W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)

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W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra)
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Promotion W.A.K.O.
DateNovember 26 (Start)
December 2, 2007 (End)
Venue Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra
City Flag of Portugal.svg Coimbra, Portugal
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra) W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008 in Varna

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Coimbra were the joint 16th edition of the W.A.K.O. world championships and was the second event (the Belgrade event having been held a month previously). The championships were for amateur male and female kickboxers and martial artists, covering the following categories; Full-Contact, Semi-Contact, Musical Forms and Aero Kickboxing. In the contact kickboxing categories (Semi and Full), weight classes ranged from light bantamweight (51 kg/112 lbs) to super heavyweight (over 91 kg/200.6 lbs). The Musical Forms and Aero Kickboxing categories did not have weight classes but had different forms. More information on the categories, weight classes and rules is provided in the various sections below. In total there were around 600 competitors at the event, representing fifty countries from five continents, competing in forty-three competitions. The Coimbra championships were held at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra in Coimbra, Portugal from Monday, November 26 to Sunday, December 2, 2007. [1]

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Full-Contact

Full-Contact is kickboxing where the intention is to defeat the opponent using legal techniques applying full force. Legal strikes include punches and kicks to the head (front, side and forehead), the torso (front and side) and foot/feet (sweeps). Attacks that are illegal include strikes to the top of the head, the back, the top of the shoulders, the neck and anywhere below the belt (except for foot sweeps). As with most forms of amateur competition, all fighters are required to wear protection for their head, teeth, breast (women only) groin, shin and feet, and must fight with the standard 10oz gloves. [2]

A minimum of six kicks must be thrown each round or points may be deducted by the referee. Each fight is three, two-minute rounds and is scored by three judges. The judges will score successful (legal) strikes that are not blocked, and are thrown with full power. Illegal moves may result in points deduction or if repeated, disqualification. In the event of a draw after three rounds the judges will base the victor on who was stronger in the final round, or failing that will use their remarks from each round to deduce who wins. Victory can be achieved by a point's decision, technical knockout or knockout, abandonment (when one fighter gives up), disqualification or by a walkover (other fighter is unable to participate). If a fighter is knocked down three times in the fight he will automatically lose via technical knockout. More detail on Full-Contact rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website. [3]

At Coimbra the men had twelve weight classes ranging from light bantamweight (51 kg/112.2 lbs) to super heavyweight (over 91 kg/200.2 lbs), while the women's had seven, ranging from bantamweight (51 kg/112.2 lbs) to super heavyweight (over 70 kg/154 lbs). By the end of the championships, the nation that dominated Full-Contact was Russia with an impressive haul of ten gold, four silvers and one bronze, in both the male and female categories. [4]

Full-Contact (Men) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Bantamweight -51 kg
details
Ivan Sciolla Flag of Italy.svg Zaur Mammadov Flag of Poland.svg Joaquin Lespedes Salas Flag of Spain.svg
Ivan Bityutskikh Flag of Russia.svg
Bantamweight -54 kg
details
Miras Brimzhanov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Sergiy Chezkaskyy Flag of Ukraine.svg Raúl Pandiella Gutiérrez Flag of Spain.svg
Barış Fidanoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg
Featherweight -57 kg
details
Damian Ławniczak Flag of Poland.svg Alexander Shamry Flag of Russia.svg Talgat Jusupov Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Elnur Salamov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Lightweight -60 kg
details
Zurab Faroyan Flag of Russia.svg Eduard Mammadov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Daniel Martins Flag of France.svg
Kornel Sandor Flag of Hungary.svg
Light Welterweight -63.5 kg
details
Mardan Buzdaev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Andrea Scaglione Flag of Italy.svg Brian Dickson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Tomasz Pietraszewski Flag of Poland.svg
Welterweight -67 kg
details
Vladimir Tarasov Flag of Russia.svg Stepan Avramidi Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ramil Nadirov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg
Edmond Mebenga Flag of France.svg
Light Middleweight -71 kg
details
Evgeny Grechishkin Flag of Russia.svg Christian Kvatningen Flag of Norway.svg Mariusz Ziętek Flag of Poland.svg
Dmytro Yatskov Flag of Ukraine.svg
Middleweight -75 kg
details
Azamat Belgibaev Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Manuchari Pipiya Flag of Russia.svg Francesco Margiotta Flag of Italy.svg
Alpay Kır Flag of Turkey.svg
Light Heavyweight -81 kg
details
Nikita Kuzmin Flag of Russia.svg Ehram Majidov Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Dénes Rácz Flag of Hungary.svg
Micky Marshall Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Cruiserweight -86 kg
details
Sergey Bogdan Flag of Russia.svg Sadibou Sy Flag of Sweden.svg Mairis Briedis Flag of Latvia.svg
Sergio Goncalves Flag of Portugal.svg
Heavyweight -91 kg
details
Roman Beskishkov Flag of Russia.svg Milorad Gajović Flag of Montenegro.svg Denis Simkin Flag of Ukraine.svg
Bartłomiej Bocian Flag of Poland.svg
Super Heavyweight +91 kg
details
Alexey Tokarev Flag of Russia.svg Marko Tomasović Flag of Croatia.svg Jukka Saarinen Flag of Finland.svg
Tihamér Brunner Flag of Hungary.svg

