IFK once again dominated at AKR Championships 2022

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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

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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

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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.

IFK Bulgaria International Summer Camp 2022

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IFK - Bulgaria will hold an International Kyokushin Summer camp “Primorsko 2022”., under the leadership of:

Shihan David Pickthall – 7 dan, President of IFK

Sensei Emma Markwell – 4 dan, World and European Kumite champion

The Camp will take place in MMC Primorsko, Bulgaria, from 01.07 to 08.07.2022

Application for participation has also been submitted by: IFK Switzerland - Shihan Edi Gabathuler, 7th dan, Board member of IFK; IFK Romania with CR Sensei Christian Hirsch, 4th dan; IFK Poland, led by Shihan Jan Wac, 5th dan.

For additional information, please contact Shihan Nikola Blagoev CR IFK Bulgaria, on email: nikola_blagoev@abv.bg

IFK Swiss Kyokushinkai 19th Budo Training Day

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On Saturday, May 21, 2022, Shihan Eddy Gabathuler, 7th Dan, organized the 19th day of Budo training, which was held in the gym in Felsberg.

The training was structured as follows: 09:30 to 11:30 kihon and test combinations in groups, 12:30 to 14:30 katas in groups, and 16:30 to 17:00 fight training and fights in three groups. These were divided into over and under 16-year-olds, whereby the under 16-year-olds were divided into two groups (white belt up to 7th kyu and from 6th kyu). The following karatekas served as instructors:

Shihan Klaus Ming, 7th DAN

Shihan Toni Gansner, 5th DAN

Shihan Roland Juric, 5th DAN

Sensei Rolf Imhof, 4th DAN

Sensei Fritz Trautmann, 3rd DAN

Senpai Claudia Schlegel, 1st DAN

A total of 96 karatekas from 10 dojos of IFK Switzerland Kyokushinkai took part in the training sessions. We thank the instructors and the karatekas for their numerous appearance and their sweaty effort. We hope that they will again participate in large numbers in 2023 – OSU.

Virtual Knockdown Referees/Judges Course

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Virtual Knockdown Referees/Judges Course

Saturday 14th May 2022, 1pm - 4pm (UK Time)

On Zoom meeting – The course is FREE!!!!! There is a limited number (50) that can attend so apply as soon as possible.

Please email Shihan Andrew with your name, grade, IFK country, and qualification at the address below to reserve a place. Zoom codes will follow.

Shihan Alex Kerrigan 7th Dan, Email: amk.chief1950@gmail.com

Shihan Andrew Turner: Mobile: 07974 094925, Email: andrew.turner491@btinternet.com

Belgian Knockdown Championship 2022 -results

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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 World 2022 ready to use picture frames

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Download our 6. IFK World Championships 2022 frames and share them on your social media channels with the #IFKWorld and #IFKWorld2022 hashtags.

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You can use this simple online tool to add your photo to the frames provided:

  • Click on “Open image” and select the frame that you downloaded.

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See you in Valencia!

IFK Kata Swiss Championship 2022

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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 Donate Dogi’s To Sierra Leone

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The IFK have piloted a scheme to try to support countries in lower economic regions by donating dogi’s.

Members of the Crawley dojo collected some suits from children that had either stopped training or grown out of them. They prepared a first delivery and shipped it to Freetown for IFK Sierra Leone. The clubs students Ilori and Itanife Wachuku King met with the country representative Sensei John Sieh Bangura to deliver the parcel and membership cards.

Sensei John commented ‘ A very big thanks to the President of the International Federation of Karate (IFK) for the support to promote Kyokushin Karate in Sierra Leone. On behalf of the IFK Sierra Leone branch we would like to thank Shihan David Pickthall, the entire IFK Board and Crawley dojo for this donation.

We hope this initiative will help our members and that you can continue to support us, as we grow the branch here in Sierra Leone. Osu!’



IFK Armenia Grand Prix 2022 results

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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)

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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:

The XI Summer Camp IFK Kyokushin Uruguay

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The XI Summer Camp IFK Kyokushin Uruguay took place on March 10-13, 2022.

As in previous years, Dojos from different cities of our organization gathered to celebrate being able to train in person together. Training sessions started before sunrise and continued throughout the day, with additional sessions at night. Different scenarios, including the beach, tatami, grass, and a special one surrounding a campfire at night, made this a unique experience.

This year we had participants from Montevideo, Mercedes, Dolores, Salto, Marindia and San Carlos. In addition to the 10 sessions, special training and meetings were held for instructors and advanced kyus.

Exams for KYU grades and DAN grades were held, with 3 of our colleagues successfully earning their 1st DAN.

Like every Summer Camp, this one left us with unique memories that will be treasured for years to come, and anecdotes that we will share over time!

On behalf of everyone, I want to thank each of the participants for their time, commitment and dedication; and above all for the positive energy at all times.

Families are also to be thanked for their continued support, as well as the instructors for their dedication and commitment.

 We will see each other in 2023 for our XII Summer Camp!

OSU!

Sensei German Carballo

National Referee Course on 12th February 2022

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On 12 of February 2022 a whole day national referee seminar of the IFK Switzerland Kyokushinkai took place in the Dojo of Wohlen. Under the leadership of Shihan Anton Gansner and Shihan Dolores Emmenegger-Jaros, both 5th DAN, a total of 34 karateka's trained their skills as judges in the two disciplines Kyokushinkai and Kata. We received in a workshop useful feedback from the course participants. This will implemented in future courses.

Many thanks to the Karate Club Wohlen for their hospitality and to all seminar participants for their exemplary discipline and great participation.

1st IFK International Kata Virtual Course

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The IFK Kata Committee launched its online judges course in the USA on the 22nd January 2022 and was well received by all who took part.

We thank the Kata Committee for all their hard work in presenting the course and special thanks go to Shihan Sunil Tailor for creating the online content. We believe this will be a tremendous training tool in addition to the international courses run by our instructors.