Kyokushin World Cup in Weight Categories

World Karate Championship in Weight Categories is the second largest competition in Kyokushin Karate. This tournament is arranged by several kyokushin organisations and usually held every fourth year in between World Tournaments which do not have any weight classes.

Rules

All world cup tournaments operates under knockdown karate rules which involves standup bareknuckle fighting with basically no protection. The more characteristical rules in knockdown karate compered to other styles is that you are not allowed to punch in the face and a point system that only count hits that actually "hurt" the opponent. This makes knockdown fighting very physical but at the same time quite safe considering that there are very few hits to the head. There can be slight variances in the rules between the different organizations responsible for a tournaments but the basics are the same. The rules has also been modified over the years.[1][2][3]

Normally knockdown rules includes:

  • No protectors or guards are used, with exception to groin guards and teeth protection.
  • 3 minutes matchtime
  • The fighter that achieves an Ippon (one point) will win the match and the fight is stopped. An Ippon is achieved when an attack that knocks down the opponent for more than 3 seconds or renders the opponent being reluctant to continue the fight. An ippon can also be granted if an illegal technique is used and the other fighter is disqualified.
  • A fighter can also win the fight by Waza-ari (half point) which is awarded if the opponent is knocks down by less than 3 seconds and is able to continue the fight. If two Waza-aris is achieved during the fight it is counted as an Ippon and the fight is stopped.
  • If no knockdowns occurs, the judges can declare one fighter as winner by overall efficiency of techniques, force and dynamics.
  • In case of a draw there can be up to 3 extensions (each 2 minutes long). Some tournaments will also settled draws by weight different and result of Tamaeshiwari (breaking of tiles)


Illegal techniques are

  • Punches to the face
  • Kicks to the groin
  • Grappling, grabbing of any form
  • Headbutts
  • Kick to knee
  • Kick to rear of head
  • Pushing
  • Strike to spine from rear
  • Elbow to face

Read more about various full contact karate rules

Results

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Before split of IKO

Only world tournaments in open weight was organized by IKO (International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan) led by Sosai Masutatsu Oyama. After the death of Sosai, IKO was split in different fractions and several has since then started to organise world tournaments in weight categories from 1997 and onwards.[5]

IKO1 (Matsui branch)

From 1997, the World cup in weight categories has been organized by IKO1[6] led by Shokei Matsui.

  • 1st World cup in weight categories IKO1 (1997, Osaka, Japan)
  • 2nd World cup in weight categories IKO1 (10 June, 2001, Osaka, Japan)
  • 3rd World cup in weight categories IKO1 (1 May, 2005, Tokyo, Japan)
  • 4th World cup in weight categories IKO1 (23 August, 2009, Tokyo-Chiba,Japan)
  • 5th World cup in weight categories IKO1 (28 April, 2013, Tokyo, Japan)
  • 6th World cup in weight categories IKO1 (16 April, 2017, Tokyo, Japan)

Results to be added

WKO (Shinkyokushinkai)

From 1997, the World cup in weight categories has been organized by WKO (World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai)[7] led by Kenji Midori.

  • 1st World cup in weight categories WKO (1997, Chiba, Japan)
  • 2nd World cup in weight categories WKO (23 June 2001,Budapest, Hungary)
  • 3rd World cup in weight categories WKO (18-19 June 2005, Osaka, Japan)
  • 4th World cup in weight categories WKO (20-21 June 2009 St. Petersburg, Russia)
  • 5th World cup in weight categories WKO (13-14 April 2013, Vilnius, Lithuania)
  • 6th World cup in weight categories WKO (1-2 July 2017, Astana City, Kazakhstan)

Results to be added

IKO3 (Matsushima branch)

From 2002, the World Open Tournament has also been organized by IKO3[8] led by Yoshikazu Matsushima.

  • 1st World cup in weight categories IKO3 (June 2002, Maine, USA)
  • 2nd World cup in weight categories IKO3 (4 - 5 November, 2006, Sydney, Australia)
  • 3rd World cup in weight categories IKO3 (19-20 June, 2010, Malaga, Spain)
  • 4th World cup in weight categories IKO3 (6-7 September 2014, Durban, South Africa)
  • 5th World cup in weight categories IKO3 (17-18 November 2018,Shanghai China)

Results to be added

Kyokushin Union (Rengokai)

From 2009, the World Open Tournament has also been organized by All Japan Kyokushin Union (Kyokushin Rengōkai)[9] led by Yasuhiro Shichinohe.

  • 1st World cup in weight categories Rengokai (28 June 2009, Japan)
  • 2nd World cup in weight categories Rengokai (6 July 2011, Japan)
  • 3rd World cup in weight categories Rengokai (?)
  • 4th World cup in weight categories Rengokai (24 October 2015, Schweinfurt, Germany)
  • 5th World cup in weight categories Rengokai (12-13 November 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • 6th World cup in weight categories Rengokai (5 -6 October,2019, Moscow, Russia)

Results to be added

Kyokushin-kan (Royama branch)

Results to be added

So-Kyokushin (Ohishi branch)

Results to be added

IFK

Results to be added

KWF

Results to be added

References
  1. http://www.sokyokushin.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/KyokushinCup2015UK.pdf
  2. http://www.wko.or.jp/11wkc_rules/
  3. https://kyokushinspace.com/revision-of-kumite-competition-rules-iko/
  4. http://www.kyokushinresults.com
  5. http://www.kyokushinresults.com/Pages/World/WWCTi.htm
  6. "IKO Kyokushinkaikan". www.kyokushinkaikan.org.
  7. "World Karate Organization | World Karate Organization official site". www.wko.or.jp.
  8. http://kyokushin-matsushima.jp/e/
  9. http://www.kyokushin-kaikan.or.jp/kyokushin.html#Directors
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