My best fight / Cherdieu vs Otto 1996 : the match of the century !
France-England in 1996 has been remembered as one of the most epic, intense and thrilling world finals in history. Brainwashing, reversals, genius shots... Victory will be played at the end of the end of suspense, in the prolongation of the extra fight ! With sudden death ! The two heroes, Gilles Cherdieu and Wayne Otto, who became individual world champions two days later, remember it as if it was yesterday... Karate time !
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photos : Archives FFKarate
My best fight / Steven Da Costa : « This crossover in the World final is to be experienced »
The only Frenchman qualified for the Tokyo Olympics for now, World champion Steven Da Costa is already one of the stars of the world circuit at only 23 years old. In this new episode of « my best fight », he looks back on his wins in the final of the 2018 World championships in Madrid after a twirling fight against Brazil’s Vinicius Figueira...
By Florian Fournier / Photos : Kphotos
Francis Didier : « A professional league should be created for the future of Karate »
Should we move on about Olympic Karate ? Probably. The K1 circuit ? Done. The Dubai Worlds ? Canceled. The refereeing ? To change. The Paris Open 2021 ? New protections, new concept. The OQT in France? Yes but. A professional circuit ? His vision for the future. The president of the French federation and vice-president of the WKF, Francis Didier, has regained his outspokenness and is not lacking ideas...
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : Kphotos
My best fight / Amir Mehdizadeh : « he was leading 3 to 1. I didn’t have any doubt »
He had never participated in a World championship before. For his first shot in Paris in 2012, Iran’s Amir Mehdizadeh became the -60 kg World champion by beating the defending champion, Brazil’s Douglas Brose. Performance which he will repeat in 2016. He tells us about his « best fight ».
Par Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : Kphotos
Christophe Pinna : « At 5-0, I decided to enjoy my last moments on the tatami »
World champion and European champion, we no longer have to present Christophe Pinna. Spectacular karateka in an era when the fights were less stereotypical, the Frenchman looks back on his last fight for this new "My Best Fight". This game occurred In Munich (Germany) and it was against the Italian Davide Benetello. More than a simple fight, it is the culmination of a career and a story of a man that unfolded that day. He became World champion !
By Florian Fournier / Photos : D.R
My best fight / Junior Lefevre : “This wins freed me from a burden”
World champion in 2000 in Munich (-70 kg), multiple World and European medalist, Belgium’s Junior Lefevre is an undisputed figure of worldwide Karate. Known for his technical and physical abilities, devoted to his martial art, he has coached several nations before coaching England today. He chose to tell us about his Munich semi-final against France Rida Bel Lahsen which remains his “best fight”.
By Florian Fournier / Photos: D.R
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