their way to Kriens, Switzerland, to compete in Kata and Kyokushin Kumite.

Here are podium pictures and results:

Hanshi Cup 2021

The British Clicker and Kata Championships were held on the 27th November with the event poignantly named the ‘Hanshi Cup’ as a tribute to our founder who passed away in July.

290 athletes from 20 dojos took part in the first event in Britain since the pandemic.

The full results are listed below

IFK Armenian Cup 2021

On November 28, the annual "Armenian Open Championship" was held by IFK Armenian branch. Besides the Armenian team, the Georgian and the Iranian teams also took part. Approximately 300 Armenian athletes participated successfully, registering brilliant victories and spectacular fights. Those who won prizes will participate in the KWU Youth Championship of Europe to be held in Yerevan on April 1-3, 2022.

IFK Success at the KWF World Championships in Krakow

EMMA MARKWELL WORLD CHAMPION

The Kyokushin World Federation hosted their World Championships in Krakow, Poland on the 19-20 November with over seven hundred participants from thirty three countries.

Competitors from IFK Great Britain, IFK Hungary, IFK Norway, IFK Poland, IFK Sweden and IFK Ukraine took part and we achieved two World Champions with Emma Markwell winning the Womens +65kg and Jawand Mann the Boys U18 -80kg titles.

We thank the KWF President Shihan Pinero for the invitation and the General Secretary Shihan Drewniak for allowing the IFK to participate.

The IFK also had successes for Hungary and Sweden in this prestigious event with all medalists listed below:

Emma Markwell Great Britain +65KG Women Gold

Jawand Singh Mann Norway -80KG U18 Boys Gold

Jazmin Reichert Hungary +45KG U14 Girls Silver

Jawand Singh Mann Norway U18 Boys Kata Silver

Siri Tegner Sweden -50KG U16 Girls Silver

Blake Collins Great Britain -80KG Men Bronze

Ebba Tegner Sweden -60KG U18 Girls Bronze

JAWAND SINGH MANN WORLD AND VICE CHAMPION

JAZMIN REICHERT VICE CHAMPION WITH THE HUNGARIAN TEAM

BLAKE COLLINS WITH HIS 3RD PLACE WARD

SIRI TEGNER VICE CHAMPION AND EBBA TEGNER BRONZE MEDALIST

IFK Kata Swiss Championship 2021

On Saturday, October 16th, 2021, the Dojo Chur organized the IFK-Kata Swiss Championship in the gyms of the industrial school at Sennensteinstrasse 20 in Chur. A total of 75 karatekas and 23 teams from eleven Dojos took part.

In the morning the karatekas started in the categories elite women and men as well as a mixed team. This was followed by the juniors and offspring with their categories.

Congratulations to all Karatekas on their great achievements. The ranking lists are as follows:

IFK Azerbaijan held National championship

The IFK tournament was held in Azerbaijan with the participation of 20 teams and 170 athletes. Many athletes were not allowed due to the pandemic, but still, the competition was at a very high level. We present you with the photos and short video from the tournament.

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IFK Uruguay Online Kata Tournament

IFK Uruguay held its 7th National IFK Kata Tournament - once again virtually given COVID-restrictions - on September 19th, 2021.

Over 100 competitors participated from all the dojos in Uruguay.

Tournament results:

Kuro obi
1  Maite De León
2 Claudia López
3 Noelia Fabre
4 Santiago Mosco

Brown belts

1  Jonhatan Funez
2 Juan P Bianchi
3 Yonathan Perez
4 Joaquín Mesa

Yellow and green belts
1  Juliana Latorre
2 Roxana Garderes
3 Diego Alegresa
3 Pablo Marmisolle

Yellow and green belts - 10-13 years old
1  Erika Gomez
2 Matías Tarragona
3 Julieta Majstruk
4 Santiago Cuenca

Blue belts - adults
1  Nicolás Caró
2 Santiago Zimmermann
3 Ana Borges
3 Clara Monteiro

Blue and yellow belts - 8-9 years old
1  Avril Carballo
2  Bruno Bava
3  Benjamín Da Rosa
4   Renzo Barragán

White belt - adults
1  Richard Majstruk
2  Alejandro Heuer

Red belt - adults
1  Daniel Attias
2  Pablo Alonso
3  Antonio Madrid

Red belt - 14-17 years old
1  Constanza Machado
2  Enzo Díaz
3  Emanuel Valle
4   Mauricio Bourdín

