World Open Tournaments Kyokushinkai 

Kyokushin

    Every 4 years, exponents from all parts of the world get together in Japan to fight the best fighters in the world. There are no weight categories in this tournament, no racial categories, no continental categories. The only distinction and class is that of sheer will power and hard training. The difference on weight, high and techniques skills sometimes are compensate by the the fighters using the spirit of "Akiramenai" concept Japanese that mean "Never give up". This is an spectacular tournament, which captivate the hearts of the initiated and the experts. Around 500 participants from different countries around the world fight for the glory and honor of being the best fighter in the world.

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          The World tournament is an ultimate test of stamina and skill, with the emerging champion having to battle at least 8 opponents and break up to 10 wooden boards or roofing tiles in this 3 days, knockout style contest. For the first 3 times this world tournament was organized, the top eight fighters in the world were almost always Japanese, who spared no effort in making sure their fighters were of the highest caliber and capability. It was only until the 4th World Open Championships that exponents from Europe y Australia began to make serious challenges for the top honors, and the European challengers lost only marginally to Akiyoshi Matsui in the 4th world Open Championship Grand finals.
The competitions are always staged in a knockout basis, where the competitor is disqualified from further competition when he loses a single match. There are no size or weight categories in the World Championship which means that a competitor of less than 1.5 meters can easily meet an opponent of more than 2 meters. 4 side judges and a main judge form the panel of judge for each match. Should any fighter be overwhelmed by his opponent, then the match is stopped immediately. Otherwise, 1 round of 3 minutes is fought after which the judges decide the winner. Should a draw be decided, 1 more round of 2 minutes is fought. If this second round, also end in a draw, then one last round of 2 minutes is fought, after which the judges will make a decision based on weight and Tamashiwari results. As a rule, fighters are required to break at least 1 board or roofing tile before proceeding onto further stages of competition each time. Their abilities here may be deciding factors in the event of prolonged draws.
body padding and protective gear are strictly prohibited in these fights other than groin guards and any necessary bandages as prescribed by the attending doctor.Contestants are tested on their stamina and will-power as they exchange full body blows with their opponents. As a rule , no hand techniques are allowed to parts of the body above the shoulders, for example, a shuto is not allowed to the neck or face. Kicks to the groin areas are also strictly prohibited and any may result in the disqualification of the incumbent competitor. Head buttes and throws, as well as gi pulling are also prohibited. Apart from these restrictions, all other techniques are applicable and allowed.
Below you will found the result of the World Open Tournaments until 1991. On 1995 a year
after the death of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama, the 6th tournament was realized, however this time because of the split of the International Kyokushin Organization two tournaments were held for this 6th World Open Tournaments (1995).

