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2009 World Cup Australian Team announced

The South Pacific team for the 2009 Shinkyokushin World Team Cup has been has been announced… September 11, 2008 – Daniel Trifu posts on his website that the South Pacific team for the 2009 Shinkyokushin World Cup. Here is his … Continue reading

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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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Aussies in the Shinkyokushin Worlds

How did the Aussies fair in this year’s Shinkyokushin World Tournament…. As I can get more information I will post it – but here is some starting information for you. Looks like the Aussies couldn’t beat round 2 – although … Continue reading

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Shinkyokushin 9th World Results/Photos

The Shinkyokushin 9th World Tournament has come to an end. Read on for results and photos… Results 1. Takayuki Tsukakoshi (Japan) 2. Donatas Imbras (Lithuania) 3. Valeri Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 4. Roman Nesterenko (Russia) 5. Maxim Shevchenko (Russia) 6. Darius Gudauskas … 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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