Kancho Hatsuo Royama arrived

Flight of the Japanese team and delegation landed at 11:45 on Ferihegy.
Kancho Hatsuo Royama and members of the leadership of kyokushin-kan world organization also arrived with this flight.

Reporters and journalists interviewed Royama master on the spot, who expressed his respect to the organizers in his statement.

After a short sightseeing Royama arrived in the official hotel of the WT, the Arena Stadion Hotel, where several hundreds of competitors had already waited for the leader of the kyokushin-kan world organization. There was no time to rest because leaders of the world organizations set out to the scene of the first official programme of the WT, to Szentes, to light the flame of KYOKUSHIN!

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Kancho Ademir da Costa

Events sped up on the karate tournament of 2009 since guests arrive continuously from all over the world. Kancho Ademir da Costa (7.dan) leader of International Combat Karate Organization Seiwakai also arrived, and he shared his thoughts with us:
The opportunity to participate in this great and magnificent Championship, organized by Sensei Sandor Brezovai and Kancho Royama, is a great honor for me and my athletes.
I met Sensei Sandor a few months ago, and I felt his desire to make this dream true, as in the old times by Sosai Oyama. This fills up my heart with happiness, because we need to remind the great times and brightness from the Old World Championships, where the great athletes from different styles got together with the same goal “Be the best of all”. This event is a great opportunity for the athletes to test their performance and experience the real Budo Spirit.

International press conference of the WT will be held on 1 October 2009 in Hotel Arena where the star guest will be Semmy Schilt K-1 world champion.

Journalists and reporters are all welcome, accreditation cards can be taken over after the press conference.

Hanshi Dr. Imre Harnos arrived

Competitors and guests arrived continuously to the greatest karate competition of the world, the ALL KYOKUSHIN KARATE WT! The team of Korea, Lebanon and Poland had already arrived.
The first world organization leaders also arrived in the Arena Hotel and the Japanese delegation arrives at 11:45.

Leader of ZEN BU KAN KEMPO world organization, Hanshi Dr. Imre Harnos arrived as well. In the book „21 szamuráj” Hanshi Dr. Imre Harnos expressed his opinion on Zen Bu Kan Kampo world organization: Fighters of ZBK Kempo live as it is expected by society: in peace and in love. They learn to create and to give and how to keep an eye open and learn everything.

Shinto gate in Szentes

Members of the kyokushin family will meet today (30 September 2009) in Szentes, where flame of the kyokushin will be lit jointly by the leaders of world organizations at the only Shinto gate in Central-Europe.
In 2001 thousands of fighters paid a tribute to the founder of the style at this gate, but this event will be not only a memorable moment but will enter into the history of kyokushin karate.
All welcome at the Dr. Papp László Sports Hall in Szentes!

TV campaign of the WT began!

From today an intensive TV campaign started in the biggest TV channels of Hungary. Today at 7 p.m Sensei Sándor Brezovai, organizer of the WT and Sensei Zsolt Zsiga, trainer of the Independent Team will give an interview in the sport programme of Duna TV where they will tell about the preparations of the WT.

Next day in the morning show of the RTL channel, Tibor Agócs and József Stefanovics will give an interview about the preparation of the Hungarian fighters.
In Sport1 we can hear about the WT in live, and several TV ads can be seen on the RTL KLUB in prime time! More information on the website of the WT!

Láss Csodát

Team of LÁSS CSODÁT ( www.lass-csodat.hu  ) was established in spring of 2006. They gathered together techniques of the most spectacular sports and arts and created an extreme show. Freedom and love of motion shines from the stories and sometimes even gravitation can not make difficulties over them.

After the successful performances of the first year invitations came from in and out Hungary and their relationships began to build. Their unique and extreme show is continuously being renewed and their repertoire is constantly growing which results in the increase of invitations and creativity of their show. In the last 3 years they presented their show more than 500 times and gave memorable moments for their audience.

Team of Canada is on the way to Hungary!

Flight of the competitors from Canada will land soon in Hungary. They will come earlier to get accustomed to the climate in Hungary and to rest up because of the time difference and to be able to get into their stride on the kyokushin world tournament!

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Trophies of the WT

ALL KYOKUSHIN KARATE WT, the greatest budo karate competition of the world begins officially on 30 September 2009 in the hall of the Conference and Cultural Centre of Szentes

Unique trophies of the WT can be viewed on the scene of the opening ceremony. These unique wrought-iron cups were made in different size and gold, silver and bronze Japanese dragons on them symbolize the result gained at the WT.

September 30th, Wednesday

10:00–23:00 Check int o the Hotel Aréna

 17:00–20:00 Registration of contestants, presentation of the medical certifi cates in the designated hotel room

18:00 Press Conference (in Szentes)

20:00 With the attendence of the leaders of the world organizations the inauguration of the Memorial Wall int he Sosai Memorial Park in Szentes, sanctifi ed by shinto priests

October 1st, Thursday

10:00–13:00 Meeting of the referee II. in the Parlour of the Hotel Aréna

 10:00–14:00 Registration of contestants, receiveing startnumbers, presentation of the medical certifi cates in the designated hotel room

10:00–18:00 Weighing int he designated hotel room

15:00–18:00 Boat tour and sight seeing for the leaders of world organizations

19.00–21:00 Welcome party in the Banquet Hall of the Hotel Aréna (approximately 1000 people attending)

October 2nd, Friday

FIRST DAY OF THE WT:

10:00 Opening ceremony, the introduction of the attending world organizations, the contestants entry in suits per country

10:20 Oath in Japanese, English and Hungarian

10:30 Explanation of rules

10:45 Withdrawal of the contestants

11:00–20:00 Kumite qualifying in three arenas in men and women categories (in men category until the best 32, in women category until the best 16)

October 3rd, Saturday10:00–14:00 Men and women kata qualifying (1st round, presentation of the obligatory standard exercise)

SECOND DAY OF THE WT:

14:00–20:00 Continuing the kumite qualifying in three arenas, per weight groups, until the best 4

October 4th, Sunday

THIRD DAY OF THE WT:

12:00 Announcement

12:05 Taiko display

12:15 Ceremonious opening: – Introduction of the leaders of the world organizations and VIP guests

– A politician’s and Kancho Royama’s complimentary and opening speech

– Original archive documentary about Sosai

– Fire-jugglers

– 5-7-year-old children take in the leaders of world organizations to the arena by and, introduction of each leader

– All of the leaders of the world organizations with a torch in their hands light the all kyokushin fi re again

– Commemoration of Sosai Oyama, while a huge picture of him descends above the arena

– Sosai ceremony with shinto ritual with the leaders of the world organizations and the high–ranking memebers of the Kyokushin–kan

13:00 Entry of the contestants in karate–gi, the best 4 per category

13:05 Oath, explanation of rules

13:30 Devils and Angels

13:50 Kata 2nd round, display of the optional kata (best 8 in men and women categories)

14:15 The breaking performance of th ebest 4 contestants in all categories: seiken, shuto, higi, kakato

15:00 Childrens demonstration kyokushin-kan

15:30 Fights for the finals

17:30 Displays

18:30 Kumite finals

20:00 Announcement of the results, taking pictures, closing of the tournament, Taiko closing ceremony

22:00 Sayonara party at the Banquet Hall of the Hotel Aréna