1st Karate World Cup 1997

WWCiko2 97See the 1st Karate World Cup from 1997. Norichika Tsukamoto, Toru Okamoto, Muzaffer Bacak, Tadashi Ishihara, are some of the big guns you can see in video. It is also a great treat to see how the WKO Shinkyokushin has grown in size, and one og the reason why. This video from -97 shows us great fighters with very good skills and correct attitudes. Several of these athletes have and are still today, role models for many of us.

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Ilya Yakolev, Kazakhstan

Ilya_Yakolev - KopiIlya Yakolev, Kazakhstan.

Winner of the 8th Kokoro Cup in Poland and is also the reigning 15th Asia Open Championship Champion. Yakolev is a very competent fighter, very strong, movable and technical. His will is as expected also at the elite level. Manage to reach the podium in the 6th WC 2017, 8th place in the 12th WT. Kwf World Champion, and 6th place in the 1st WFKO International Tournament – 2018

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