Red belt - 10-13 years old
1  Lautaro Sarabi
2  Bruno Diaz
3  Diego Cáceres
4   Alain Cejas

Red belt - 7-9 years old
1  Martina Borges
2  Facundo Dubroca
3  Poul Reccioppe
4   Juan I Goro

White belt - 8-9 years old
1  Santiago Epifanio
2  Valentino Nogueira
3  Joaquín Sirio
4   Julieta Vinci

Kihon 10 kyu - 8-9 years old
1  Agustín Aguiar
2  Neithan Maneiro
3  Pastor Méndez
3  Yulina Trujillo

Kihon 10 Kyu - 6-7 years old
1  Guadalupe Nogueira
2  Joaquín Huerta
3  Maria P Silva
4   Camila Manzzi

Kihon 10 Kyu - 4-5 years old
1  Franco Morales
2  Julían Carballo
3  Matias Diperna
4   Agustina López
4  Agustín Albín

Referees: Sensei Germán Carballo, Senpais: Rocío Gonzalez, Noelia Fabre, Santiago Mosco, Mario Hornos, Maite De León, Cesar Acosta, Claudia López  & Gonzalo Díaz.

Participating Dojos:
Montevideo: Abumi, Estribo, Giratierra & Chikara
Mercedes: Yantsu & Fudoshin
Dolores: Kanku
Marindia: Chugi
Salto: Tameshiwari
San Carlos: Senshi

Protocols of the 1st Kata World Cup 2021

1st IFK World Kata Cup in Kriens/Switzerland:

Friday, September 10th, 2021 / 03.00 p.m. to 05.00 p.m.:

• Course with 13 Judges with a grade of minimum 3rd DAN and higher under the leadership of Shihan Toni Gansner, 5th DAN, and chief of the Swiss technical committee.

Saturday, September 11th, 2021 / 09.30 a.m. to about 04.00 p.m.:

• 1st IFK World Kata Cup with 51 Karatekas from 9 Nations:

13 Girls individual

9 Boys individual

15 Women individual

14 Men individual

5 Team juniors (Girls and Boys mixed)

5 Team adults (Women and Men mixed)

IFK Russia dominates on the 1st Kata World Cup 2021

IFK Switzerland Kyokushinkai hosted the first “IFK Kata World Cup” in Kriens, Switzerland.

Here are the results:

Men:

1st place Smolnik Evgenii (Russia)

2nd place Pfändler Ramon (Switzerland)

3rd place Shageev Sergei (Russia)

Women:

1st place Urusova Kristina (Russia)

2nd place Dolgopolova Oksana (Russia)

3nd place Kuznetsova Evgeniia (Russia)

Boys:

1st place Titenko Aleksandr (Russia)

2nd place Ianyshev Iaromir (Russia)

3rd place Petrov Timofei (Russia)

Girls:

1st place Bogdanova Karina (Russia)

2nd Borodkina Elizaveta (Russia)

3rd place Brevnova Kristina (Russia)

Juniors Team:

1st place Russia 2,

2nd place Russia 1,

3rd place Swiss Team Boys

Adults team:

1st place Russia 1,

2nd place Russia 2,

3rd place Swiss Team Men

KWU World Youth Cup and First Senshi European Tournament

Sensei Ismail Yildirim, IFK Country Rep of Turkey, took a group of 32 IFK fighters to Bulgaria for the KWU World Youth Cup 2021 and the 1st KWU Senshi European Tournament. The tournament was a great success, coming away with

U21 Men -85kg 1st Place Fevzican Kutlu (also awarded “Most Spirited Fighter”)

Girls 16-17 yrs -60kg 2nd Place Cerenur Tasir (also awarded “Most Spirited Fighter”)

Girls 16-17 yrs -50kg 3rd Place Zehra Dundar

Boys 16-17 yrs -65kg 3rd Place Engin Ugur

Girls 16-17 yrs -60kg 3rd Place Edanur Kişisel

Award “Most Spirited Fighter” Selvi Naz Parlak

Team’s Results:

1. Russia

2. Kazakhstan

3. Bulgaria

4. Ukraine

5. Turkey