Kyokushin World Federation

Our wonderful shihan Antonio Pinero (9th dan)- KWF President, celebrates his birthday today. Much health and happiness! Osu! Previous Next

Dear Shihan Andrzej Drewniak, On the occasion of your seventy-eight birthday, we extend our warmest wishes for health, happiness, satisfaction with life and success for Polish Kyokushin, whi 52nd anniversary. As a gift, we are sending you a film and photos from a show with your participation, which took place in 1985 during the Japanese Kyokushin Championships in Tokyo, where you were one of the few in the world to spend over a year on a Sosai Masutatsu Oyama scholarship, living and training with Uchi deshi in the legendary Honbu Dojo in Tokyo. Today, we already have over a thousand trained instructors…

The Norwegian Summer Camp NKKO 2025 The Norwegian Summer Camp was held in Moi from June 25th to 29th, 2025, with 145 participants attending.We were fortunate to have our president, Shihan Antonio Pinero, as the main instructor and source of inspiration for the camp. It is truly an honor to train with and learn from him— hecreates a great atmosphere for everyone, young and old alike.He speaks to and teaches allwith equal passion.The other instructors included Shihan Tom Sølve Erga, Shihan Geir Havreberg, Shihan Gorm Øyan, Shihan Jarle Sundvor, Sensei Johnny Reiestad, Sensei Yilmaz Zorlu, Sensei Roy Svensen, and Senpai Torbjørn…

Summer Camp Benasque 2025 – under the leadership of Shihan Antonio Piñero An unforgettable week under the leadership of Shihan Antonio Piñero, president of the KWF! This year's annual summer camp in Benasque brought together 220 participants for an intensive and inspiring experience.Throughout the camp, training sessions were conducted by a team of experienced international instructors, led by Shihan Piñero. Each day included four training sessions, focusing on kihon, kata, and kumite. Every session ended with 25 sparring matches.No fewer than 40 karateka took part in the examinations. In the morning, the technical exam took place, lasting an impressive 4.5 hours.…

Today all followers of Kyokushin celebrate Masutatsu Oyama's birthday. The master not only created the organization but also carried away more than 12 million people with his love for karate. Happy birthday Sosai You are in our hearts. Osu!Сегодня все последователи Киокушина празднуют день рождения Масутацу Оямы. Мастер не только создал организацию но и увлек за собой более 12 миллионов человек любовью к каратэ.С днем рождения Мастер Ты в наших сердцах. Осу!

52. EASTERN EUROPEAN KYOKUSHIN CAMP – KRAKOW 2025On July 17-20, 2025, the 52st Eastern European Kyokushin Summer Camp took place at the AWF Krakow facilities with the participation of over 200 participants from Poland and foreign countries.The main trainer was the President of KWF ANTONIO PINERO (9th dan) and the special guest was the chairman of KWF Referee Committee FERNANDO PEREZ (7th dan). The camp program was prepared by shihan ANDRZEJ DREWNIAK (9th dan).Accommodation took place at the AWF Aleje Jana Pawła II No. 82 Summer Hotel. Double rooms with bathroom and balcony. Video: https://youtu.be/PPpf1KUX5Mw?si=-7MDaPfJvxnF0pwM

57th International Summer Camp – Papendal 2025 The 57th NKKO summer camp Kyokushin Karate at the beautiful Papendal was a great success! This year we welcomed about 100 enthusiastic participants from european countries such as Netherlands, Poland, Grece and more who were ready to push their boundaries, learn new techniques and take part in an unforgettable experience full of discipline, strength and camaraderie. Highlights of the camp: 🔹 Intensive training sessions: Under the guidance of international instructors such as Shihan Antonio Pinero (9th dan, Spain), shihan Fernando Perez (7th dan, Spain) and sensei Krzysztof Kopciowski (4th dan, Poland) and national…

A look back at the Kwf France national training course from May 29 to 31, 2025, with a special guest: Sensei Aladin Mhamdi (Netherlands) due to the unavailability of Shihan PereiraAround forty participants, a program, at the trainees' choice, packed with kihon, katas, crazy stamina followed by the hypnosis session of Sensei "Doc" Christophe, combat workshops, kwf kata referee training, mental preparation training, and the traditional kwf evaluation test sparring session in sweat, good humor, and kindness!A huge thank you to- Sensei Aladin for his kindness, his good humor, his unfailing encouragement, and the quality of his teaching- the Kwf…

Winter Camp in Etne 06.02.25 – 09.02.25 (Norway)   The Winter Camp in Etne was conducted in the same manner as the past 20 years, with instructors from Norway, Spain, and Romania, and participants from all over Norway, Romania, and Spain. The camp is open to everyone, so there were coaches and practitioners from several organizations. The camp was organized by Shihan Geir Havreberg from Etne Kyokushin Karate Club, with great help from wonderful parents. A big thank you to everyone who helped during the camp. The instructors were: Shihan Javier Lezcano, 7th Dan, Spain Shihan Cristian Boldut, 5th Dan, Romania Shihan Geir Havreberg,…

On January 10-12, 2025, the National Kyokushin Seminar was held at the MDK "Dom Harcerza" Sports Hall in Krakow, at ul. Reymonta 18, as part of the New Year's Kagami Biraki with the participation of 116 karatekas from PolandThe special guest and main leader of the seminar was the World Champion in kumite and kata shihan Javier Lezcano 7th dan.The seminar program included four two-hour training sessions aimed at improving kihon, ido geiko, kata and combat technique and tactics skills. The program also included a lecture by the PZK national team physician, Dr. Krzysztof Mawlichan, 3rd dan, on resuscitation, or…