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<\/a>Banzai Open has established itself, and takes its current form with annual upgrades from the hardworking team behind it. This year’s notable upgrade was the choice of a new arena for the event – a good choice of significance!<\/p>\nLundbyskolan Sports Arena was completed just under two years ago. The arena is state-of-the-art, and has today’s standard when it comes to facilities. This includes ventilation (fresh indoor air throughout the day), large capacity changing rooms, a warm-up area, and not least technical details with large screens\u21d3<\/strong><\/span> (with fight-info)<\/p>\n This year event gathered 100 + fighters, 27 Dojo’s – reasonably stable compared to 2025. Level must be said to be a bit higher this year, especially last year’s juniors are at top European international level. This is proven with fighters on the podium in Ippon Cup, Carpathia Cup, Kokoro Cup and not least the European Championship..!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>The point is: the organizer didn’t need to upgrade – but chose to. This says a lot about the will to improve. The championship is being run so efficiently that we have to add small pauses to avoid going too far ahead of schedule (!) Smoothcomp running smoothly – and can give you more info than the most of others similar software.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Norway is a natural part of the Banzai Open. One thing is the relationships, another thing is the practical (economic and geographical) fact that the eastern region of Norway has a shorter travel distance than several Swedish clubs. But the benefit for “little brother Norway” is unique, as Sweden becomes a window to Europe.<\/p>\n