The European Karate Championships (WKO) were held in Sofia (Bulgaria) on November 25th and 26th. Some strong fighters, such as NASIROV Nazar (RUSSIA) were unfortunately absent, and some others, such as DIMITROV Valeri (Bulgaria) or MAZUR…
The 48th All Japan Open Tournament (IKO) was held in Tokyo (Japan) on November 05th and November 06th. This tournament was the last chance for the fighters to earn their qualification for next year’s World…
The 48th All Japan Open Tournament (IKO) is being held today and tomorrow. It is the first open tournament organized in Japan since last year’s World Open, but more importantly, the first open tournament in Japan…
Following the results of the 48th All Japan Open Tournament (WKO), the Japanese team for the World Weight Category Karate Championships (WKO) that are going to be held the 1st and 2nd of July 2017 in Astana (Kazakhstan) has…
The Kyokushin Championship Russia 2016 (IKO) was held on October 22nd and 23rd in Moscow (Russia). More than 100 fighters participated in this weight-category tournament. Most of the strongest Russian fighters were present, even though…
The 48th All Japan Open Tournament (WKO) was held in Tokyo (Japan) on October 22nd and October 23rd. This tournament was the last chance for the fighters to earn their qualification for next year’s World…
The 48th All Japan Open Tournament (WKO) is being held today and tomorrow. It is the first open tournament organized in Japan since last year’s World Open, and is also the last chance for the…
The Kyokushin Festival 2016 (IKO) was held in Tokyo (Japan) on August 20th and 21st, 2016. The Festival, organized every year, assembles several competitions for almost all categories of age and sex, and both for…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) unanimously agreed yesterday (August 3rd, 2016) to add baseball/softball, skateboard, sports climbing, surfing, and more importantly for us, karate to the sports program for the Olympic Games that are going to…
The All American Open 2016 Tournament (IKO) was held on June 18th, 2016, in New York (USA). It was the second major competition held under the new rules of kumite. Compared to the last edition,…