Shinkyokushin – Euro 2019 / Golden Lithuania and Poland
Lithuania and Poland, with 3 gold medals in Kumite, dominated the European Shinkyokushin championships held in Vilnius (Lithuania) on April 13-14th ahead of Bulgaria (2 gold), Georgia and Azerbaijan (1 gold). All the podiums.
Par Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : DR
Video - Shinkyokushin / Kenji Midori : « Training gives me positive vibes »
« Little Big Man », it's him ! 5.4 ft, 154 lbs, Kyokushin World champion in Openweight, you know, the category where the average weight of each fighter often exceeds the quintal. In 1991, Kenji Midori was the last unified World champion of the Masutatsu Oyama School, of which he was a close student. Since then, he has traced his own path and created the Shinkyokushin. Remarkable technician, outstanding fighter, he was visiting France at the invitation of his students. We met him in Paris. 2nd episode : his emotions of World champion, his training, his daily life...
By Ludovic Mauchien
Video - Shinkyokushin / Kenji Midori : « Never give up facing adversity »
« Little Big Man », it's him ! 5.4 ft, 154 lbs, Kyokushin World champion in Openweight, you know, the category where the average weight of each fighter often exceeds the quintal. In 1991, Kenji Midori was the last unified World champion of the Masutatsu Oyama School, of which he was a close student. Since then, he has traced his own path and created the Shinkyokushin. Remarkable technician, outstanding fighter, he was visiting France at the invitation of his students. We met him. 1st episode : his vision of the practice, his memories of Oyama, his look at Olympism...
By Ludovic Mauchien
Euro Shinkyokushin : Emperor Dimitrov 17th
Bulgaria’s Valeri Dimitrov (-85kg) won his 17th European Championship title at the European Shinkyokushin Championships held in Wroclaw (Poland) on May 12th-13th. 394 participants from 27 countries, took part in this event.
By Ludovic Mauchien
Kenji Midori soon in Paris !
This is THE event of the end of the year. The legendary Kenji Midori, World champion of Kyokushinkai Karate in 1991, will be in Paris to give a seminar on October 27th and 28th. Close student of Mas. Oyama, who had taken him under his wing, he distinguished himself thanks to an impressive speed of execution and, above all, spectacular techniques very well mastered (Tobi Kakato Otoshi in particular)...