Full-Contact (Women) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight -48 kg
details
Olesya Gladkova Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Calabrese Flag of Italy.svg Mariyam Yegemberdiyeva Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Kuebra Lakot Flag of Turkey.svg
Featherweight -52 kg
details
Eva Maria Naranjo Flag of Spain.svg Ekaterina Dumbrava Flag of Russia.svg Christina McMahon Flag of Ireland.svg
Nadege Szikora Flag of France.svg
Lightweight -56 kg
details
Mette Solli Flag of Norway.svg Zsuzsanna Szuknai Flag of Hungary.svg Jutta Nordberg Flag of Finland.svg
Ellada Dohosian Flag of Ukraine.svg
Middleweight -60 kg
details
Monika Florek Flag of Poland.svg Nelli Glebova Flag of Russia.svg Bianca Amann Flag of Austria.svg
Letizia Bitozzi Flag of Italy.svg
Light Heavyweight -65 kg
details
Katarzyna Furmaniak Flag of Poland.svg Nicole Trimmel Flag of Austria.svg Chiara Mandelli Flag of Italy.svg
Holly Deacon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Heavyweight -70 kg
details
Olga Slavinskaya Flag of Russia.svg Birgit Oksnes Flag of Norway.svg Marija Pejakovic Flag of Croatia.svg
Tetyana Ivashenko Flag of Ukraine.svg
Super Heavyweight +70 kg
details
Elena Kondratyeva Flag of Russia.svg Adina Cociern Flag of Romania.svg Zita Zatyko Flag of Hungary.svg
Karen Dews Flag of France.svg

Semi-Contact

This form of kickboxing is defined by the competitors trying to outscore one another with the use of light and well-controlled contact, with the emphasis being placed on delivery, technique and speed, using both legal hand and foot techniques. It is similar to Light-Contact kickboxing only that less force is used in Semi-Contact, with almost all fights won on points, although matches have been stopped by the referee due to a KO/TKO on rare occasions. Attacks are allowed to the head (front, side, back and forehead), torso (front and side) leg (foot sweeps only) and must be of reasonable force (not a push or a brush). Excessive force is prohibited as are attacks to the top of the head, back, top of shoulders, neck and below the belt (aside from foot sweeps) or any kicks using the heel (the sole of foot must be used instead). It is also illegal to grab an opponent or throw them to the ground. Semi-Contact is seen as a good starting position for fighters who want fight experience without the additional physicality of Full or (to a lesser extent) Light-Contact kickboxing. Despite the less physical nature all fighters are still required to wear protection for their head, teeth, breast (women only) groin, shin and feet, and must fight with the standard 10oz gloves. [5]

Fighters score the following points for landing a controlled strike on their opponent; punch, kick to body, foot sweep (1 point), kick to head, jumping kick to body (2 points), jumping kick to head (3 points). Each fight is three, two-minute rounds and is scored by three judges. In the event of a draw the match will be scored electronically. Victory can be achieved by points decision, knockout or technical knockout (both rare), abandonment (when one fighter gives up), disqualification or by a walkover (the other fighter is unable to participate). More detail on Semi-Contact rules can be found at the official W.A.K.O. website. [6]

Semi-Contact uses slightly different weight classes from Full-Contact kickboxing. At Coimbra the men's Semi-Contact competition had nine weight classes ranging from 57 kg/125.4 lbs to over 94 kg/206.8 lbs, while the women's had six, ranging from 50 kg/110 lbs to over 70 kg/154 lbs. There was also a team event at the competition, involving three men and one woman for each of the participating nations, with the woman to be paired against another woman only. By the end of the championships, Hungary was the top nation in Semi-Contact with four gold, three silver and two bronze medals, in the male, female and team categories. [7]

