Masao Kagawa : « Previously, Karate was practiced with the heart, with philosophy »
Passing through France this fall to provide training with the JKS and the FFK, Kagawa shihan, 9th Dan and leader of the JKS, tells us about his vision of Karate and the future he envisions for the latter. . As on the tatami mats when he was at his competitive peak, Masao Kagawa is direct, hard and hits hard.
By Florian Fournier / Photos : D.R
Traduction : Hannah Johnston
Kyokushin / El Haïmour et Tusseau en lice au 54e All Japan
2 Français, 2 chances de médaille. On est gâtés à l’heure du 54e All Japan Open et du Women’s All Japan Championship qui se déroulent les 19 et 20 novembre, soit ce samedi et ce dimanche, à Tokyo. On parle évidemment de Karaté Kyokushinkaï. On parle donc de Shaïnez El Haïmour et d’Antonio Tusseau, tous deux multiples champions d’Europe.
Par Ludovic Mauchien
Photos : DR
Karate Combat 36 / Kenji Grillon : « Je veux enchaîner les combats et les victoires »
1er combat, 1er TKO, 1ère victoire pour Kenji Grillon au Karate Combat. Il voulait impressionner le boss de l’organisation, il l’a fait avec la manière. Face au Grec Gidakos, le Français s’impose par arrêt de l’arbitre à la reprise du 3e round, détruisant littéralement la jambe de son adversaire avec de multiple Calf kicks. Imposant son karaté avec des mae geri et autre ushiro yoko geri, Kenji Grillon s’offre avec cette victoire un beau cadeau d’anniversaire (33 ans le 28 octobre).
Par Florian Fournier
Photo : Karate Combat
Konya 2022 / Antonio Espinos re-elected as WKF President
The 12th Youth World Championships (cadets, juniors, U21), which bring together 1,800 competitors from 105 countries, began today in Konya (Turkey) and continue until Sunday.
Yesterday, on the sidelines of the competition, the WKF congress was held during which the Spaniard Antonio Espinos was re-elected for the 4th time at the head of the international federation (WKF) for a new 6-year term.
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo: WKF
Kenji Grillon : « I have never trained so hard »
2012 World champion, pioneer of the French team for a decade, Kenji Grillon, who ended his kumite career after the 2022 French championships, is preparing to take up a new challenge. Saturday, October 29, it is in Orlando (USA) that he will make his debut in Karate Combat. His opponent the Greeks, Gidakos is eagerly awaited by the Frenchman.
By Florian Fournier / Photos : Nicolas Leport
King Aghayev in seminar in Paris
Save the date ! Sunday, October 30th will be a day to mark with a white stone. Rafael Aghayev himself, the most successful karateka in history, is back in France to give an exceptional seminar in Paris.
