In major tournaments as the World Championship, European Championship, All Japan Open and so, the “Technical Award” will be given to the fighter that shows extraordinary technical skills in the tournament. Like the “Spirit Award” these awards will be given regardless if you win the tournament or not. To be given these awards in a world championship, really point out a extraordinary fighter. We will take a look at the World Championships the last years, and the Technical Award..
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Zsófia Szabó, Hungary. Working her way up in the European Championship ranks, and taking the tittle, 2016/17, in a very convincing way. Szabó has been one of the stable practitioners in the lighter divisions. Possesses that many misses in that division, sharp techniques that ends in Wazari or Ippon Some merits: EC 3rd 2013/14, EC 2nd 2015 and 1st 2016. Branko Memorial champion 2015/14/13, Winning the Austrian Open +best fighter 2015, 2nd Mas Oyama Memorial 2014. Also showed great skill going up against bigger opponents, and given them technical challenges that many could not match.
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British Open 2016 increases its level this year, with Kazakhstan’s elite fighters. 
Russia have been the number one nation in British Open, and almost taken what they want regarding to trophies. Kazakhstan has been one of the nations that keep up with Russia – and then some! Recently Ilya Yakovlev to beat one of the top heavy weight fighters for the WFKO title to name one achievement…
He is clearly a fighter for the future. Although he is young, he has already met several of the world’s best fighters and gone the distance with them. He has all the qualities as a fighter needs. Good technical variety, strength and endurance. And also the ability to set up tactical moves that often ends in knock out. 6th place in the World Championship 2015, and Technical Award.
WKO Shinkyokushinkai do have some of the fines and skilled fighters that is. And from time to another we do get a really high profiled meeting at the tatemi. We have set up four fighters that all together have captured: 4 World Championship titles, and five World Cup titles!! The angle we used this time was Valeri Dimitrov vs World Champions:
The year is 1994, and the tournament: The 26th All Japan Open Championship. Many of the legendary profiles attended, and fought each other on the Tatemi. Kenji Yamaki, Hiroki Kurosawa, Norchika Tsukamoto, Nicholas Pettas, Hajime Kazumi to name a few..
Ferran Gandia, Spain.
Incredibly spirited and very tough – hard punching fighter, one of the most distinguished Spanish Shinkyokushin fighters over a long period. Performing always solid, and anyone who meets this fighter, leaving the tatami with some “souvenirs” Have a positive mark in several Open Tournaments, as the French Open, Swedish Open, Spanish Open and Austrian Open, where he is to find the podium. Made it to the second day at the 11th World Championship 2015
Highly respected for her karate skills, a technician and a fighter at the top level in Shinkyokushin Karate world. Now Dojo operator for Ochanomizu Dojo, and well known to hold lessons in Karate camps worldwide.
Now this weekend Kumiko Sunakawa passed the test for Go Dan, 5th Dan, Shihan!
We can only congratulate you so much!
Visit WKO Shinkyokushin for pictures from the test
The 25th All-Japan demonstration by 5th World Champion Kenji Midori, 4th World Champion Shokei Matsui.
Preforming Kata, Seipai and then followed by a tameshiwari sequence.
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Looking back at one of the All Japan Open classics, The 25th All Japan Open , 1993. The line up was packed with fighters at the top of the level, and to day we can say the many of them are legendary. See Kyokushin icons as Kenji Yamaki, Hajime Kazumi, Hiroki Kurosawa, Yasuhiro Shinchinohe, Kunihiro Suzuki, Toru Okamoto fight in this classic All Japan Open, who could known that many of them would be World Champions later!