WORLD TOURNAMENTS
DATE NAME OF THE TOURNAMENT NUMBER OF VIEWERS NUMBER OF FIGHTER

RESULTS

COUNTRY COUNTRY
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November 1, 2, 3, 1975
Tokyo, Japan
1st World
Open
Tournament
13,000 128 fighters
32 countries
1.-Katsuaki Sato Japan
2.-Hatsuo Royama Japan
3.-Joko Nimoniya Japan
4.-Daigo Oishi Japan
5.-Toshikazu Sato Japan
6.-Takashi Azuma Japan
7.-Charles W. Martin U.S.A
8.-Frank Clark U.S.A
November 23, 24, 25, 1979, Tokyo, Japan 2nd World
Open
Tournament
32,000 187 Fighters
162 Countries
1.-Makoto Nakamura Japan
2.-Keiji Sanpei Japan
3.-Willie Williams USA
4.-Takashi Azuma Japan
5.-Howard Collin Great Britain
6.-Bernard Creton Great Britain
7.-Zeno Maxer Liechtenstein
8.-Koichi Kawabata Japan
Jan. 20, 21, 22, 1984, Tokyo, Japan 3rd World
Open
Tournament
33,000 192 1.-Makoto Nakamura Japan
2.-Keiji Sanpei Japan
3.-Akiyoshi Matsui Japan
4.-Ademir de Costa Brazil
5.-Yasuto Onishi Japan
6.-Nicholas Da Costa Great Britain
7.-Keizo Tahara Japan
8.-Dive Greaves Great Britain
November 6, 7, 8, 1987 Tokyo, Japan 4th World
Open
Tournament
25,000 207 Fighters
77 Countries
1-Akiyoshi Matsui Japan
2.-Andy Hug Switzerland
3.-Akira Masuda Japan
4.-Michael Thompson Great Britain
5.-Ademir Da Costa Brasil
6.-Horoki Kurosawa Japan
7.-Yasuhiro Shichinohe Japan
8.-Nicholas Da Costa Great Britain
Fighting Spirit Award :
Jeoffrey Cebekulu
Angola
Technical Award :
Kenji Midori
Japan
Tameshiwari Award :
Zbigniew Matacz
Sweden
Nov. 2, 3, 4, 1991 Tokyo, Japan 5th World
Open
Tournament
25000 250 Fighters
112 Countries
1.-Kenji Midori Japan
2.-Akira Masuda Japan
3.-Horoki Kurosawa Japan
4.-Jean Riviere Canada
5.-Kenji Yamaki Japan
6.-Yutaka Ishii Japan
7.-Yasuhiro Shichinohe Japan
8.-Johnny Kleyn Holland
Fighting Spirit Award :
Francisco Filho
Brazil
Technical Award :
Michael Thompson
Great Britain
Tameshiwari Award :
Kiyofumi Abe
Japan
November 3, 4, 5, 1995, Tokyo, Japan 6th World
Open
Tournament 
IKO 1
24,000 168 Fighters
85 Countries
1.-Kenji Yamaki  Japan
2.-Hajime Kazumi  Japan
3.-Francisco Filho Brazil
4.-Garry O'Neill Australia
5.-Nicholas Pettas Denmark
6.-Hiroki Kurosawa Japan
7.-Luciano Basile Brasil
8.-Glaube Feitosa Brasil
February, 1996, Tokyo, Japan 6th World
Open
Tournament
IKO 2
    1.- Norichika Tsukamoto  Japan
2.-Kunihiro Suzuki  Japan
3.-Kou Tanikawa  Japan
4.-Tsuyoshi Murase  Japan
5.-Akira Masuda  Japan
6.-Hiroyuki Miake  Japan
7.-Okamoto Toru Japan
8.-Abiro kouji Japan
November 5, 6, 7, 1999, Tokyo, Japan 7th World
Open
Tournament
IKO 1

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  192 Fighters
86 Countries
1.-Francisco Filho Brasil
2.-Hajime Kazumi Japan
3.-Alexander Pitchkounov Russia
4.-Glaube Feitosa Brasil
5.-Nicholas Pettas Denmark
6.-Yasuhiko Kimura Japan
7.-Ryuta Noji Japan
8.-Ryu Narushima Japan
December 4, 5, 1999,
Tokyo, Japan
7th World
Open
Tournament
IKO 2

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    1.-Toru Okamoto Japan
2.-Muzaffer Bacak Germany
3.-Niiho Sotoshi Japan
4.-Koji Abiko Japan
5.-Suzuki Kunihiro Japan
6.-Ishihara Tadashi Japan
7.-Osaka Yuichiro Japan
8.-Victor Karasiuk Russia
November 25, 26, 2000 7th World
Open
Tournament
IKO 3

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  132 Fighters
35 Countries
1.-Thorsten Donke Switzerland
2.-Bela Haszman Hungary
3.-Raoul Strikker Belgium
4.-Igor Struikhim Russia
5.-Alexande  Sitnikov Russia
6.-Diego Beltran Canada
7.-Evgeny Pechenin Russia
8.-Kiko Miura Japan
Nov. 25-26, 2000 1st Women Weight
World Open
Tournament
IKO 3


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HEAVY WEIGHT

1.-Sabrina Cantina Canada
2.-Peggy Groesser Belgium
3.-Nancy Cantini Canada

LIGHT WEIGHT

1.-Naomi Wood Australia
2.-Nancy Vandenberge Belgium
3.-Suzanne Albert Australia
November 1, 2, 3, 2003, Tokyo, Japan 8th World
Open
Tournament
IKO 1

