Thursday
10th - Saturday 12th of November 2005
SHITO RYU SHUKOKAI KARATE DO WORLD CUP - CHARTRES, FRANCE
The team of
Shito-Ryu Shukokai Karate Union Greece has returned From
CHARTRES of France, where they participated to the world
cup that the French Federation of Karate organised, in cooperation
with Shito-ryu Shukokai Karate Union France and the Municipality
of CHARTRES.
It was a fantastic
organisation with the participation of fifteen countries
with more than two hundred students. From the Greek side,
the following participated: Nikolaos KARAISKAKIS, Anna HOURDAKI,
Georgios PLOUSOS, Stergios TSAKALAKIS, Nikolaos PITSITAKIS.
Our team reached CHARTRES on Wednesday 9/11/05 and participated
in the opening ceremony, where the representatives of the
participating countries attended along with their teams.
On Thursday, the general meeting took place, where the similar
organisation that takes place every two years, was decided
to take place in Romania during 2007, and in Greece in 2009,
specifically in Heraklion of Crete!
During Thursday afternoon, and Friday morning, a seminar
took place, in which our team has also participated. The
seminar was taught by: Shihan Tsutomu KAMOHARA - 8 Dan,
Technical Director for Shito-ryu Shukokai Karate Union Europe,
and Hanshi Haruyoshi YAMADA - 9 Dan, President of the World
Shito-ryu Shukokai Karate Do Union. The seminar's level
was very high since both instructors are from the top of
the world.
During Friday afternoon, the Dan gradings took place and
20 karateka from several countries participated. From the
Greek side, instructors Nikolaos Karaiskakis and Anna Hourdaki
have been awarded with the 5th Dan.
During the rest of the evening, instructor Nikolaos KARAISKAKIS
participated in the council of the referee committee, where
the rules of the competition were discussed along with the
representatives of all countries. On Saturday, November
12th, the competitions began from early in the morning.
The best teams that were awarded with most of the medals,
were the Romanian, the Japanese and the Italian.
The Greek
athletes participated in the KATA competitions, but did
not manage to distinguish. In KUMITE, only Georgios Plousos
participated, who gained the 3rd position in the category
of -80 kilos.
The competition
level was very high, given the fact that many european and
world champions participated. It also has to be mentioned,
that the effort of the Greek athletes was very good and
they deserve to be congratulated.
