13th & 14th of October, The 50th All Japan Open Karate Championship will be held! A massive line up in this legendary tournament are set, and with tickets to the 12th World Championship at stake, we can only imagine how hard the preparations has been. top 4 men and top 2 women will represent Japan in the World Tournament next year..
Category Archives: Tournaments
British Open 2018 – Results
British Open 2018 was held 6th October. Five categories and five nations on top. Spain, Russia, Lithuania, France and GB. Three for their first time: ⇐ Camille Haddouche (France), Justinas Kvietka (Lithuania) and Artem Lialikov (Russia).
Fighters never rest!
As always at this time of the year, the Championships are lined up and the schedule are tight from the start after summer. A real highlight this Autumn is the European Championship in the open-wight category, held in Hungary. But before that several tournaments are going to be held, and also many has been held all ready – and as we speak a couple of them are being held now this weekend!
Russian Open-weight Shinkyokushin 2018
This Saturday the 29/9, The Russian Championship Open-weight was held. As in many regions and countries around at the time, the tournaments are aiming towards the 12th World Championship 2019. Russia region have a very high level, and with the top fighter Nasirov, Russia will for sure be notice in the World Tournament next year.
Swedish Open 2018 – women divisions!
The 7th version of Swedish Open was held this weekend, 22nd September, and as always organized in a very professional matter. Swedish Open have a setting that many just think they would see in a European Championship or a tournament in that order.
Top female fighters from Lithuania, Hungary and Sweden was challenged by Denmark, Spain, Norway and Switzerland. Eleven fighters in the lightweight -65 kg and seven in the over 65 kg category.
⇐ Photo by Svein Olaf Bænnes, Shin Norway
Swedish Open 2018 – Scandinavian dominance!
The 7th version of Swedish Open was held this weekend, 22nd September, and as always organized in a very professional matter. Swedish Open have a setting that many just think they would see in a European Championship or a tournament in that order.
This years edition brought us fighters from: France, Croatia, Spain, Switzerland, Hungary, Lithuania, Russia, USA, Denmark, Norway, and of course the host Sweden…
⇐ Pictures: Svein Olaf Bænnes, Shin Norway
Swedish Open results 2018
The 7th Swedish Open was held 22nd September, we bring you the results. The official results will appear on the official website swedishopenkarate.com. To the results we will like to add that the Swedish Kata team won the Kata competition Sweden vs Denmark. (Picture from The 6th Swedish Open 2016)
Swedish Open 2018 – Last call!
Closing in to the last part of the registration, Swedish Open shapes nicely up. Several countries with merited fighters are all ready in the line up, and usually some late registration will happen in towards the deadline. No doubt that this will be a tournament where fighters will meet their challenges..
17th All Asia Shinkyokushin Karate Championship Singapore
17th All Asia Shinkyokushin Karate Championship Singapore
See more at the official Facebook site
Results and video to follow..
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European Open Szolnok Cup 2018 – DRAW and RESULTS!
Today 1st September, the legendary European Open Szolnok Cup are being held in Hungary. The tournament are not profiled like one are used to see, but with the history of quality one knows that many of the very best fighters will attend. Organized by the Furko Branch, Banzai Kyokushin Karate Hungary, Kálmán Furkó Shihan. we give you the draw..