1st April the European Champions fought their way up on a historical podium in Sweden. Immortals, veterans, established and up and coming fighters achieved their gold medals, we take a look at Kata and Kumite women’s division!
Live stream, draws at live updates for the upcoming EUROPEAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CADETS, JUNIORS AND YOUTHS
World Champion 2022, 7th World championship in weight categories. European Champion in weight categories and in Open Weight – top 6 in The 12th World Championship 2019 – to name some of the top results. Also known for his incredibly strong finish in his matches, with a pressure, pace and power that is very difficult to resist. Good knock out set ups – like the high knee or the “death roll” that secured his EC tittle in 2018. EC Champion 2020 EFKO European Championships, and EC shin Champion 2021. Been national team member of the Lithuanian team for many years, representing them i European Championships and World championships across countries and organizations. (Photo top of the blog pufasfoto.lt )
With abut two month to the European Championship Shinkyokushin 2020, Georgia, Tbilisi,and with the participants beginning to enter – we can registrar something interesting. Fighters from other organisations than the WKO/EKO are signing up – trough their country and their qualifying tournaments.
Organizer:
European Karate Organization
Polish Shinkyokushinkai Karate Federation
Instructors:
EKO Technical Committee and Grading and EKO Referee Committee:
1. Furko Kalman, shihan 8 dan
2. Brian Bitkin, shihan 8 dan
3. Howard Collins, shihan 8 dan
4. Jan Bulow, shihan 7 dan
5. Michael Soderkvist, shihan 7 dan
6. Jesus Talan, shihan 6 dan
7. Alexander Goncharenko, shihan 6 dan
8. Remigiusz Karpinski, shihan 6 dan
As we all know the World Fullcontact Karate Organization will host the first World Championship in Japan next year. The WFKO has systematic grown in the wake of JFKO, which has long been well established. This spring we watched the 5th JFKO All Japan Open tournament – and could confirm top level, top support. The 1st European Fullcontact Karate Championship will as we know be a selection tournament to Japan 2020. But before this, there are also a similar tournament to be held in France 19-21 September. At last we are going into a new phase – and there is a lot of questions regarding to this settings..
EKO EUROPEAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR CADETS, JUNIORS and YOUTHS,
2nd EKO selection tournament women Open weight for the 12th World Championship.
Jun 27-29.2019 – Prague, Czech Republic. Once again, a big tournament has come, and a five-day schedule is ready…(note not official poster)
12-13. April 2019, Lithuania, Vilnius – European Championship Shinkyokushin was organized. The women division divided into five categories contained some of the best fighters in the game – not only in Europe but also world wide.But the remarkable factor was how incredible well prepared young fighters was. Not only coming into the senior tournament “to see whats up” but challenging the top as well.This was seen several times, physically as well as technically. There are no doubt that the new generation of fighters are pushing the action – but never underestimate good practice and experience.
12-13. April 2019, Lithuania, Vilnius – European Championship Shinkyokushin was organized.With some of the favorites out of the tournament, one could think that some big hole must be filled…but EKO Shinkyokushin – “The fight dispenser” took care of that! And should we just writhe a hymn..that’s have rimes with nineteen and Dimitrov?!
The level of organizing was at its very best – as we are used to see from Lithuania. Siemens Arena holds a very high standard, good capacity, good air and space. And the action on the tatami – have we seen it so even between the nations before? The favorites are still the favorites – but nothing can be taken for granted.