Kyokushin World Tournament Open

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World Open Karate Championship is the largest competition in Kyokushin Karate. This tournament is arranged every fourth year in Tokyo.

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Rules

All world open tournaments operate under knockdown karate rules which involve standup bareknuckle fighting with basically no protection. The more characteristical rules in knockdown karate compared to other styles are that you are not allowed to punch in the face and a point system that only counts hits that actually "hurt" the opponent. This makes knockdown fighting very physical but at the same time quite safe considering that there are very few hits to the head. There can be slight variances in the rules between the different organizations responsible for a tournaments although the basics are the same. The rules have also been modified over the years. [1] [2] [3]

Normally knockdown rules include:


Illegal techniques are

Read more about various full contact karate rules

Results

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Before split of IKO

Between 1975 and 1991, the World Open Tournament was organized by IKO (International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan), led by Mas Oyama. The event was held five times:

Place1st World Open2nd World Open3rd World Open4th World Open5th World Open
1 Katsuaki Satō Flag of Japan.svgMakoto NakamuraFlag of Japan.svgMakoto Nakamura Flag of Japan.svg Akiyoshi Matsui Flag of Japan.svgKenji Midori Flag of Japan.svg
2 Hatsuo Royama Flag of Japan.svgKeiji Sanpei Flag of Japan.svgKeiji Sanpei Flag of Japan.svg Andy Hug Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgAkira Masuda Flag of Japan.svg
3Joko Nimoniya Flag of Japan.svg Willie Williams Flag of the United States.svgAkiyoshi Matsui Flag of Japan.svgAkira MasudaFlag of Japan.svgHiroki KurosawaFlag of Japan.svg
4Daigo Oishi Flag of Japan.svgTakashi Azuma Flag of Japan.svgAdemir Da Costa Flag of Brazil.svgMichael Thompson Flag of the United Kingdom.svgJean RiviereFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg
5Toshikazu Sato Flag of Japan.svgHoward Collins Flag of the United Kingdom.svgYasuto Onishi Flag of Japan.svgAdemir Da Costa Flag of Brazil.svgKenji Yamaki Flag of Japan.svg
6Takashi Azuma Flag of Japan.svgBernard Creton Flag of the United Kingdom.svgNicholas Da Costa Flag of the United Kingdom.svgHiroki KurosawaFlag of Japan.svgYutaka IshiiFlag of Japan.svg
7Charles W. Martin Flag of the United States.svgCeno Maxer Flag of Liechtenstein.svgKeizo Tahara Flag of Japan.svgYasuhiro Shichinohe Flag of Japan.svgYasuhiro Shichinohe Flag of Japan.svg
8Frank Clark Flag of the United States.svgKoichi Kawabata Flag of Japan.svgDave Greaves Flag of the United Kingdom.svgNicholas Da Costa Flag of the United Kingdom.svgJohnny Kleyn Flag of the Netherlands.svg

After the death of Mas Oyama in 1994, IKO split up into several factions. The World Open Tournament has continued to be held but organised in parallel by several organizations.

IKO1 (Matsui branch)

From 1995, the World Open Tournament has been organized by IKO1 [5] led by Shokei Matsui.