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  240 Fighters
63 Countries
1.-Hitoshi Kiyama Japan
2.-Sergey Plekhanov Russia
3.-Ewerton Teixeira Brasil
4.-Glaube Feitosa Brasil
5.-Lechi Kurbanov Russia
6.-Yasuhiko Kimura Japan
7.-Sergey Osipov Russia
8.-Hiroyuki Kidachi Japan
Fighting Spirit Award : Emil Kostov Bulgaria
Fighting Spirit Award : Hiroyuki Kidachi Japan
Technical Award : Masafumi Tagahara Japan
Tameshiwari Award : Sergey Plekhanov Russia
October 4, 5, 2003,
Tokyo, Japan
Length: 93 Minutes
8th World
Open
Tournament
Shinkyokushin - IKO 2

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128 Fighters
63 Countries

1.-Kunihiro Suzuki Japan
2.-Yuichiro Osaka Japan
3.-Takayuki Tsukakoshi Japan
4.-Valeri Dimitrov Bulgaria
5.-Francisco Jose Carpena Spain
6.-Muzaffer Bacak Germany
7.-Norichika Tsukamoto Japan
8.-Daniel Torok Hungary
Fighting Spirit Award : Kenji Maekawa Japan
Technical Award : Brian Jakobsen Denmark
Tameshawari Award : Olexey Kasatonov Ukraine
Tameshawari Award : Donatas Imbras Lithuania
Tameshawari Award : Maxim Shevchenko Russia
8.-Daniel Torok Hungary
 

November 27, 28, 2004
Isesaki, Japan

7th World
Open
Tournament
IKO 3

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  132 Fighters
35 Countries
1.-Hadi Azikhani Iran Iran
2.-Hassan Nazemi Iran Iran
3.-Arash Sharifi Iran Iran
4.-Haidar Mohammed Iraq
5.-Andrey Noskov Russia
6.-Anatoly Boronnikov Russia
7.-Eissa Oghani Iran Iran
8.-Alexander Ibragiumov Japan
Nov. 27-28, 2004
Isesaki, Japan
2nd Women Weight
World Open
Tournament
IKO 3


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HEAVY WEIGHT

1.-Monelle Richards Canada
2.-Anastacia Zryumova Russia
3.-Penina Davies New Zealand
3.-Sarah Wooly New Zealand

LIGHT WEIGHT

1.-Anna Kukarina Russia
2.-Natalia Yourkian Russia
3.-Guzel Valiakhmetova Russia
3.-Yuumi Tsuji Japan

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ALL JAPAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

DATE

NAME OF THE TOURNAMENT

NUMBER OF VIEWERS

NUMBER OF FIGHTER

RESULTS

COUNTRY

Nov.1st
&2nd,
1997
The 29th All Japan Karate
Championships  ( IKO 1 )
    1.-Hajime Kazumi Japan
2.-Garry O'Neill Australia
3.-Norihisa Horiike Japan
4.-Yoshihiro Tamura Japan
5.-Moritomo Kanya Japan
6.-Naoki Ichimura Japan
7.-Masaki Takao Japan
8.-Tatsuya Iwasaki Japan
Nov. 16, 1997 The 29th All Japan Karate
Championships ( IKO 3 )
   

MALE

 
1.-Takamitsu Sakurai Japan
2.-Katsumi Ishii Japan
3.-Tomoyushi Kanno Japan
4.-Jaku Koyano Japan

FEMALE

 
1.-Naomi Wood  
2.-Helen Stewart  
3.-Benny Syzcz  
4.-Norell Lovell  
Sept. 13, 1998 The 30th All Japan Karate
Championships ( IKO 3 )
    1.-Takamitsu Sakurai  
2.-John Hallford  
3.-Harumitsu Amada  
4.-Yasunori Idogawa  
           

 

BRASILIAN TOURNAMENTS
DATE NAME OF THE TOURNAMENT NUMBER OF VIEWERS NUMBER OF FIGHTER RESULTS COUNTRY
1998 9th South America Tournament     1.-Anderson Fabiano da Silva Brazil
2.-Sergio da Costa Brazil
3.-Zander Sassaki Brazil
4.-Marcos Costa Brazil
Also Qualifying for World Tournament:
 Rosimar Oliveira Brazil
Wender Silva Brazil
Ulisses Isobe  Brazil
Eric de Souza Brazil
           

 

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