Gàbor Ròzsa. Hungary.A technical athlete beyond the ordinary. Stands for technical purity in his stylish fighting, which has given him five European championships. Winner of the All Kyokushin World Tournament in 2009 / IFKK.
Technical, explosive and ability to finish matches with quick knock out. These criteria has given him many technics Awards and titles.completely superior when he won Oyama Cup in Hungary in 2014, and stopped almost all his fights before the time
It is twenty years since Valeri Dimitrov entered the European Championship in Spain – his first European Championship. Since that time he has been the “one and only” We tried to gather some of the EC finals trough the twenty years, not every final can be find – but e did a decent try. The EC finals are from weight category championship.
Lukas Kubilius, Lithuania.
Lithuanian powerhouse with incredible impact in his techniques. Especially when it comes to series of strokes, there are not many who can stand against it. Luke came in 4th place in the tenth world championship in 2011 and 2nd place in World Cup 2013. In addition, he has been right at the top in just about every European championships he has attended. 3rd place in the 11th Word Championship in 2015,and the Tameshiwari award.
Szepesi Csenge Hungary.
Strong with good pace and always in good physical shape. World Champion 2015 WKO. World champion in the open Royama WT. 2nd in European championship 2011 (MW) and 2012 (HW) European Champion 2013/14 and 15 (HW) Also in the Open weight EC: 3rd place 2012 and EC Open weight champion 2013.Winning Hungarian Oyama Memorial Cup 2014.And Women MAX 80 2014 champ.
Helgen 17-19. mai var det klart for 5th IKK OPEN i Folkestone, Kent , England. Til å være en såpass nyetablert turnering er det gode rammer som ligger til grunn, og ikke minst rent kulturelt er det “riktig” å være Norsk i Folkstone. Frankrike og England er her de sterkeste, men nordiske land ypper seg betraktelig…
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Shihan Michael Söderkvist gets award for his work.
“Michael Söderkvist assigned sports leadership the award for his dedication and contributions to the youth. Michael is a true enthusiast for his club and has an ability to see and lift each individual based on his or her potential, regardless of gender, origin, size and disability. Michaels personalized leadership makes him a strong role model for other leaders. ”
Yuki Maeda, Japan.
Japanese elite fighter, and one of the best lightweight in the world. Incredibly strong pace and with great technique and timing. With this combination, Yuki Maeda, a fighter who also gets along very well in the open weight class. Strong Merits like 3 times All Japan Open Weight Category Champion and more recently 2nd place in The 5th World Cup, and strong efforts during the 10th World Championship in 2011
Nazar Nasirov, Russia. Good technical variety, strength and endurance. And also the ability to set up knock outs. 6th place in the World Championship 2015, and Technical Award.Winning the Russian Open weight 2016, defeating the best of Russian fighters across organizations and weight. Runner up in the 6th World Championship Weight category 2017. Technical award in the 12th World Championship, reaching top 16. World Champion KWU just few weeks later 2019
Kenta Mori vs Valeri Dimitrov. 
Fighting the same person more than one time, that is nothing new. These two top athletes met in 2001 and now in 2013 World Cup, and for those who are interested, what has changed? Can you see any changes from one fight to the next? Well, that’s your challenge!
Marius Ilas, Romania. Always on top of the tournaments he participates in. With his unique style and charisma is it always interesting to follow him. Seven times European champion, in the middleweight division, a thought category always well represented. Also winning the Open Weight in 2013, and winner of a very strong Szolnok European Cup in 2015. Reaching the EC final in 2016 and 2017, in the new weight class. Humble in his appearance and an inspiration to all who search the way of Budo.