Category Archives: 9th World Tournament (IKO1)

Kyokushin 9th World Tournament (IKO1/Matsui) – 16th, 17th & 18th November 2007

Aussies in the IKO1 Worlds

How did the Aussies fair at this years 9th Kyokushin World Tournament (IKO1 Matsui) … Photos coming soon! Group A #2 Balan Balasubramania vs #1 Ewerton Teixeira (188cm, 105kg, 25yo, 2nd Dan, Brazil) Balan took the fight to Ewerton causing … Continue reading

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IKO1 9th World TV Coverage

Read on for Tv Coverage of the 9th World Kyokushin Karate Tournament (IKO1 Matsui)… Thanks to the beauty of YouTube here is the TV Coverage of the 9th World Tournament (IKO1 Matsui) that was shown the night of the final … Continue reading

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IKO1 Worlds – Controversy continues

Controversy continues to haunt the Kyokushin Karate IKO1 World Tournament. Read on for details… Let me preface this article with some thoughts… As Dana White, President of the UFC, always says… if you leave the decision of the fight in … Continue reading

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IKO1 World Tournament Results

IKO1 9th World Tournament results. Read for details… The 9th World Tournament saw some exceptional fighters and proved that the standard of Kyokushin is ever increasing. Results 1st – Ewerton Teixeira (Brazil) 2nd – Jan Soukup (Czech Republic) 3rd – … Continue reading

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Kennedy vs Tanaka (9th World)

Simon Kennedy has been included in the Australia team – much to the dissapointment of Kentaro Tanaka. Read on for details… Kentaro Tanaka was facing a some what easy first fight against Albacer Cisse from Ivory Coast – but as … Continue reading

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9th World English Draw Released!

Official English draw for 9th World Tournament (IKO/Matsui) has been release. See below for complete draw… 192 fighters, 4 Blocks. All roads lead to the … Tokyo Gymnasium! A Block B Block C Block D Block Note (these links open … Continue reading

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Aussies face tough road at World Tournament

A tough road await the Australian Fighters at the World Tournament this year, while the New Zealanders have a slightly smoother path… read on for more details…. Australian fighters, Luke Leonard and Balan Balasubramaniam have drawn 2 of the seeded … Continue reading

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Australian Team indepth

Here is some information on the 8 fighters that make up this years IKO1/Matsui 9th World Tournament. More detail to come – just need to get some more photos and tournament history – if anyone can help please sent me … Continue reading

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World Tournament Teams

Here is the lastest information on the 9th World Tournament squads… Still trying to get further information on European team. I tracked down the France fighter, but still looking for more. Anyone help?? Japan Yoshiaki Uchida Kentaro Tanaka Hiroyuki Kidachi … Continue reading

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Russian picks for 9th World

As published on the Japanese Kyokushinkaikan website here is the Russian team and the top Russian fighters according to Honbu. Lechi Kurbanov – 3rd World Weight Catagory Tournament – 2nd Super Heavyweight Mikhail Kozlov -36th All Japan – 3rd Place … Continue reading

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