Kenbu Iriki, Japan

11335675846_dd34f692b6_z-kopi2nd in the 11th World Championship, and winner of The 1st International Fullcontact Karate Championship in 2018. Strong tournament fighter, and systematic tear down his opponents with heavy low kicks. All Japan Open champion and podium placed several times. Also the JFKO Champion – 3rd All Japan weight Category in 2016. Winner of the Mas Oyama Memorial in Hungary 2014. Runner up in World Championship Weight categories in 2017. 52nd All japan Open Champion.

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Danish profiles Dan exam!

danish_2016_dan-kopiThis weekend some well known Danish profiles tried to reach higher grades, and looking at some year since the last time some of them experienced a belt grading – about time many can many say. Well we can only assume that for an example that Brian Jakobsen and Benno Rasmussen made it through the fight session..hm 😉

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Big names ready for 2017!

swiss2017-kopiWith 3/4 of a year to go, the Swiss Shinkyokushin Organization present big names at their summer camp for 2017! No other than the reign World Champion from Japan, Yuji Shimamoto will be the top name – but that is not enough – Lithuanian top fighter for many years, European Champion, and 3rd at the last Worlld Championship 2015 – Lukas Kubilius, Lithuania.

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Marta Lubos, Poland

marta_lubosA highly technical performer, who always performs well in competitions. Very tournament active, and her frequent appearances are noticed by many: In 2014 she fought in three tournament in four weeks, Mas Oyama Memorial, Swedish Open and 12th Challenger Also getting special awards, has been seen more than one time. Entering the EC podium 4 times (14,16,17,18) and also manage to take a strong 2nd place in the KWU EC 2016 and the spirit award. Lubos showed great technical variations, and high pace fighting. High spirit as she entered the Open Weight EC in 2014 as one of the lightest.

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Romanian masterclass in Sweden!

banzai_refThis weekend, 26-28 August, the 2nd edition of Camp Banzai was held. The first edition had some of the best Swedish Fighters as instructors. This year Romanian elite instructors was the “main event”, Anca Wallmen, Harris Wallmen and Marius Ilas Sensei’s. The interest to train under these three has been growing in a pace and scale that can only relate to top quality. But there is something more than only the physical experience..

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Oppstart i Region Øst!

Reg_øst – KopiSommerferien er over, og Region Øst sine klubber står klare for å ta i mot nye og gamle medlemmer. I tillegg til normal drift i Regionens klubber, er det også satt flere datoer som man bør merke seg i form av store eller små aktiviteter regionalt, nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Og for Region Øst sin del er man beriket med enda en klubb – Modum Kyokushinkai Karateklubb!

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大山 倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu, July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994

oyama_mas27This day, 27th of July, founder of Kyokushinkai Karate was born. It is hard, if not impossible to think of how our lives should have been without Kyokushin karate. Maybe not for the most of the practitioners of Kyokushin, but for very many. We will mark this day with a collection of old video clips, and maybe we chose some others than we usually does..

Masutatsu Oyama 1923-1994

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Inga Mikštaitė, Lithuania

Mikstaite IngaInga Mikštaitė, Lithuania One of most decorated (if not the most decorated) active fighter in Europa. Mikštaitė has been the superior fighter in the middleweight division, and holds 6 European Championship titles (WKO) and added one more recently in the KWU EC. Also at the world stage do she have records, 3rd World Cup 2009 and 4th in the World Championship 2011. Also one 2nd and two 3rd places in the Open Weight EC. Technical very good all rounded, and more than one time sharp techniques has ended her fights before full time. Tactical, various paced fighting good stamina – all that a top fighter need.

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