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.

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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

New Dojo Operator in Finland

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Ex-BKK Kyokushin Academy member has set up as a dojo operator representing the IFK in Finland.  See Country Representatives Europe for contact details.

KWU, JFKO and Shinkyokushin in landmark meeting

On the 17-18 May the 1st JFKO All Japan Weight tournament took place in Osaka. JFKO and Shinkyokushin President invited Shihan Yuri Trutnev Chair of the KWU for  discussions and it was agreed Shinkyokushin would cooperate with the KWU for future events.

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)

RFKK fighters try to make it three in a row for the IFK in the 3rd All Russian Championships

RFKK fighters try to make it three in a row for the IFK in the 3rd All Russian Championships on the 31st May. The Russia IFK team is:

Artem Lyalikov

Vitali Ishahneli

Nikolai Maslennikov

Sergei Gerasimov

Alexander Karshigeev

Maxim Veselov

Artur Tilov 

Good luck gentlemen!

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...

See our Facebook report for more details.

WFKO Heavyweight division title fight

On May 17th 2014 in Novy Urengoy, Russia, the World Fighting Kyokushin Organisation (WFKO) will be staging a heavyweight title fight between Arsen Karchatryan and Konstatin Fedorov.

Karchatryan

Federov

go to Superkarate for more information.

Reunion Islands, Serbia and Brasil join the IFK...

The IFK are pleased to announce three (3) new country representatives, as we welcome Christian Nugent of the Reunion Islands, Slavko Simonovic of Serbia and Jeovaldo Pereira Barretto of Brasil.

See Country Representatives for contact details