Special gift for honbu Kamakura / IBK.

 
Cem Senol (Kamakura/IBK) visited  Kakuta Yoshiki, owner of the Budo shop in tokyo and long time friend of the Gordeau brothers and Kamakura dojo,to present him with a gift from Kamakura dojo. it was a very pleasurable event and Mr Kakuta Yoshiki also had a very nice gift for Kamakura dojo, in the form of a beatiful statue of Sosai Mas Oyama.

The board of the IBK wishes everyone a happy, healthy and sporty 2012.

 

New Ashigaru Dojo in Portugal.

 
Renshi Robert Pepels was in Portugal for the official opening of a new Ashigaru Dojo in Viana Da Castelo. After a few seminars this weekend in Ponte De Lima and Viana Da Castelo we also decided to have a Dojo in Aveiro. The First seminars of Full Contact Karate, Jujutsu and Tanto Jutsu were a great succes. One seminar lasted for 9 hours without drinking and nutrition just to see how the Portugese members dedication are.

More than 130 fighters at Polish Championships Kyokushin IBK.

 
On 3rd December 2011 in Zambrów (Poland) was the Polish Championship Kyokushin Budokai. Mazowiecko-Podlaski Karate Club was an organiser of the Polish championship by Shihan with Artur Więzowski 5 dan at the head. Championships gathered a lot of competitors in different categories above 130 fighters from IBK Poland and IKO Sosai Group. Fights were hard and exciting peculiarly in categorie K1 and MMA.
Kancho Gerard Gordeau 9 dan (President International Budo Kai) was the honour guest at Championships. Kancho Gordeau was pleased with high-level of Championships and invited Polish competitors to the European championships in Netherlands next year.

An important fact was that into the IBK Polish Championship was a few wonderful and titled competitors appeared among others is meriting attention Cem Senol from Netherlands (the Best fighter on Champ and 1st place in heavy knock down categorie), Piotr Piotrowski from Zambrów, but also Chechen competitor usually training with Shihan Więzowski. Shihan Zbigniew Szkopiak 5 dan was main judge of the competition and on the Sensei Mirosław Jędrowski (4 Dan) assisted him on tatami. Both of them are members of the management board of the Polish IBK Federation.

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4th IBK/Gordeau seminar in Romania great success!

 
The 4th edition of the IBK / Kancho Gordeau seminar (17th - 20th november) was again a great success thanks to the International Budokai, honbu Kamakura The Hague, dojo Kamakura Piatra Neamt, Takeda Club, Pretorian and Grand Hotel Ceahlau.

Great success for IBK Romania

 
Our IBK-fighters from Romania had great success during the International Kyokushin Cup (Tulcea october 29th 2011) and with respect we congratulate the next fighters:

MARCEL TELEUCA - GOLD MEDAL - KUMITE SENIORS -70 KG
ALEX LAPUSNEANU - GOLD MEDAL - KUMITE BOYS
ALEX OLTEANU - SILVER MEDAL - KUMITE JUNIORS -60 KG
ANDREI LAZARI - BRONZE MEDAL - KUMITE JUNIORS +75 KG

Trained by: Sensei Lonel Lonita and Sensei Andi Neagu

IBK Romania established

 
We welcome IBK Romania as new member of the International Budokai. We are confident that Romania will mean a great asset to our organization. The IBK Romania leadership are:
Sensei Lonel Lonita - President
Sensei Andi Neagu - Vide President
Robert Dascalescu - Secretary

IBK Romania will fight for the promotion of martial arts and their principles, and to promote in Romania the International Budokai.

with respect
Kancho Gerard Gordeau (Chairman International Budokai)