Semi-Contact (Men) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-57 kg
details
Robbie Lavoie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Piotr Bąkowski Flag of Poland.svg Maxim Aysin Flag of Russia.svg
Dezső Debreczeni Flag of Hungary.svg
-63 kg
details
Andrea Lucchese Flag of Italy.svg Viktor Hirsch Flag of Hungary.svg Juvan Klemen Flag of Slovenia.svg
Taskin Kahveci Flag of Turkey.svg
-69 kg
details
Gregorio Di Leo Flag of Italy.svg Tamás Imre Flag of Hungary.svg Przemysław Ziemnicki Flag of Poland.svg
Kostas Taboureas Flag of Greece.svg
-74 kg
details
Robbie McMenamy Flag of Ireland.svg Nikos Memmos Flag of Greece.svg Jason Brown Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Jacey Cashman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
-79 kg
details
Zsolt Moradi Flag of Hungary.svg Neri Stella Flag of Italy.svg Mark McDermott Flag of Ireland.svg
Mitko Kostadinov Flag of Bulgaria.svg
-84 kg
details
Jason Grenier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andreas Aggelopoulos Flag of Greece.svg Zvonimir Gribl Flag of Croatia.svg
Robert Knoedlseder Flag of Germany.svg
-89 kg
details
Michael Page Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Heffernan Flag of Ireland.svg Roberto Montuoro Flag of Italy.svg
Michael Simmons Flag of the United States.svg
-94 kg
details
Pero Gazilj Flag of Croatia.svg Michael Decain Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mark Brown Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Petr Kotik Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
+94 kg
details
Marco Culiersi Flag of Italy.svg Andy Hogan Flag of Ireland.svg Ranis Smajlovic Flag of Slovenia.svg
Lee Matthews Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

Semi-Contact (Women) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
-50 kg
details
Reka Krempf Flag of Hungary.svg Sharon Gill Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fadeeva Svetlana Flag of Russia.svg
Eygenia Kaskantiri Flag of Greece.svg
-55 kg
details
Maria Kushtanova Flag of Russia.svg Eirin Dale Flag of Norway.svg Peny Galani Flag of Greece.svg
Lorraine McDermott Flag of Ireland.svg
-60 kg
details
Gloria De Bei Flag of Italy.svg Lisa Boardman Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emilia Szablowska Flag of Poland.svg
Klara Marton Flag of Hungary.svg
-65 kg
details
Melanie Moder Flag of Germany.svg Chiara Leonardi Flag of Italy.svg Lorraine Hughes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Ina Grindheim Flag of Norway.svg
-70 kg
details
Zsofia Minda Flag of Hungary.svg Adriane Doppler Flag of Germany.svg Ana Znaor Flag of Croatia.svg
Liliya Saifullina Flag of Russia.svg
+70 kg
details
Anna Kondar Flag of Hungary.svg Natalie Cassidy Flag of Ireland.svg Oxana Kinakh Flag of Russia.svg
Rosemarie James Flag of the United Kingdom.svg

Semi-Contact (Team) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Team Semi-Contact
details
Team Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Team Germany Flag of Germany.svg
Team USA Flag of the United States.svg

Musical Forms

Musical Forms is a non-physical competition which involves the contestant fighting against imaginary opponents using Martial Arts techniques to music of their choice. There are no weight classes as with most other W.A.K.O. categories although there are separate male and female competitions and, unlike the contact categories, an individual country was allowed more than one competitor. There are four separate categories in Musical Forms:

Points can be deducted for routines that are too short or go past the allocated time. Points are also deducted for contestants who drop weapons, loss of synchronization with the music, lose balance, perform illegal moves such as western break dancing etc. The competitors are allowed three gymnastic moves per performance, any more results in a point(s) deduction. Disqualification can occur if too many errors occur. Points are awarded for successful form and technique (e.g. delivery of kicks and punches), balance, degree of difficulty involved in a move, synchronization and more. The winner of each category is scored after seven presentations with points scored out of ten for the performance. If a fighter is tied on points after the presentation they will share a spot (or medal). More information on Musical Forms and the rules can be found on the W.A.K.O. website. [8] By the end of the championships, Russia was the strongest nation in Musical Forms having won four golds, four silvers and five bronzes in both the male and female categories. [9]

Musical Forms (Men) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hard Styles
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Daniel Sterling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robert Andreozzi Flag of the United States.svg Andrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg
Soft Styles
details
Andrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg Michael Moeller Flag of Germany.svg Evgeny Krylov Flag of Russia.svg
Hard Styles - Weapons
details
Andrey Savushkin Flag of Russia.svg Robert Andreozzi Flag of the United States.svg
Daniel Stirling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Andrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg
Michael Moeller Flag of Germany.svg
Soft Styles - Weapons
details
Evgeny Krylov Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Bosak Flag of Russia.svg Michael Moeller Flag of Germany.svg

Musical Forms (Women) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Hard Styles
details
Jessica Holmes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olga Kudinova Flag of Russia.svg Elena Chirkova Flag of Russia.svg
Soft Styles
details
Veronika Dombrovskaya Flag of Belarus.svg Elena Chirkova Flag of Russia.svg Inna Berestova Flag of Russia.svg
Hard Styles - Weapons
details
Veronika Dombrovskaya Flag of Belarus.svg Maria Pekarchik Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Chizhikova Flag of Russia.svg
Soft Styles - Weapons
details
Ekaterina Chizhikova Flag of Russia.svg Elena Chirkova Flag of Russia.svg Veronika Dombrovskaya Flag of Belarus.svg

