Ko Hayashi and Hideto Nakano were both World champions in the 80's. Today, they are Head Coach of the Japan National Team and Head Coach of the Women's Team. Arrived since Tuesday in Paris, they will fly directly to Dubai in early February with their athletes. We met them at their hotel. Cold analysis of the World championships, new preparation plan, Japan’s training... They tell us about Japanese Karate on the road to « its » Olympic Games.

By Ludovic Mauchien

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Jonathan Horne (+84 kg), Eleni Chatziliadou (+68 kg) and Sandra Sanchez Jaime (Kata) honored their World title by winning the Shanghai Serie A (December 7-9). Stanislav Horuna (-75 kg) returns to success as Zabiollah Poorshab (-84 kg) and Anzhelica Terliuga (-55 kg). All the results.

By Ludovic Mauchien

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Shanghai is hosting from December 7 to 9 the last international competition of the year 2018 counting for the Olympic ranking. The Chinese SerieA welcomes some world champions and may allow some others to qualify directly to the Premier Leagues, including the Paris Open (January 25-27, 2019). The Madrid’s champions, Horne, Zaretska, Banaszczyk, Sanchez Jaime and Kvesic appear among the favorite for victory, as France’s Heurtault and Japan’s Moto in Kata.

By Florian Fournier 

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At 23, Burak Uygur became the target. But he shots faster than his opponents and, finally ; it’s him that hit first the bull’s eye. Two-time European champion (-67 kg), 2018 Grand Winner and World n°1, he is logically the big favorite for the World champion title in Madrid (November 6-11). But he does not say he is the best, he speaks of honor when we talk about Grand Winner, and thanks his coaches, including his father. A cool guy dressed in the Making of Great.

By Ludovic Mauchien

Photos : Kphotos