My best fight / Davy Dona : « That day, I would have won 8-0 against Aghayev »
On Sunday, he will fight for the 3rd time in the pit of Karate Combat against Greece’s Gidakos. But first, Davy Dona « the Hurricane », European champion in 2003, tells us about his most memorable fight. It was at the 2016 Paris Open against Rafael Aghayev. That day, the Frenchman was disqualified for having knocked out the five-time World champion. This match will be his last in the WKF rules and will give birth to Karate Combat. History is on the move.
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photos : LM
My best fight / Leila Heurtault : « My win with Ura Mawashi against the World n°1 »
Two-times World team champion (2016 and 2018), France’s Leila Heurtault, 25, of the Samourai 2000 Le Mans, is still in the race for the Olympic qualification. Very often in the foreground in international competitions, she remembers for us her victorious fight in 2018 at the Rabat 1er League (Morocco) against the world n°1, China’s Xiaoyan Yin.
By Florian Fournier / Photos : Kphotos
How do they do ? / Anzhelica Terliuga : « I live a normal human life, I’ve got a new job »
How are they doing ? How do they see their future ? How do they live the present, mentally, physically, financially ? Has 9 months without competition changed their priority, their outlook on life, their life ? While the 25th World championships should have started yesterday in Dubai (November 18-22), we have got news from our champions around the world. As the week progresses, Elisa Au, El Mannani, Elsawy, Chatziliadou, Busa… will tell about their « new » life. Today, the -55 kg World n°1 Anzhelica Terliuga...
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : DR
How do they do ? / Da Costa (almost) as before, Alex Recchia in the world after
How are they doing ? How do they see their future ? How do they live the present, mentally, physically, financially ? Has 9 months without competition changed their priority, their outlook on life, their life ? While the 25th World championships should have started today in Dubai (November 18-22), we have got news from our champions around the world. As the week progresses, Anzhelica Terliuga, Elisa Au, Driss El Mannani, Ali Elsawy, Luigi Busa… will tell about their « new » life which they all don’t hope to last forever. Today, Steven Da Costa and Alexandra Recchia...
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photos : Kphotos
My best fight / Jonathan Horne : « I took the right decision with the Ura Mawashi »
2008-2018. 10 years ! Jonathan Horne waited a decade before relishing the joys of a world medal. Meanwhile, he has won everything, including 5 European championships. In 2018, in the Madrid Worlds final, he faced the defending champion, Sajad Ganjzadeh. He couldn’t have dreamt of a better final. This is logically his best fight. Jonathan Horne tells us about his doubts at the start of the match, his mental change during the fight materialized by a beautiful Ura Mawashi synonymous with victory, in short, his path to success…
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo: Kphotos
The Nippon Budokan hosted Karate
Mid-October, the Nippon Budokan, which will host Karate and Judo during the 2021 Olympics, hosted its first major event since the Covid outbreak in March. It was a Karate competition that occurred with special shields (Menho). Is it the solution for the coming years ?
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : WKF
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