IFK WORLD TOURNAMENT 2017

ifk2017 – Kopi27-28th of May, The IFK World Tournament will be held in Romania. As expected the tournament line up are various in countries,organizations and level. A little change since last time,men categories are now 4, instead of 3. Having the tournament in Romania seems also to attract more, and a another mass of fighters than previous World Tournament. IFK World Tournament, first time held in Russia -97, then Spain 02 and in Great Britain 05 and 2013. Many see this as an expanded British Open, and of course, many of profiles are known from that with more, and it is expected that the results are close to this.

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Swiss Open 2017 – results

17swiss (3)Swiss Open 2017 made a new setting, organizing a tournament for children and youth the first day, and following up with the adults next day. The capacity to organize this are notable, and Steinmann Shihan and Swiss Shinkyokushin can be proud! Midori Shihan and Koi Shihan was highly honored guest – all the way from Japan.

Swiss Open has been a well known tournament for many years, for juniors each year, for adults every other year. In 2013 the European Championship was held in there.

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Vårslipp i Horten 2017!

IMG_20170429_134802448 – KopiJunior Cup i Horten er intet nytt fenomen, men i år hadde man en litt annet fokus på målgruppe enn tidligere.  Region Øst utgjorde tyngden, pluss at det var også noen utenifra. Horten Karateklubb leverte et plettfritt arrangement, men alle faktorer godt ivaretatt!

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Swedish National 2017

rmThis weekend the Swedish national was held, and this time a little changes according to the rules was one of the highlights. Recently we saw a very strong Swedish team at the European Championship in Denmark, and many of the fighters was ready to fight about the national crown. Fighters as Jimmie Collin, Simon Pålsson Fredrik Johansson, Erik and Sara Hägge, Ziyafatalla Samizade Milad, Cecilia Wallin and Dina Kljajic, all ready for the national, all fought in the European Championship. This gives us a little direction about the level Sweden got, and would they take the national tournament as any believed?

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EM med Norske øyene

17883970_10211355377194661_7241393533227784034_nEtter noen års fravær var det på tide for NKO og Norge og delta på EM. Og ikke bare det, denne gang var det den største troppen man noensinne har hatt! Den bestod av utøvere, Kata og kamp, herrer og damer, junior og senior. Samt et solid apparat og dommere på toppen av det hele.

Danmark avholdt sist EM i 2005, er det er sånn sett det tetteste på Norge man har hatt en så stor turnering. At EM ble lagt til Danmark var også i sammnheng med at den Danske organisasjonen fyllte hele 50 år i år!

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EC Denmark 2017 – write up II

17884031_10211355380674748_5701492792765493366_nIt was as always great excitement at the forefront of women’s Categories, and perhaps directed that one could sense a change in the ranks. Ahead of this European Championship it was talked about that several of the profiles should not attend to injuries and various other reasons, priorities. If one thought that this would set back European Championships? One can safely say that the new profiles appear, in the absence of the known..

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