It is with great sadness we annouce Sensei Al Jelly (4th Dan) formerly of Abbey Wood Dojo, passed away on the 30th September 2017 after a short illness.
He was a student of Hanshi Arneil's at Crystal Palace dojo, before runinng his own dojo in Abbey Wood. Hanshi and the entire BKK express their sincere condolences to his family. He will be missed.
More news as we have it.
RIP Sensei Al.
Osu!
A good turn out at the kata course today with Sensei Darren Stringer. Thanks to Shihan Alan and Shihan Janine for their help today. We hope everyone enjoyed the course and the bunkai application aspect.
Thanks to all those who made the journey. See you all soon.
Osu!
The 41st British Open was streamed live on Saturday 23rd September with fighting across 2 areas. Watch all the action below, and check out the results here
Live action form the K2 Centre in Crawley. Live streaming proudly sponsored by Educational Funding Company and MMA Mats. Filming and live streaming provided by MAaction.com https://www.efcmartialarts.co.uk/ https://www.mmamats.co.uk/
Cadets U18 Boys -68kg, +78kg (Rounds 1-4)
Cadet U18 Girls -58kg, +58kg (Round 1-4)
Open Mens-70kg (bottom draw), -80kg (Rounds 1,2, Qtr-Final, Semi-Final, Finals)
Open Womens -60kg (Rounds 1,2, Qtr-Final, Semi-Final, Finals)
Live action form the K2 Centre in Crawley. Live streaming proudly sponsored by Educational Funding Company and MMA Mats. Filming and live streaming provided by MAaction.com https://www.efcmartialarts.co.uk/ https://www.mmamats.co.uk/
Novice Mens -70kg, -80kg (Qtr, Semi, Final)
Novice Womens +60kg (Semi, Final)
Novice Men +80kg (Final)
Open Womens +60kg, (Rounds 1,2, Qtr-Final, Semi-Final, Finals)
Open Mens -70kg (top drawer), +80kg (Rounds 1,2, Qtr-Final, Semi-Final, Finals)
The popular BKK Magazine which showcases Kyokushinkai news and events from the past 12 months is now available as a free of charge download.
This year’s magazine is presented in a modern, downloadable format so you can read it on-the-go using your mobile phone or tablet device.
This beautiful Australian leather belt has been kindly donated by long time Kyokushin student Robert Macgregor. The belt is custom hand-made for our 2017 tournament and is embossed with “Spirited Fighter” in Japanese.
It will be awarded to a fighter at our tournament on 23rd September 2017 for determination and perseverance (not necessarily a winner).
See who can win the award at the list of British Open 2017 registered fighters at
http://www.bkk-britishopen.com/registered-fighters.html .
You can see Robert’s other hand-made leather belts by clicking here
Congratulations to Shihan David Pickthall who was promoted to 7th Dan by Hanshi Steve Arneil and the IFK Board at the recent World Tournament in Romania.
Shihan David in his role as Vice - President of the IFK has in the past ten years worked tirelessly with Hanshi to develop the IFK and has added a different dynamic to the membership of the IFK.
In addition, his charismatic and personable character has uniquely contributed to the support of the IFK from other organisations such as Shinkyokushin, Kyokushinkaikan and many more.
Emma Markwell and Hayley-Beth Rowlands, and Aneta Meskauskiene from Ireland Karate Kyokushinkai will be competing and representing the IFK/ KWU at this weekend's World Weight Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan (1st-2nd July).
Steve with Hanshi Arneil on passing his Sandan 14/08/2005
It is with great regret the BKK has to announce Sensei Steve Worrell of BKK Westcroft dojo passed away on Sunday 14th May 2017.
Assistant Great Britain Knockdown coach Sensei Steve had been battling a long illness that rapidly escalated within the last few months.
Sensei Steve started his journey with the BKK in 1976 and first fought for England in 1979. He ran the Westcroft dojo alongside Shihan Paul Baker for many years and will be greatly missed by everyone who knew him.
The BKK offer their condolences to his family at this time
OSU
An excellent turnout for the National Training Session held on Sunday 12th March at Westminster Lodge Sports Centre, St. Albans. Almost 50 students attended this monthly event run by GB Junior Coach Sensei Tony White. Guest instructor this month was Shihan Liam Keaveney 7th Dan and assistant junior instructors were Sensei Sunil Tailor and Sensei Mike Charsley.
