Kazuya Yamamoto, Japan

Kazuya Yamamoto, Japan.

One of Japans up and coming fighters in the middleweight division.brings a furious pace in his fights, he mixes this with good movements and strong techniques. He is not among the largest physically fit in its class, which makes him fight many of his fights against opponents that are far larger than himself. But no one gets an easy fight, and many a fighter has been taken out of his technique and his supreme timing.

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Dutch Open – now and then- videos

Dutch Open, a tournament with a long tradition. Here have many great full contact fighters fought, and names Michalel Wedel, Peter Smit, Gerard Gordeau, Andy Hug, Eric Constancia, Koen Scharrenberg to name a few. If we remember correctly went Dutch Open for the first time in the late 70’s, 1978. Gradually, Dutch Open gained several varieties, as there are many good full contact organizations in the Netherlands that will host the tournament.

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This is Karate – Christmas 2013-2014

Karate, a hobby, a training method, a self-defense system, a way of life. It is natural that you will get different answers by asking different people who practice Karate. But by getting many responses, we also understand that Karate means a great deal. And does mean a lot for very many people. It will probably always be different opinions on this, but one thing is whatever right. By practicing Karate the feeling should be great, no matter what it means to you… videos

 

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Valeri Dimitrov, Bulgaria EC Open Weight

Valeri Dimitrov, Bulgaria.

The Open weight European championship was for many years gone, but with an organization that is expanding rapidly, the need to take this tournament seems naturally again. Ten years passed before one should again see who was the best European fighter – whatever weight class. 2012 Poland was the place, (This Open-weight EC has been called by many for the 1st Open Weight EC, since the time between the last one back in 2002 belong to another time) and ten years before it was in Budapest, Hungary, with a winner, Valeri Dimitrov. Dimitrov counties to adapt, and develop his fighting. The EC Open-weight in 2018 was incredible impressive, as the game and pace took it to another level. Open-weight victories in EC by Valeri Dimitrov: 2002, 2012,2014 and 2018.

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Valeri Dimitrov, Bulgaria WC

Valeri Dimitrov, Bulgaria.

See Dimitrov figting in the Karate World Cup, or as many refer to it as World Championship weigth categories. The Karate World Cup, held every 4th year, an the organizer will change for each time. 3 times has Valeri Dimitrov participated in the world cup, and as you know 3 times he has been the winner of his category.

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1999 Russia,The first Openweight Championship video

18/4-1999 in Moscow, Russia hosted the first championship in the Open category.Open Weight tournaments have always been extraordinary. To meet whoever it may be, smaller or bigger than yourself with the same mindset in the tournament – is something of a warrior’s path. If we think about how the martial arts world most often have weight classes with small differences. But Kyokushin Karate is more than combat sport .. It is Budo, and we have a different mindsets in Budo. See Grigoryev,Karasyuk,Shevchenko,and more..

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