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!
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Many of us spend much time around the various Kyokushin sites. It’s probably the case with most of us, that we get some favorite sites to visit. That we seek the same pages is of course because this gives us something. For many it is to obtain information about various events, such as tournaments, seminars and other news in Kyokushin world. But it is probably also something more that draws us to the same pages over and over again – several times a day .. the good feeling it gives of reading, see what’s new since the last time.
Det tar tid mellom hver gang det er Dan graderinger i Region Øst. Og det er ikke til å stikke under en stol at det er som regel godt voksne som står for mesteparten av forsøkene. 16, Januar var det gjort klart til Shodan og Ni Dan gradering på Ringerike. Som senorer: Ole Grejs og Erik A Helin Sensei`s – leder av faglig råd, og medlemmer av den nasjonale graderingskomitè.
Marius Ilas, one of the finest profiles we in Shinkyokushin and well known among every one practice Kyokushin Karate. Through many years he has been fighting, and many times he has been the one on the top in the different tournaments. We will bring you some videos from finals in different kind of tournaments, here we can see Marius Ilas in EC finales, WC final, Hungarian Open finals, MAX 80 finals – to name a few…!
Edgard Sečinski, Lithuania.
One of the profiles from the Lithuanian national team. With accurate punching and lethal high knees, Sečinski will always be a challenge to face. Reached the podium, 3rd place in the World Championship 2023 Multiply EC Shin Champion, and top 8 several other World Championships.
Makoto Nakamura, Japan. Nakamura with his strength and speed manage to capture the World Championship tittle, not once but twice!
And not to forget a record in The All Japan Open being among the top three fighters five years a row. We bring you a video from The 3rd all Karate World Championship 1973, and training towards the tournament.
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Kazakhstan do have a well known top level of Kyokushin Karate. Several times proven of their quality, and the trophies and awards have been awarded. This years World Tournament, the once again prove their skills, and just a few days after a new test of level was a fact..
Howard Collins Shihan, Brian Fitkin Shihan and Kenji Midori Shihan. All well known profiles in the world of Kyokushin Karate. All with an unique history with Kyokushin Karate as a way of living. All with the great knowledge of karate, not to mention they have lived with our founder and continues his message and values. Without this knowledge and these people who continue it, would Kyokushin Karate lost much of its origins.