Kiev International Tournament was held in Ukraine on 19th～21st April 2019
On April 19-21 Kiev warmly welcomed more than 200 competitors and officials from Ukraine, Estonia, Croatia, Israel, Belarus, Denmark and Austria. I.K.O.MATSUSHIMA Ukraine the Ukrainian Karate Kyokushinkaikan Association ran the “2nd Open Cup Matsushima”.
The event was a great success being held on the highest level, which gives us the confidence and cheerfulness to continue developing this tournament and hoping to welcome next year even more teams and respectful guests.
A few reasons why it was possible to run such high quality event are our sponsors and partners Platform “UKR.NET”, and I.K.O. MATSUSHIMA Barch-Chiefs and Dojo operators who contributed a lot. I would like to sincerely thank:
– Shihan Klaus Rex from Denmark
– Sensei Vladimir Sekelj from Croatia and their team
– Sensei Shamil Guseynov from Estonia and their team
– Sensei Eduard Zhak from Belarus and their team
– Sensei Artur Spilniy from Israel and their team
– a team from Austria
– and all Ukrainian Dojos
The event was filled with powerful fights, impressive Kata show-cases, and many positive emotions. We are very much looking forward to the 3rd tournament in April 2020.
Big OSU from Ukraine all I.K.O.MATSUSHIMA family
Branch Chief; Sergey Lukyanchikov