See the 1st Karate World Cup from 1997. Norichika Tsukamoto, Toru Okamoto, Muzaffer Bacak, Tadashi Ishihara, are some of the big guns you can see in video. It is also a great treat to see how the WKO Shinkyokushin has grown in size, and one og the reason why. This video from -97 shows us great fighters with very good skills and correct attitudes. Several of these athletes have and are still today, role models for many of us.
Category Archives: Videos
Kokoro Cup – Full Tournament!
Kokoro Cup – Full Tournament!
If you missed The 8th Kokoro Cup, you can see the whole tournament now..
Ilya Yakolev, Kazakhstan
Ilya Yakolev, Kazakhstan.
Winner of the 8th Kokoro Cup in Poland and is also the reigning 15th Asia Open Championship Champion. Yakolev is a very competent fighter, very strong, movable and technical. His will is as expected also at the elite level. Manage to reach the podium in the 6th WC 2017, 8th place in the 12th WT. Kwf World Champion, and 6th place in the 1st WFKO International Tournament – 2018
The 46th All Japan Karate Tournament
See the The 46th All Japan Karate Tournament children demostration! Not only will you see the demostration, the WKO will give you a look behind the scenes and on the preparations..
Nozomi Kanemitsu, Japan
Winner of the 3rd World Cup 2005,and runner up in the 4th World Cup 2009, Nozomi Kanemitsu have been one of the absolute top fighters in the light weight category. Represented Japan in the 5ht World Cup as well, and did advance in the tournament and reached the quater final. Also strong performance in the All Japan Open / weight categories has made her record solid with several top results. Her good timing combined with excellent movement makes her a hard fighter to face, and her kick capacity is well known – admired and feared!
Kokoro Cup -DRAW- and video teaser!
8th Kokoro Cup DRAW er ready! Some changes has been done since some fighters are pulled out of the tournament. But let there bee no doubt, the tournament still have an impressive line up from all over the world!
It is also planned to stream the tournament live.
EC Open Weight videos
European Openweight Championship was held 8th and 9th November in Lithuania. A strong line up predicted a hard tournament, and a very large team of homefighters was ready to make sure the medals was in Lithuania after the tournament as well. The U22 EC tournament and cadets was also held this weekend.
←Picture by Algimantas Fotografas
We are used to that the EC tournaments are dominated by the countries from Eastern Europe, and this tournament was no different. But it is clear that several non East European countries do not longer want to compete against the top level, and this made the tournament even harder.
See videos from the tournament..
Valeri Dimitrov – videos!
European Open Weight Champion Valeri Dimitrov.
See his fights..
←Picture taken by Sensei Annika Peterson, Banzai Facbook
European Championship Openweight 2014 results
Valeri Dimitrov Sensei fought his way to victory in the open weight class European Championship. The draw almost reminded of Lithuania Open, where Dimitrov had to fight one after another of the strong local fighters. The tournament was the top level, and the matches went close with little time to rest in between. An incredibly strong tournament and the strongest of them all today – Valeri Dimitrov Sensei! We congratulate!
← This picture is from Shinkyokushin Bulgaria Facebook, visit and you will find more pictures and updates!
See results and full DRAW.
See womens final HERE
European Openweight – videos!
Some videos from the European Open Weight Championship Shinkyokushin. At the moment we share some of the fights from the womens division..
.
.
.
.
.