Kokoro Cup 10 – it`s on!

The draw is a fact, and the speculations is going around as usual. We have a interesting line up and draw, two favorites are pointed out, a “dark horse” some good routine based fighters and a couple of up and coming highly interesting young fighters..! All Japan Open Champion, U22 European Champion, and European champion are to find in the line up!

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Kokoror Cup 10 – Fighters!

According to Polish news-site the fighters of this years Kokoro Cup are announced. Sweden, Japan and Poland will participate with strong and well merited fighters in this fully professional organized tournament. Poland do have well merited fighters, but bringing inn fighters from Japan adds always something extra. As for the two Swedish fighters, they both comes of their strongest result up to now – so their ready for it as well..

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NNM Nordnorsk Mesterskap 2017

I helgen ble det arrangert NNM Nordnorsk Mesterskap, og vertskap var vår nordligste klubb – Finnsnes Karateklubb. Stevnet hadde tilbud til utøvere i alle aldre og grener, og antall påmeldinger var registrert til 125. Finnsnes sammen med Tromsø hadde alene 85 påmeldinger, sistnevente med 50!

-det er imponerende! Arrangørmessig vet man at Finnsnes Karateklubb har gode mesterskap i ledelse av Erik Anders , og på toppen av dette kom Bo Vidar fra Bergen Karateklubb, NKF/ Fullkontaktskomiteen og  internasjonal dommer sertifisert i tillegg.

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Kokoro Cup 10

Kokoro cup is undoubtedly one fully professional tournament in every way. And this year’s version is guaranteed not to disappoint. Very strong name is always attending, athletes from Japan, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Lithuania with more to name a few, and of course Poland’s own top performers.

Also this year it is clear that a visit from Japan will be attending, something that clearly adds some “spice” to the event. Together with the tournament, it is also command to hold a top level seminar.

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European Championship U16 & U22 – RESULTS

Yesterday (Saturday 11.November) we witness the up and coming generation of Full Contact karate Shinkyokushin fighters in their way to reach the European Championship podium. This is always of big interest, but this time maybe even more than usual. We know than many of the biggest profiles among the established fighters are out, retired, and who ill takes their place?

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The 34th Tohoku Karate Tournament

The 5th November The 34th Tohoku Karate Tournament was held, Organized by the Fukushima Branch. Making it three in a row, the 8th World Champion Kunihiro Suzuki once again takes the title – as Naoki Hashimoto also repeat his results from last year, being the runner up. Another popular feature was a demo with two former top fighters and performers: Emi Shoguchi and Kumiko Sunakawa.

Results, pictures and videos follows..

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Nå er det knock..

Denne helgen er det igjen klart for et høyprofilert proffbokserstevne i Norge. Med en stupende interesse for hovedattraksjonen, Cecilia Brækhus, har meningene kommet tydeligere og tydeligere frem: nå er det knock. Det handler om en industri som gjør alt hva man kan for å selge sine produkt, hvor apparat og utøvere forandrer sin adferd ettersom salget skal økes. Har man et sterkt produkt grunnfestet vil man ha mindre behov – og det motsatte..

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