On Saturday, June 21st, the 19th Annual All American Open International Karate Championships was held in New York City. Nearly 100 IKO competitors of all ages participated from 15 countries. This event reaffirmed the strength of many, and introduced the potential of many more. Oleksandr IEROMENKO of Ukraine defeated the defending All American Open Champion, Zahari Damyanov of Bulgaria and became All American champion for the first time. In the Women's Yokozuna, Myriam LAMARRE of Canada took her first time victory in NY. Exciting matches were enjoyed by all and it was a great opportunity for strong fighters around the world to come together for international camaraderie.
An IKO Training Seminar was led by Kancho Shokei Matsui on Sunday, June 22nd to which approximately 60 officials, fighters and students participated.


The following are the Official Results:

FULL-CONTACT KUMITE
MEN OPEN
1 OLEKSANDR IEROMENKO, UKRAINE
2 ZAHARI DAMYANOV, BULGARIA
3 DARMEN SADVOKASOV, RUSSIA
4 ILYA KARPENKO, RUSSIA
5 Alejandro Navarro, Spain
6 Roger Cuadros, Bolivia
7 Maxime Demeautis, France
8 Takaichi Onuma, Japan

SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Tameshiwari Ilya Karpenko - 28 Boards
Best Technique Ilya Karpenko
Best Spirit Takaichi Onuma

WOMEN LIGHTWEIGHT
1 DARIA SZEFER, POLAND
2 MARIELA ZARATE, USA
3 CAROLINE NADEAU, CANADA
4 ROSARIO BARRIOS VALDA, BOLIVIA

WOMEN MIDDLE-HEAVY
1 MYRIAM LAMARRE, CANADA
2 EMILIE PROVOST, CANADA
3 SAMIRA YAZIT, CANADA
4 THIELY C. OLIVEIRA PINTO, BRAZIL

WOMEN'S YOKOZUNA
MIRIAM LAMARRE

KATA
ADULT OPEN
1 GERGANA KOSTOVA, BULGARIA - SUSHIHO
2 VIVIEN HALASZ, HUNGARY - SUSHIHO
3 DARIA SZEFER, POLAND - KANKU
4 TOSHIAKI HASHI, USA -SEIENCHIN

KATA
YOUTH ADVANCED
1 VLADISLAV AMIROV, RUSSIA - TSUKI NO KATA
2 YUKIKO HIBI, USA - PINAN 5
3 VERONIQUE POULIN, CANADA - SEIENCHIN
4 KENTO ODRIA, USA - GEKI SAI DAI

YOUTH INTERMEDIATE
1 BOGOMIL KOSTOV, BULGARIA - SUSHIHO
2 SIMONA STOIMENOVA, BULGARIA - KANKU
3 ZORNICA KOSTOVA, BULGARIA - SUSHIHO
4 ALICIA ROSCA, USA - GEKI SAI SHO

SEMI-CONTACT KUMITE
SENIOR MEN
1 ROMAN WOJCIECHOWSKI, POLAND
2 JANUS LAUB, HUNGARY
3 TOSHIAKI HASHI, USA
4 JAVIER MATOS, USA

SENIOR WOMEN OPEN WEIGHT
1 ELSA TORRES, COLOMBIA
2 IRIS REYES, USA

SEMI-CONTACT KUMITE
JUNIOR BOYS 15-17YRS
1 ACHEMI CHIKH, CANADA
2 RYO SUGAWARA, USA
3 TONI TRIFONOV, BULGARIA

JUNIOR GIRLS 16-17YRS
1 ZORNICA KOSTOVA, BULGARIA
2 NANCY CROTEAU, CANADA
3 CLISSED BARRON, CANADA

JUNIOR GIRLS 14-15YRS
1 LISBETH ESPINO, USA
2 SIMONA STOIMENOVA, BULGARIA
3 TANIA ZARATE, BOLIVIA
4 VERONIQUE POULIN, CANADA

JUNIOR BOYS 13-14YRS
1 CHRISTIAN BUFFALOE, USA
2 KENTO ODRIA, USA
3 VLADISLAV AMIROV, RUSSIA

JUNIOR BOYS 10-11YRS
1 YUJI KHAN, USA
2 RYU KATAYAMA, USA
3 BOGOMIL KOSTOV, BULGARIA
4 GENTO SHIMAMURA, USA

JUNIOR BOYS 8YRS
1 MAXIM GAVLITSKII, MOLDOVA
2 KAILER SATO, USA

JUNIOR CO-ED 6-7YRS
1 ROBERT CRISTODOR, ROMANIA
2 LANNA NOEL, USA
3 GUS BELL, USA
4 SEAN KALOUDIS, USA