For the first time, seniors were invited to train with the under 18’s, and the atmosphere and teamwork in the dojo was amazing. The juniors were inspired by the focus and power of the seniors, and the seniors were pushed to work even harder by the fitness and determination of the juniors.
Students had travelled many miles from dojos all over England, including Oldham, Loughborough, Verwood, Crawley, Dunmow, Crystal Palace, Docklands, Folkestone, Gravesend, Saffron Walden, Melton Mowbray, Kokoro and Eastbourne.
Shihan Keaveney put everyone though their paces with a challenging Kihon and traditional Kyokushin karate session, which was followed by some excellent clicker coaching with Sensei Tailor. Sensei Tony worked with the cadets and seniors on knockdown combinations and a tough pad workout.
The BKK National Training Sessions take place every month and all are welcome to attend. No need to pre-register - just turn up to train.
For more information about the National Training Sessions, contact Sensei Tony White tony.white@bonners.co.uk
Congratulations to Shihan Andrew Turner (6th Dan) for being appointed as the BKK Knockdown Chief Referee; we wish him well in his new position.
Thanks to Shihan Alex Kerrigan (7th Dan) for all his support and hard work in this post for many decades.
The BKK's 2017 National Kata Tournament was held on 4th March. Results below.
More photos can be found here
Blake Collins - 2017 Senior National Kata Champion
BKK England and Wales, and IFK Ireland fighters attended this year's IKKU Scottish Open in Glasgow, gaining honours in a number of the categories.
BKK Crawley fighters Malcolm Scott, 1st (Over 40s HW) and Kirsten Galatius-Smith, 3rd (Open HW)
Scottish Open full results:
Cadet LW
1st Conor Fitzpatrick IFK Ireland
2nd Alex Day IKKU England
3rd Elis Room BKK Wales
Cadet HW
1st Dylan Baldwin BKK Wales
2nd Shane McLoughlin IFK Ireland
Over 40 LW
1st Owen Bently MOKKO England
2nd Jason Roome BKK Wales
3rd Shane Mulhall IFK Ireland
Over 40 HW
1st Malcolm Scott BKK England
2nd Phil Jones IKKU England
3rd Amir Arfaoui IKKU England
Ladies Novice LW
1st Shevin Urgun Kyokushinkan Sweden
2nd Martha Albretsen IFK Norway
3rd Stacey Dunne IFK Ireland
Ladies Novice HW
1st Allannah Arthur IFK Ireland
2nd Tracey Armstrong IKKU England
3rd Natalie Horton BKK England
Mens Novice LW
1st Andy Raisen BKK England
2nd Ian Liddle GoJuRyu Scotland
3rd Zheng Lin BKK England
Mens Novice MW
1st Mateusz szablan Kyokushinkan Scotland
2nd Rhys Petrie IKO Wales
3rd Pawel Skowron Depczynski IKKU England
Mens Novice HW
1st Jaroslaw Goralczyk IFK Ireland
2nd Jordan McMahon GoJuRyu Scotland
3rd Aaron Carroll BKK England
Ladies Open LW
1st Aneta Meskauskiene IFK Ireland
2nd Sanne Larsson Shin Kyokushin Sweden
3rd Irene Jensen Skjelfjord NKKO Norway
Ladies Open HW
1st Zita Zatyko Kyokushinkan Scotland
2nd Samantha Williams BKK Wales
3rd Kirsten Smith BKK England
Mens Open LW
1st Hans Kristian Havreberg NKKO Norway
2nd Daniel Fryer BKK England
3rd Lewis Kalicinski IKO Wales
Mens Open MW
1st Rasmus Orstad NKKO Norway
2nd Kelvin Tienstra IFK Netherlands
3rd Bjorn Erik Orstad NKKO Norway
Mens Open HW
1st Eivind Naerland NKKO Norway
2nd Dave King IFK Ireland
3rd Kristian Soyland Shin Kyokushin Norway
Spirited fighter: Tyler Hughes-Morris IKKU England
The 40th British Open (8th Cup of Europe) sees a large pool of fighters in which there are multiple World Tournament and World Cup winners amongst the entrants, in what will truly be one of the largest tournaments to be held in Europe this year.
