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Kancho Matusi met with Dojo Operators/ Instructors in Poland and visited Czech Republic

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SEPTEMBER 25~28, 2010
Poznan, POLAND & Prague, CZECH REPLUBLIC

IKO President Kancho Shokei Matsui traveled to Poznan, Poland to meet with Polish Dojo Operators and instructors on September 25, 2010.  Dojo operators, instructors and black belts from all across Poland attended the meeting, the technical training seminars and Dan testing over two days.  Kancho Matsui led the training sessions for the attendees numbering over 100 eager participants supported by Sensei Ryu Narushima, three-time All Japan Lightweight Champion.  Kancho was happy to personally welcome our new IKO European Dojo Operators now officially licensed and certified by the IKO Kyokushinkaikan.

On September 28, Kancho traveled to Prague in the Czech Republic to hold technical training seminars for the Czech instructors and students.  Kancho led the training sessions supported by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai and Czech Branch Chief Jan Soukup, Second Place in the 9th World Open Karate Tournament.  Nearly 70 IKO members from across the Czech Republic, Germany and Latvia were in attendance.

This European trip was one of many such training seminars and events to which Kancho Matsui plans to attend around the world this year.  Kancho looks forward to meeting IKO members personally in the months ahead and to welcoming all participants to the Kyokushin International Friendship events and the 10th World Open Karate Tournament in November 2011, OSU.

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Seminar in Czech Republic

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