About two month left to we will be gathered in Sweden, Goteborg! Through this weekend and start of the week, new fighters and nations has entered the Swedish Open tournament..and the categories are being filled fast. Poland, Denmark and Switzerland are new counties that have entered the tournament since last time we took a closer look. Now we continue to look at some of the fighters that are in the line up..
Inga Mikštaitė, Lithuania One of most decorated (if not the most decorated) active fighter in Europa. Mikštaitė has been the superior fighter in the middleweight division, and holds 6 European Championship titles (WKO) and added one more recently in the KWU EC. Also at the world stage do she have records, 3rd World Cup 2009 and 4th in the World Championship 2011. Also one 2nd and two 3rd places in the Open Weight EC. Technical very good all rounded, and more than one time sharp techniques has ended her fights before full time. Tactical, various paced fighting good stamina – all that a top fighter need.
In major tournaments as the World Championship, European Championship, All Japan Open and so, the “Technical Award” will be given to the fighter that shows extraordinary technical skills in the tournament. Like the “Spirit Award” these awards will be given regardless if you win the tournament or not. To be given these awards in a world championship, really point out a extraordinary fighter. We will take a look at the World Championships the last years, and the Technical Award..
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Flere av høstens datoer er satt, og en av dem er for det Nord Norske Mesterskapet. I år er det Vadsø Karate Klubb som er arrangør. Vadø kk overtar stafettpinnen fra Tromsø Karateklubb som var arrangør sist år, som også var i anleding Tromsø karateklubb sitt 40 års jubileum. 2015 bød på rekord stor oppslutning i Nord.
Organized by the oldest Kyokushin Dojo in Norway, Bergen The Kyokushin Open have a great history of international fighting. Last year Poland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway attended the tournament, several organisations, styles and independent full contact practitioners joined.
Make sure that 22nd April 2017 is marked in your calendar!
Note: Not official poster, picture taken by on of the best, Hungary: Tamás Fekete
This years Scottish Open was fully booked almost two months before the tournament date, and many fighter had to wait for next chance…. well now the chance is back! The 2017 Scottish Open Knockdown championships will be held on the 25th February in Glasgow.
This is open to all styles and associations with Novice, Open and over 40’s categories….
⇐Note not official poster…
Kazakhstan, Astana 2017, 1-2 July, The 6th World Championship weight categories will be held, and once again the best fighters from each region will fight to be the best in their weight class in the world. For the first time during the The World Championship weight categories (former known as the World Cup) it will be new weight categories, the same used in the European Championship, and of course in the The JFKO All Japan Weight Category Tournament.
(← poster/ source →Nadin4e)
Swedish Open 24th September, Goteborg, Sweden. At this moment, the number of fighters in the heavy weigh category has reach 50% of it`s capacity! Countries as Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden in the line up, and on regular basis several more will come..
Swedish Open was first held in 2006, and from that every other year. Fighters from all over Europe – and also from Japan suported! Strong nations as Lithuania, Hungary, Poland tells us about the high level. This is a tournament fighters want to go back to. Sweden as a Kyokushin nation are ready for us all – are we?!
Idretter med “Knock-out” til hodet er og har vært et helt eget tema i Norge. Den siste tid har det vært stor pågang fra Bokse Norge, og da aller mest fra NPBF, Norges Profesjonelle Bokse Forbund.Det var en milepæl ved sist “justering” når hjelmen forsvant, denne gangen er det videre endringer som gjør at man på generell basis vil nærme seg internasjonalt regelverk.
Fra NPBF har man etterlyst svar, og kultudepartemantet sender nå følgende forslag på høring…..