Below are some of fighters to watch including an elite World and European line-up:
We welcome WKO Kazakhstan who bring
Dmitriy Moisseyev (2x lightweight Shinkyokushin World Weight Champion)
Vladimir Artyushin, Ilya Yakolev & Dmitriy Fedorov (multiple World and European champions)
Representing IFK Russia Nizhny Novgorod Region
4 time Russian Champion Alexey Gorokhov MHW
1st place KWF World Cup 2013
2nd place IFK World Championships 2013
Andrey Kizev MMW
1st place Federal District Champion 2016
Welcome to the SC Bushido club from Moscow, Russia Shinkyokushin.
Irina Valieva Womens -60KG
All Russia Cup Champion
Szolnok Cup, Hungary 2015 2nd place
5th European Championships 2015 Champion
2 x 2nd place Cup of Europe +60KG
Nikolai Kravchenko
6th European Championship 3rd place
Kamakura 2013 Champion
IBK World Cup 2011 3rd place
We welcome Marina Sobanina from Russia to the Cup of Europe; she will participate in the Womens Heavyweight category.
Russia Open 2016 Champion
Championship of Russia 2016 Champion
Diamond Cup 2016 Champion
Yamburg Gazprom will participate with three fighters representing their region IFK Novy Urengoy.
Artur Tilov Mens HW
IFK Russian Champion 2014/2015
KWU World Champion 2013
Cup of Europe Champion 2012
Vitalii Ishakhneli Mens HW
IFK Russia Champion 2016
KWU European Champion 2016
Cup of Europe Champion 2014
Aleksandr Karshigeev Mens HW
Cup of Europe Champion 2015
Yamburg Cup 2014 3rd place
Top Swedish fighter Jonas Rosin from Gefle All Japan Karate Union Dojo in the Middleweight division. His recent record will make him a tough competitor to beat.
2nd place KWU European Championships 2016
Champion Rengokai World Cup 2016
3rd place KWU World Championships 2015
The BKK's most in-form fighter, 4 time British Open Champion Emma Markwell from BKK Westcroft will participate in the Womens LW division.
Recent results also include:
All Japan Kyokushinkan Openweight Champion
SENI West Europe Cup Champion
KWU European Championships 3rd place
IFK Ireland will be bringing the current British Open ladies HW Champion Aneta Meskauskiene who will defend her crown.
She recently won the SENI West Europe Cup and was 3rd at the KWU Euro Championships 2016.
We are pleased to announce the World Champion of WKO Shinkyokushin Hungary,
Csenge Szepesi Womens Heavyweight
11th World Championship 2015 Champion
All Kyokushin World Champion 2009
Shinkyokushin European Champion
Spain WKB are:
Juan Carlos Auge - Mens MW
Valencia Cup IFK Champion 2016
Spain WKB Champion 2016
WKB World Cup 2015 3rd place
Augustin Alcazar - Mens HW
WKB World Cup Champion 2015
Kamakura Euro Champion 2015
WKB All American Champion 2015
Juan Crujeiras _ Mens HW
Valencia Cup IFK Champion 2016
Sato Juku World Tournament 2016 4th place
WKB World Cup 2015 2nd place
We welcome WKO Shinkyokushin Spain
Begonia Pacheco Cifre Womens Heavyweight
Spanish Open KWF 2016 2nd place
Oyama Cup 2015 3rd place
Spanish Open KWF 2015 Champion
Alberto De La Vara Robles
European Rengokai 2014 3rd place
Oyama Cup 2013 Champion
Valencia Cup 2012 Champion
BKK Mountain Ash once again bring a good team including:
Lisa Marie Heath Womens LW
KWU World Championships 2015 3rd place
Cup of Europe 2015 3rd place
IFK European Championships 2014 3rd place
Zoe Moulden Womens LW
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 2nd place
Scottish Open 2016 3rd place
British Open Novice 2015 Champion
Luke Baldwin Mens MW
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 3rd place
Scottish Open 2016 2nd place
English Open 2015 Champion
Dylan Baldwin Cadet Boys MW
Belgium Youth Cup 2015 2nd place
British Open Cadet MW 2015 Champion
BKK Crawley have three fighters:
Former Open LW Champion Dawid Ozga Mens MW
SENI West Europe Champion 2016
Scottish Open Champion 2016
