The summer are getting closer, and as we all know the Summer-camp`s are our main events. The WKO Japan support Europe with several top Japanese instructors and profiles, and this year it might be even more than we have seen before! Some instructors travels from camp to camp through European countries.
When we see the hard work and how we include one each other at these camps, we can easily understand why the WKO are growing and why the level are getting higher. We will take a look at some of them, for we also think that more will be added..
16-18. June – The Netherlands together with Belgium can offer Japanese top instructors this year: Tadashi Ishihara and Murayama Tsutomo. They visits this year several countries, summer-camps across the Europe.
Tadashi Ishihara with a great record, and maybe most known the last years being the national Team Coach of Japan! Murayama Tsutomo, runner up in the World Championship in 2015, 2nd place 42 All Japan Open and more.
⇐More info Click poster!
Bulgaria will always be a camp to follow. Being a strong nation with a high level do something to the camp, and with instructors of their on in world class the level are “taken care of” to say it safe! Tagging up with Romanian top instructors this year(as last year) this will be one of the most interesting camp to follow this year.
Valeri Dimitrov Bulgaria, Anca Wallmen, Harris Wallmen and Marius Ilas Sensei`s Romania.
Romania have their summer-camp last week of July, 26-30th July. The Romanian camp always have interesting instructors. Previous years profiles as Keiji Sampei, Japan, Tadashi Ishihara, Japan, Norichika Tsukamoto, Japan and Cyril Andrews UK – to name a few. Besides this they do also have one of the most wanted instructor team in Europe in their own lines! This year Koen Spitals Shihan, Belgium, will be the main instructor, and as we know he will mix good Kyokushin training up with a unique glint in the eye!
⇐Click poster for more info..
This year the Greek Summer Camp have their 20 years anniversary! This camp has been building up from scratch, and looking at the history, the camp have a really impressive line up of Kyokushin profiles!
To name a “few” (Click poster for info⇑)
- Shihan Kenji Midori
- Shihan Howard Collins
- Shihan Cyril Andrews
- Shihan Michael Soderkvist
- Shihan Jan Bulow
- Shihan Furko Kalman
- Shihan Juan Carlos Escalera
- Shihan Kenji Sampei
- Shihan Shinichi Sotodate
- Shihan Kazuo Miyoshi
- Shihan Alexander Goncharenko
- Sensei George Kosmidis
- Sensei Kazuhito Yamano
- Sensei Mageranov George
First country out we will give you Germany. Maybe not we are used to see the German camp with guest instructors, and on a regular basis Shihan Wolfgang Pech and his instructors have given the camp a solid base. Muzaffer Bacak Sensei would also be a name we know. Many have also see that the German organisation have grown considerable in the path, getting several more Dojos from all around.
This year Shihan Shinichi Sotodate, Japan will be the top name, and no further introduction is required!
⇐Shihan Shinichi Sotodate, click poster for info!
Switzerland have traditions of bringing in Japanese instructors to their caps, and this year no exceptions. In addition to Japanese instructors, they have also added a European top name this year. Lukas Kubilius, Lithuania, top fighter, coach and trainer of one of the top nations in Europe. Yuji Shimamoto, Japan – World Champion 2015. With these two instructors the camp will for sure offer some very high level of fight/Kumite training. And of course the camp will also have Switzerland own top instructors! Click Poster for info⇓
Poland, As a big Shinkyokushin country, Poland have several summer camps to offer. At all at a high level with top instructors.
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From 25 – 30th July the Polish Summer camp will be held. This years guest instructor will be one Japans best fighter, and winner of 27th and 28th All Japan Open weight category-Kazufumi Shimamoto. Also a 3rd place form World Cup in 2013, and 5th place in the 11th World Championship 2015. (Link) PFKK
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From 25-27th August, national coach of ⇒Japan Tadashi Ishihara will be the guest instructor! Also All Japan Open weight category winner. Ishihara did also win the 1st World Cup in 1997 (middleweight), 6th in the 7th WT -99, and many victories as a successful national coach. (Link)
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Polish Shinkyokushinkai Summer-camp 2017. Like last year,in 2016, The Extreme Karate Kumite Camp will be held in Poland 2017. Naoki Kawahara Sensei 3rd Dan, Japan will be the guest instructor of the camp. The camp will be organized by Jacek Lamot 4 Dan, Wrocławski Klub Karate Kyokushin, and the date 12-19 August.⇓
Link to the Official web site of Polish Federation Karate Shinkyokushinkai PFKS, Click the poster.
The Netherlands, France,
Denmark – all of them will have the same two Japanese instructors, Tadashi Ishihara and
Tsutomu Murayama. Ishihara with a great record, and maybe most known the last years being the national Team Coach of Japan!
Murayama, runner up in the World Championship in 2015, 2nd place 42 All Japan Open and more.
- 16-18. June – The Netherlands
- 23 – 26. June Denmark LINK
- France info needed.
Besides all these camps, here will of course be camps all over Europe…Click pictures for more info about the camps.. 
