Karate1 Premier League – Paris 2017 (2017/1/27-29 Paris, France) #Kumite ♦Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Miyahara Miho (JPN) [2nd] Tadano Ayaka (JPN) [3rd] Tokcan Umay (TUR) / Ozcelik Serap (TUR) ♦Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Khaksar Taravat (IRI) [2nd] Connell Amy (SCO) … Continue reading →

The World Karate Federation reacted with delight at the announcement of the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee to support the proposal to include Karate to the programme of the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. The Executive Board of … Continue reading →

Karate1 Premier League – Rotterdam 2016 (2016/3/19-20 Rotterdam, Netherlands) #Kumite ♦Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Recchia Alexandra (FRA) [2nd] Kryva Kateryna (UKR) [3rd] Sari Srunita (INA) / Sánchez Rocío (ESP) ♦Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Warling Jennifer (LUX) [2nd] Thouy Emilie (FRA) … Continue reading →

Karate1 Premier League – Sharm El-Sheikh 2016 (2016/2/26-28 Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt) #Kumite ♦Female Kumite -50Kg [1st] Rashed Areeg (EGY) [2nd] Ozcelik Serap (TUR) [3rd] Kryva Kateryna (UKR) / Khairy Abdelazim Mona (EGY) ♦Female Kumite -55Kg [1st] Shaaban Aya (EGY) [2nd] … Continue reading →

Actively Introducing Japanese Culture After visiting the Karate1 Premier League – Paris 2016, we traveled from Paris to Madrid, Spain, and visited the Japanese Embassy in Spain and met with Ambassador Kazuhiko Koshikawa on Jan 27 (Wednesday). The Japanese Embassy … Continue reading →

Moved by the performance of the Japanese athletes I attended the Karate1 Premier League- Paris 2016 held in Paris, which started on January 22nd (Fri). The first of 10 Karate1 Premier League tournaments scheduled in 2016, it turned out to … Continue reading →

The 11th World University Karate Championships 2018 is going to be held in Kobe City, it has been decided. It has been about a month since the previous newsletter with no publications. Various events have taken place in the world … Continue reading →

The World Karate Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships was held in Jakarta (Indonesia) from 12 to 15 November 2015. This 9th edition brought together 92 countries and 1,441 competitors of the next generations of the high level of world karate. … Continue reading →

Today, 12sd November, The 9th World Junior, Cadet & Under 21 Karate Championships 2015 is opened after Opening ceremony by the Chief General Gatot Nurmantyo and WKF President Espinos in Jakarta (Indonesia). The championship hosted 1441 athletes from 91 countries. … Continue reading →

The bid to host the World University Championships; visiting Belgium An important guidepost for the 2020 Olympics In Brussels, the capital of Belgium, I gave a presentation at the selection committee held to evaluate the bids to host the 2018 … Continue reading →