Place6th World Open7th World Open8th World Open9th World Open10th World Open11th World Open12th World Open
1 Kenji Yamaki Flag of Japan.svg Francisco Filho Flag of Brazil.svgHitoshi Kiyama Flag of Japan.svg Ewerton Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svgTariel Nikoleishvili Flag of Russia.svgZahari Damyanov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Mikio Ueda Flag of Japan.svg
2 Hajime Kazumi Flag of Japan.svg Hajime Kazumi Flag of Japan.svgSergey Plekhanov Flag of Russia.svg Jan Soukup Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ewerton Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svgDjema Belkhodja Flag of France.svgAleksandr Eremenko Flag of Russia.svg
3 Francisco Filho Flag of Brazil.svgAlexander Pichkunov Flag of Russia.svg Ewerton Teixeira Flag of Brazil.svgArtur Oganasian Flag of Armenia.svgGoderzi Kapanadze Flag of Russia.svgDarmen Sadvokasov Flag of Russia.svgAndrei Luzin Flag of Russia.svg
4 Garry O'Neill Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glaube Feitosa Flag of Brazil.svg Glaube Feitosa Flag of Brazil.svgDarmen Sadvokasov Flag of Russia.svgMakoto Akaishi Flag of Japan.svgKiril Kochnev Flag of Russia.svg Yuta Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg
5 Nicholas Pettas Flag of Denmark.svg Nicholas Pettas Flag of Denmark.svg Lechi Kurbanov Flag of Russia.svgAndrey Stepin Flag of Russia.svgZahari Damyanov Flag of Bulgaria.svgAshot Zarinyan Flag of Russia.svgKonstantin Kovalenko Flag of Russia.svg
6Hiroki Kurosawa Flag of Japan.svgYasuhiro Kimura Flag of Japan.svgYasuhiro Kimura Flag of Japan.svg Alejandro Navarro Flag of Spain.svgNikolai Davydov Flag of Russia.svg Mikio Ueda Flag of Japan.svg Ryunosuke Hoshi Flag of Japan.svg
7Luciano Basile Flag of Brazil.svgRyuta Noji Flag of Japan.svgSergey Osipov Flag of Russia.svgEduardo Tanaka Flag of Brazil.svgAlexander Yeremenko Flag of Ukraine.svgIvan Mezentsev Flag of Russia.svgIgor Zagainov Flag of Russia.svg
8 Glaube Feitosa Flag of Brazil.svg Ryu Narushima Flag of Japan.svgHiroyuki Kidachi Flag of Japan.svgTatsuya Murata Flag of Japan.svgIlya Karpenko Flag of Russia.svgShoki Arata Flag of Japan.svgShoki Arata Flag of Japan.svg

WKO (Shinkyokushinkai)

From 1996, the World Open Tournament has also been organized by WKO (World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai) [6] led by Kenji Midori.

Place6th World Open7th World Open8th World Open9th World Open10th World Open11th World Open12th World Open
1Norichika Tsukamoto Flag of Japan.svgToru Okamoto Flag of Japan.svgKunihiro Suzuki Flag of Japan.svgTakayuki Tsukagoshi Flag of Japan.svgNorichika Tsukamoto Flag of Japan.svgYuji Shimamoto Flag of Japan.svgYuji Shimamoto Flag of Japan.svg
2Kunihiro Suzuki Flag of Japan.svgMuzaffer Bacak Flag of Germany.svgYuichiro Osaka Flag of Japan.svgDonatas Imbras Flag of Lithuania.svgTsutomo Muruyama Flag of Japan.svgKembu Iriki Flag of Japan.svgMaciej Mazur Flag of Poland.svg
3Kou Tanigawa Flag of Japan.svgSotoshi Niiho Flag of Japan.svgTakayuki Tsukakoshi Flag of Japan.svgValeri Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria.svgRoman Nesterenko Flag of Russia.svgLukas Kubilius Flag of Lithuania.svgDaiki Kato Flag of Japan.svg
4Tsuyoshi Murase Flag of Japan.svgKouji Abiko Flag of Japan.svgValeri Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria.svgRoman Nesterenko Flag of Russia.svgLukas Kubilius Flag of Lithuania.svgShota MaedaFlag of Japan.svgValeri Dimitrov Flag of Bulgaria.svg
5Akira Masuda Flag of Japan.svgKunihiro SuzukiFlag of Japan.svgFrancisco Jose Carpena Flag of Spain.svgMaxim Shevchenko Flag of Russia.svgBrian Jakobsen Flag of Denmark.svgKazufumi Shimamoto Flag of Japan.svgKosei OchiaiFlag of Japan.svg
6Hiroyuki Miake Flag of Japan.svgTadashi Ishihara Flag of Japan.svgMuzaffer Bacak Flag of Germany.svgDarius Gudauskas Flag of Lithuania.svgAndrey Materov Flag of Russia.svgNazar Nasirov Flag of Russia.svgEventas Guzauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg
7Toru Okamoto Flag of Japan.svgYuichiro Osaka Flag of Japan.svgNorichika Tsukamoto Flag of Japan.svgNorichika Tsukamoto Flag of Japan.svgYuji ShimamotoFlag of Japan.svgEdgard Sečinski Flag of Lithuania.svgYuto EguchiFlag of Japan.svg
8Kouji Abiko Flag of Japan.svgViktor Karasyuk Flag of Russia.svgDaniel Torok Flag of Hungary.svgDenis Grigoriev Flag of Russia.svgYevgeniy Andrushko Flag of Russia.svgMaciej Mazur Flag of Poland.svgIlya Yakovlev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg

IKO3 (Matsushima branch)

From 2000, the World Open Tournament has also been organized by IKO3 [7] led by Yoshikazu Matsushima  [ ja ].