BKK English Open Champion 2015
Kirsten Galatius Smith
SENI West Europe 2016 3rd place
KWU World Championships 2015 3rd place
French Open Shinkyokushin 2015 3rd place
Blake Collins Mens MW
Eurasia Cup 2016 3rd place
Scottish Open 2016 3rd place
Netherlands who bring with them Dutch Unified Championship podium placers:
Roel Noordman Mens Heavyweight
Dutch Unified Champion 2016
KWU World Championships 2015 3rd place
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 Champion
Kelvin Teinstra Mens Middleweight
SENI West Europe Cup 2016 2nd place
2nd Dutch Unified Championships 2016
Chelsea Kerklaan Womens Heavyweight
Dutch Unified Champion 2016
Leroy Verschuren Mens Lightweight
2nd Dutch Unified Championships 2016
We also welcome the fighters from KWF Spain with two participants:
Diana Cantero Perez Womens Heavyweight
3rd KWU European Championship 2016
3rd KWU World Championship 2015
KWF European Champion 2015
Pablo Estensoro
3rd KWU World Championship 2015
2nd KWF European Championship 2015
3rd KWU World Championship 2013
We welcome the team of Bulgaria Kyokushinkan
Iya Kostova Women's Lightweight
2nd KWU European Championship 2016
2nd KWF European Championship 2016
Cup of Hanshi 2015 - 3rd Place
Krasimira Mireva Women's Lightweight
Romanian Open Champion
European Championship Poland - 3rd Place
Mihaela Ivanova Women's Heavyweight
KWU European Championship 2016 - 2nd
European Champion 2015
World Championships Bulgaria 2015 - Champion
Andrey Andreev Men's Lightweight
Shen Berkdzhan Men's Lightweight
KWU European 2016 - 3rd Place
Dimitar Dmitrov Men's Middleweight
Georgi Doychev Men's Middleweight
Kyokushinkan European 2015 - 3rd Place
Yordan Yordanov Men's Heavyweight
Hristo Georgiev Men's Heavyweight
We welcome IKO Matsushima Hungary, who bring another World Champion in Lilla Herczeg Womens Lightweight
European Championships IBK 2016 Champion
European Championship Matsushima 2013 Champion
World Championships Matsushima 2008 Champion
We welcome IBK Gordeau Hungary to the Cup of Europe
Zsolt Zsiga Mens Heavyweight
IBK World Cup 2016 Champion
WFKO Grand Prix 2015 2nd place
Cup of Europe 2nd place
We welcome the Satori Team of Rengokai Spain to the Cup of Europe
Dani Redondo Mens Lightweight
World Champion Rengokai 2015
Jonathan Redondo Mens Middleweight
Cup of Europe Champion 2014
Adrian Aguilera Mens Middlweight
Spanish Champion
Teona Gazdeliani Womens Lightweight
World Champion Rengokai 2015
Iria Fernandez Womens Lightweight
European Championships 2014 2nd place
Rocio Maldonado Womens Lightweight
Spanish Champion
We are pleased to welcome the team of Paris 17 from WKO France Shinkyokushin
Jean-Paul Jacquot Mens Heavyweight
KWU European Champion 2016
French Champion 2016
Oyama Cup Champion 2015
Matthias Guerin Mens Lightweight
French Open 2016 3rd place
Kamakura Cup 2015 2nd place
Diamond Cup 2014 2nd place
Vitaly Saranchuk Mens Lightweight
We welcome fighters from WKO Russia Shinkyokushin.
Khasei Magomedov Mens Lightweight
KWU European Champion 2016
Kyokushinkan European Chapion 2015
Shinkyokushin Solznok Europe Cup 2015 Champion
Alina Polishchuk Womens Lightweight
Shinkyokushin International Astana Cup Champion 2016
Russian Championship Champion 2016
Diamond Cup Champion 2016
We welcome WKO Canada Shinkyokushin fighter Kimm Carriere to the Womens Lightweight category.
Kimm is the two time Dageki Champion in 2015/16 and took 3rd place in the Diamond Cup 2016.
Fighters from KWF Norway
Irene Jensen Skjelfjord WHW
3rd place KWF Euros 2015
2nd place KWF World Cup 2014
3rd Place 4th Cup of Europe 2012
Eivind Naerland MHW
1st place Norwegian Open 2016
2nd place KWF Euros 2015
IFK Germany brings Womens LW
Lara Seydel
3rd place 1st KWU Euro Champs 2016
1st place U22 Diamond Cup 2016
3rd place U21 IFK World Champs 2015