British Open 2016

british_2016October the 1st – British Open will be held, at the K2 Leisure center, Crawley. The weight categories as we know them: men -70,-80 and +80kg women -60 and +60kg. The tournament attracts fighters from Europe and Russia. The tournament is traditional, and fighters as well a spectators will be ready for a long day at the arena.

This year is promoted as the “40th British Open”, as the first was held in 1976. But as many point out, the tournament was not held in 2005 or in 2007. 2005 the 3rd IFK World Cup replaced it, and in 2007, the arena declared unsafe. That`s mean the upcoming is the 39th..

whether it is so, it is ready for another edition of one of Europe’s oldest tournaments!

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3rd All Japan – LIVE!

3rd_all_japan_JFKOThis weekend the 3rd All Japan Open will be held. The JFKO All Japan Weight Category Tournament replaced the Shinkyokushin All Japan Weight tournament and welcomed other styles and organisation with the aim of gaining full contact Karate a place in the Olympics.

Several of the top fighters of Japan are in the line up, two times winner Kazuya Yamamoto (super heavy weight), Yuki Maeda – also double winner in the middleweight. With about 270 fighters (98 LW, 71 MW, 47 LH and 51 in the HW category) – we in for a long weekend at the arena! FOR LIVE CHANNEL..

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European Championship 2016 Shinkyokushin – countdown -50!

2016_EC_haukisposter – women – lightWith over 300 entries, (adults and Juniors 1998-1999) the European Championship in Georgia will be almost as big as it was last year in Poland. -and that was a remarkably high number of contenders. This will also for many of the profiles be the first international tournament since the World Championship 2015. New weight categories do we also have, and that bring some new set ups among the fighters..

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European Championship 2016 Shinkyokushin – countdown -55!

2016_EC_haukisposter – women – Kopi (2)With over 300 entries, (adults and Juniors 1998-1999) the European Championship in Georgia will be almost as big as it was last year in Poland. -and that was a remarkably high number of contenders. This will also for many of the profiles be the first international tournament since the World Championship 2015. New weight categories do we also have, and that bring some new set ups among the fighters..

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European Championship 2016 Shinkyokushin – countdown -60!

2016_EC_haukisposter – women – KopiWith over 300 entries, (adults and Juniors 1998-1999) the European Championship in Georgia will be almost as big as it was last year in Poland. -and that was a remarkably high number of contenders. This will also for many of the profiles be the first international tournament since the World Championship 2015. New weight categories do we also have, and that bring some new set ups among the fighters..

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European Championship 2016 Shinkyokushin – countdown +65!

2016_EC_haukisposter – womenWith over 300 entries, (adults and Juniors 1998-1999) the European Championship in Georgia will be almost as big as it was last year in Poland. -and that was a remarkably high number of contenders. This will also for many of the profiles be the first international tournament since the World Championship 2015. New weight categories do we also have, and that bring some new set ups among the fighters..

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European Championship 2016 Shinkyokushin – countdown -65!

2016_EC_haukisposter – Kopi – KopiWith over 300 entries, (adults and Juniors 1998-1999) the European Championship in Georgia will be almost as big as it was last year in Poland. -and that was a remarkably high number of contenders. This will also for many of the profiles be the first international tournament since the World Championship 2015. New weight categories do we also have, and that bring some new set ups among the fighters..

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NKO Region Øst i “Oki Kodomo Open!”

RKK_OKI2016En av Sveriges største junior turneringer er Oki Kodomo Open. De siste år har Nko region Øst vært “fast inventar” 2016 – inten untak! Tre utøvere fra Ringerike Karateklubb tok turen for å høste erfaring og nye opplevelser. Ingen av de tre er erfarne, og en var til og med debutant. Men Oki Kodomo`s pool gruppe system er et sted å få gjort noe med dette!

Liken Sverige – Norge er også gevinst, så det er man svært interessert i å holde.

På lagleder siden gjør man også noe med kompetansen, og helgen apparat bestod av Ellen Brocker Næss og Marleen Gregusson.

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