Lørdag 20. November, var NKO på farten, og det i stor stil. Flere klubber deltok på Lørenskog – Cup, både med utøvere, apparat og dommere. NKO’s verdier synliggjøres virkelig denne helgen, med full aktivitet på flere steder på alle nivåer! Lørenskog fikk besøk av Bergen, Arendal, Modum, Egersund, Ringerike og Horten. Samtidig var det høybelte gradering på Ringerike med, Horten, Arendal, Finnsnes, Oslo og Ringerike.
En liten delegasjoen fra NKO, Ringerike så sitt snitt til å kombinere harry-tur og Karate, og resultatet ble deltagelse i Okawa Cup, Kungälv. Det var 130 påmeldte utøvere, og det ble konkurrert i Kata og Fight, lørdag til kata og søndagen var det fight.
Norway, Bergen town will organize Kyokushin Open 2022, 19th February. Together with other “Open tournaments” this plays a important matter when it comes to build up Full-contact Karate. The Kyokushin Open – Norway are always good organized, information, schedule all very well taken care of. You are warmly welcomed!
In two weeks, the European Championship for cadets, Juniors and U-21 takes off in Romania. With close to 450 competitors this European Championship raises up beyond expectations! This also gives us a clear answer in the case of organizing U-categories in a own EC tournament – no doubt about it, the numbers are too high if one mix seniors and U-categories together at the same tournament. This is the future!
One year from now, 23. September 2022 The 7th World Karate Championship in weight Categories will be held in Poland. The road to Poland, and the 7th World Championship has began. Some are all ready qualified, the rest will come. The European region will select the rest of the fighters who will represent the region of Europe. 4-5 of December 2021 in Kėdainiai (Kaunas), Lithuania, in “Kėdainių Arena”.
The European Karate Championship Shinkyokushin for U-categories will be held in Romania, Oradea 13 & 14 November (Which in practice means 11-15) Kumite and Kata are on the menu, divided in age categories from U-21 (Youth) , U-18 (Juniors) and U-16 (Cadets) Lately we have seen that the top fighters in U-21 contain such high level, that they are capable to reach the podium in the EC seniors. This will also be the first edition with U-categories “alone” separated from adults.
I one month, October the 2nd, The Romanian International Cup 2021 will be held in TRANSYLVANIA Sports Hall – Sibiu. If you are a young fighter – or have some young up and coming fighters, the end of registration will end in one week – 12th September. Don’t miss this great opportunity to Kick-start the 2021-22 season!
EC in Georgia showed that the future in the women categories looks very bright, good fights yes, but we can also see that the lower level have moved up and are better prepared than ever. Development in women fighting has moved at full speed forward, and as we see it, it is now important that the organizational part keep up. The EC level in Georgia prove a certain high level, so many skilled athletes in action..
The results are well known, the honor and glory are given to all that had something to do with the European Championship Shinkyokushin 2021. What we saw was an organization that was willing to sacrifice a lot. Much more could been written about this. We will also send a greeting to those who could not come, due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Mot alle odds, stilte NKO med utøvere i Georgia under årets EM. Veien til mesterskapet har mildt sagt vært kronglete, og det var ikke lettere når det kom til oppkjøring og trening i forkant heller. Therese Østebrød og Marleen Gregusson stilte uten norskt apparat til start under et sterkt presset – fremskyndet EM.
