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.
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..
XIV Polish Senior Open Championship and Kata – videos and results..
Dorin Margarint, Romaina. Margarint fights in the super heavy weight category, and in Europe that`s a hard division to “dance with the best” Through Open weight tournaments Margrint also have met the best fighters og the world as Valeri Dimitrov Sensei, Donatas Imbras,Kenta Mori, Gàbor Ròzsa to name a few. Vice EC champion in 2013 and 2014, placed at third Open Weight EC 2012 and among 32 best fighters in the 10th World Championship 2011. Good movements, fine timing and some of the most ripping lowkicks in the game…
After a stunning European Championship Open Weight in Romania, we take a look back through a video from a report from TV. The program are split in two, Shinkyokushin starts at 6:40
The 30th Tohoku Tournament – with international participation..
UPDATE : HIGH LIGHT VIDEO!
videos..
See fights from European Championship Shinkyokushin Open Weight and U-22..!
Yuji Shimamoto ( FB), Japan. One of the absolute top fighters from Japan. World Champion of the 11th & 12th WC and world champion in weight categories 2017. 4 times All Japan Open champion, to times winner of the All Japan Weight categories. Besides that he has numerous of tournaments reaching the podium. All top tournaments as All Japan Open (open weight and in weight categories), WFKO International Tournament (became runner up in 2018) World Championship in weight categories – 3rd place in 2013 (held in Lithuania)
Shinkyokushin “The mega body” See Shihan Midori Kenji, Kumiko Sunakawa Sensei, Suzuki Kunihiro Sensei , Tsukamoto Norichika Sensei and more in this TV documentary video from Japanese TV.
Source : Youtube user K Kragh
45th All Japan Open – Demonstration. See video of the demonstration with Ko Tanigawa and Shinkyokushin children!