The D block contains a perfect mix between experience and new blood – top level in both cases.
Category Archives: Profiles
13th. World Championship – C Block – Women’s Division
C block oozes experience, and here we find athletes who have stood on the World Championship podium on previous occasions.
13th. World Championship – B Block – Women’s Division
Closing in to be largest event in sight – it is not easy to tell who will advance, the level of fighters are sky-high! We dive into the B – Block..
13th. World Championship – A Block – Women’s Division
Preparations all over the World are going every day, hour and minute – the real countdown has started! We will dive into the women’s division.
Sam Gilbert, Australia
Sam Gilbert, Australia is a well known name for many of us – with all respect: maybe not the younger generation – but for us being around for a while. Having his birthday today, we thought a recap of some of his events could be right!
Davit Mskhaladze, Georgia
Davit Mskhaladze, Georgia – is a very interesting fighter. Runner up in the EC weight and EC Open Weight category – before being twenty years are not normal standard! 3rd in the World Championship -75kg as well. The skills and the dedication are clearly there – but an extreme activity tops this again, with participation in numerous tournaments. Photo: Okiem Sportowca
Csenge Tóth, Hungary
Csenge Tóth, Hungary – entered the senior division from the youth division with greath success. Straight into top four in the European Championship in 2019 – and stayed there! Clean, technical strong fighter – growing by the hour.
Road to the 13th World Championship
The first selection in 2022, December, gave us the first 8 fighters in the women division from the European region.The road to the 13th World Championship has began.
European Champions men 2023 Shinkyokushin
European Champions in the men’s division – Lasha Ozbetelashvili / Georgia and Valeri Dimitrov / Bulgaria keeping a steady course, Marek Wolny / Poland and Paulius Žimantas/ Lithuania add a weight category to their merits – Aligismat Hasanov / Azerbaijan 1st tittle!
Photo by Svein Olaf Bennæs / Shin Norway
Paulius Žimantas, Lithuania
Paulius Žimantas, Lithuania made his break trough reaching the European Final at age 18. Last 32 in the 12th World Open Championship later that year, earning the fastest K.O. (unofficial) under 20 seconds. Established from the day on in the senior category, being a solid all round fighter with some of the most feared hands in the game.