Back in the days, the waza-ari`s never came easy! Some really old classic to see, and some of the non Japanese fighters who manage to leave a mark in the Kyokushin history in an early stage.
←Thompson, Costa and Wedel.
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“you can break my bones but you can’t break my spirit”
This is just a saying from a another context, but we thought that in this case it would fit in just fine…
←Nazar Nasirov, /Russia & Vladimir Artyushin, /Kazakhstan. Recently meet in the final of Swiss Open.
Summer camps are always a great experience.Socialization, other practitioners, guest instructors and not least plenty of training! we give you some camps pictures from around the world.. (Lithuania, SHODAN↓)

As we speak several summer-camps are being held around the world, and more are yet to come. Looking at the calendar, and the schedule for tournaments this upcoming Autumn, we can see that in two short months – the tatami will call your name!
And as we all know, World Championship will also be a major factor this summer and fall, for athletes and team around them.
Taking a look on upcoming tournaments, and some that recently has been arranged..
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Top ranked fighters takes the medals in Switzerland!
Russia, Kazakhstan and Lithuania made this years tournament a top level tournament.Swiss Open has a strong tradition in being a good tournament with top level and many fighters. Top level whit out a doubt! – but few fighters made it change the weight categories to only two in the men division and one in the women.