Valeri Dimitrov do also got several EC tittles in the Open-weight category. Starting back in 2002. In 2012, the Open-weight was reborn again, and since then the tournament has been organised several times. We collected videos, finals from 2018,2014 and 2012 – and one video from 2002 in the eliminations rounds.
The impact of Monika Zielińska in the European Championship in 2021, Georgia really set focus on a extraordinary fighter. With a drive beyond what we have been seen before, and a devastating back-kick to top it all. Who else can overpower three World Champion in the one and same tournament? Taking the European Championship tittle i 2018 – moving up i the heaviest category with stiff competition more tittles and being the best fighter of the tournament as well.
We have just witness a great European Championship in Poland, and now we will take a trip back to 2004 – a video that contains semi, and finals – unfortunately not women categories, but top fighters as Dimtar Popov Lasha Khachaporidze Jakoeb Groenhof Darius Gudauskas Daniel Torok and Donatas Imbras with more..
2021 are history, tournaments held and champions crowned. Looking back trough the year we have many good fights and tournaments, mainly European Championships, All Japan Opens and that category – not many Open nationals. We take a look into the men’s division!
Picking up the training at the competitions has been this year focus. More or less all have felt the impact of the pandemic, but no doubt that the differences between where you live comes into play. Nevertheless many fights of inspirations – as always. And the level in the women’s category has never been better.
Som mange har etterspurt: VM for kvinner fra 1996! Elisabeth Jakobsen: vant VM + x2 EM champion m.m! Gunnhild Moen 2. plass i samme VM, etter mange tøffe kamper. Ledet av vår aller beste gjennom tidene: Kjetil Vigre. Dette var det 1.VM for kvinner, og ansees per i dag som et av de aller sterkeste.
27th, 28th and 29th December the All Japan Open will be broadcasted on the official WKO Shinkyokushin channel. The championship will be transmitted in three parts, shared over three days.
Lili Mező took the European Podium with storm. Into the senior categories in 2019, challenging not only strong fighters, but even taking on the absolute top fighters of Europe. 3rd place in the EC weight category in Vilnius 2019. Only month later, the first (senior) EC tittle was a fact, EC Open Weight. Once again, taking on EC champions – and being the one taking the tittle. 2021 – 2nd in the EC weight category and once again EC Open Weight champion. Sharp Technically, and physically – the future will be very interesting!
Few persons in our full-contact community have inspired us so much as Kunihiro Suzuki, and that in different ways. We all know the biggest fight of his life become a fact, being struck by leukemia. Watch the video about Suzuki Kunihiro, the fight and people close to him..
Two of the toughest heavyweight fighters out of Europe, for the most of us no introduction needed. But some may wonder, and these two fighters challenged the very best in the world. Reaching top 4 six times in World Championships Open and with weight categories. What happen when they fought each other?