Place6th World Open7th World Open8th World Open9th World Open10th World Open11th World Open12th World Open
1 ?Thorsten Domke Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svgHadi Azikhani Flag of Iran.svgAnzor Shikhabakhov Flag of Russia.svgReza Goodary Flag of Iran.svgAli Orace Flag of Iran.svgMikio Ueda Flag of Japan.svg
2 ?Bela Haszmann Flag of Hungary.svgHassan Nazemi Flag of Iran.svgIssa Parvari Flag of Iran.svgArtur Tilov Flag of Russia.svgSajjad Mohajeri Flag of Iran.svgAleksandr Eremenko Flag of Russia.svg
3 ?Raoul Strikker Flag of Belgium (civil).svgArash Sharifi Flag of Iran.svgSajad HeidariFlag of Iran.svgAleksander Karshigeev Flag of Russia.svgDenis Morozevich Flag of Russia.svgAndrei Luzin Flag of Russia.svg
4 ?Igor Struikhim Flag of Russia.svgHaidar Mohammed Flag of Iraq.svgSergey Doronin Flag of Ukraine.svgAleksander Ibragimov Flag of Russia.svgMehrdad Ramzani Flag of Iran.svgYuta Takahashi Flag of Japan.svg
5 ?Alexander Sitnikov Flag of Russia.svgAndrey Noskov Flag of Russia.svgRasim Samedov Flag of Russia.svgAmin Azimi Flag of Iran.svgMdliduzi MselekuKonstantin Kovalenko Flag of Japan.svg
6 ?Diego Beltran Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgAnatoly Boronnikov Flag of Russia.svgSaeid Sefari Flag of Iran.svgNaser Karami Flag of Iran.svgDenys Maxymov Flag of Ukraine.svgRyunosuke Hoshi Flag of Japan.svg
7 ?Yevgeny Pechenin Flag of Russia.svgEissa Oghani Flag of Iran.svgGia Gvenetadze Flag of Georgia.svgSajjad Heidarinaghdali Flag of Iran.svgThondwaylakosi NdlovuIgor ZagainovFlag of Russia.svg
8 ?Kiko MuiraFlag of Japan.svgAlexander Ibragimov Flag of Russia.svgLaszlo Hacsko Flag of Hungary.svgAmir Reza Moradian Flag of Iran.svgReza Goodary Flag of Iran.svgShoki Arata Flag of Japan.svg


Kyokushin Union (Rengokai)

From 2004, the World Open Tournament has also been organized by All Japan Kyokushin Union (Kyokushin Rengōkai) [9] led by Yasuhiro Shichinohe  [ ja ].

They decided though to renumber the event starting with World Open Tournament 1. Also note that the second event in 2008 was organized in weight categories and is therefore not presented here. [10]

Place1st World Open2nd World Open3rd World Open4th World Open
1Masaake Shimajiri Flag of Japan.svgseveralTakuma Koketsu Flag of Japan.svgYuya Nagata Flag of Japan.svg
2Anzor Shikhabakhov Flag of Russia.svgseveralJonathan Tineo Flag of Spain.svgTimur Raiymbekov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
3Alexander Ibragiumov Flag of Russia.svgseveralKevin Wiklund Flag of Sweden.svgYudai Ishimine Flag of Japan.svg
4Jiri Onoue Flag of Japan.svgseveralYuhei Ashitaka Flag of Japan.svgShi Shigematsu Flag of Japan.svg
5Hiroshi Sugiyama Flag of Japan.svgseveralAkihito Teruya Flag of Japan.svgYasumichi Kikuyama Flag of Japan.svg
6Yasumichi Kikuyama Flag of Japan.svgseveralJonathan Redondo Flag of Spain.svgAkihito Teruya Flag of Japan.svg
7Takeshi Miyagi Flag of Japan.svgseveralMasaru Sato Flag of Japan.svgKim Jong Kil Flag of Japan.svg
8Timofei Tsyganov Flag of Russia.svgseveralSyota Yamaguchi Flag of Japan.svgYuhei Ashitaka Flag of Japan.svg

So-Kyokushin (Oishi branch)

Results to be added

See also

References

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