Aero Kickboxing

As with Musical Forms, Aero Kickboxing is a non physical competition, involving aerobic and kickboxing techniques in time to specifically selected music. This music must be between 135 and 155 b.p.m. and must not contain any swear words or inappropriate noises. There are no weight divisions like in other forms of kickboxing in W.A.K.O. but there are separate male, female and team categories, each split into 'with (aerobic) step' or 'without (aerobic) step', and, unlike the contact categories, an individual country was allowed more than one competitor, with the team event even having several teams from the same country. Each performance must be between 1.5 and 2 minutes long and be 70% kickboxing and 30% aerobics, with at least five kicks/punches per period (every 32 musical beats).

Points are deducted for any hesitation or loss of balance, insufficient number of kickboxing or aerobic techniques, touching the floor with any part of body other than the feet, over repetition of the same moves, and loss of synchronization with teammates in team competition. Competitors can be disqualified for inappropriate music (with swearing/unsuitable noises) or the wearing of sports bras. Points are rewarded for clean technique with difficulty of moves being taken into consideration and good synchronization with teammates in team competition. The winner of each category is scored after seven separate performances, with points scored between 7 and 10 for each performance. More information on Musical Forms and the rules can be found on the W.A.K.O. website. [10] Hungary and Slovenia were joint top in Aero Kickboxing at the end of the championships, having won two golds and two silvers each. [11]

Aero Kickboxing (Men) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Aero Individual without Step
details
Kevin Moroy Flag of France.svg Daniele De Santis Flag of Italy.svg Eric Dubois Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg

Aero Kickboxing (Women) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Aero Individual with Step
details
Manja Simonic Flag of Slovenia.svg
Valerija Lukani Flag of Croatia.svg
Petra Kmetec Flag of Slovenia.svg
Marianna Hegyi Flag of Hungary.svg
Laura Fiori Flag of Italy.svg
Aero Individual without Step
details
Bianca Barada-Tapilatu Flag of Slovenia.svg Brigitta Gazdag Flag of Hungary.svg Laura Fiori Flag of Italy.svg

Aero Kickboxing (Team) Medals Table

EventGoldSilverBronze
Aero Team with Step
details
Team Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Team Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg Team Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg
Aero Team without Step
details
Team Hungary Flag of Hungary.svg Team Slovenia Flag of Slovenia.svg Team Croatia III Flag of Croatia.svg

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

The top nation at the W.A.K.O. Amateur World Championships in Coimbra was Russia (who was also the top nation at the event held in Belgrade the previous month). The country gained fifteen golds, nine silvers and ten bronzes, across all categories, male and female. [12]

RankingCountryGold Med 1.png Silver Med 2.png Bronze Med 3.png
1 Flag of Russia.svg Russia15910
2 Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary666
3 Flag of Italy.svg Italy556
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain 326
5 Flag of Poland.svg Poland 315

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">W.A.K.O. European Championships 2002</span>

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2002 in Jesolo was the sixteenth European championships to be held by the W.A.K.O. It was the second championship to be held in Jesolo and the seventh to be held in Italy. W.A.K.O. had originally hoped to have a joint event that year like they had with the last world championships, with an event in Greece in October and another in Hungary in November, but due to the difficulties involved they scrapped the idea and resorted to Jesolo which had held a successful event two years previously.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003</span>

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 in Paris were the joint fourteenth world championships held by the W.A.K.O. and the first ever to be held in France. The other (joint) world championships were to be held in November of the same year in Yalta, Ukraine. The event was open to amateur men and women with approximately 780 athletes from 63 countries across the world taking part.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon)</span>

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 (Lisbon) were the joint eighteenth European kickboxing championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization and the second to be held in Portugal and the city of Lisbon. The event was open to amateur men and women from across Europe although a number of professional fighters such as Luis Reis would take part. All in all, it was the largest ever European championships with around 560 athletes from 31 countries taking part. One of the reasons for the higher numbers being that W.A.K.O. had merged had recently merged with the I.K.A.S. and took on many of the I.K.A.S. organization's fighters. Another reason was that some countries were allowed multiple competitors per weight division in the Full-Contact and Semi-Contact categories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008 (Varna)</span>

W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008 in Varna were the joint twenty European kickboxing championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by the Bulgarian kickboxing chief Boyan Kolev, with the second event to be held the next month in Oporto, Portugal. It was the second W.A.K.O. event to be held in Varna and Bulgaria and involved around 500 amateur men and women from 35 countries across Europe.

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