The Chinese National "Lion Cups" and the 15th All Asian Open Tournament that was held on November 29th and 30th which drew big attention with more than 2000 spectators during the 2-day event in the city of Shanghai. IKO International committee member Shihan Peter Chong and Shihan Kamio, Sensei Hibino from IKO Honbu supervised the tournament. Branch Chief, Sensei Wei Liu was a local organizer. The total number of participating countries was 17. Thanks to the support of Asian Branch Chiefs, fighters, coaches and judges, this international tournament could not be possible without your support. Fighters from Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China had proven their "high potential" during the tournament. Following the event, special training seminar and Honbu Dan promotion test were conducted by Shihan Peter Chong, Shihan Kamio and Sensei Hibino on December 1st. The next All Asian & Middle East Tournament was announced to be held on May 15th, 2014 in Iran at the Asian Branch Chief's meeting.     Official Results

Men's Open Weight
1st Place - Ｋｏｉｎｏｓｕｋｅ Ｉｓｈｉｓａｋｉ （Ｊａｐａｎ）
2nd Place - Ｎｅｒｇｕｉ　Ｏｔｇｏｎｂａａｔａｒ （Ｍｏｎｇｏｌｉａ）
3rd Place - Ｅｒｄｅｎｅ　Ｂａｔｔｕｓｈｉｇ （Ｍｏｎｇｏｌｉａ）
4th Place - Ｚｈａｎｇ　ＸｉａＢｉａｏ （Ｃｈｉｎａ）

Top 8
Ａｉｄｙｎ Ｕｍｂｅｔｏｖ （Ｋａｚａｋｈｓｔａｎ）
Ａｚａｍａｔ　Ｔａｋｅｎｏｖ （Ｋａｚａｋｈｓｔａｎ）
Ｒｙｕｔａ　Ｋｏｂａｙａｓｈｉ （Ｊａｐａｎ）
Ｙｕｒｉｙ　Ｄｉｍｉｔｒｉｙｅｒ （Ｋａｚａｋｈｓｔａｎ）

Women's Open Weight
1st Place - Ｙｕｋｉｎａ Ｏｄａ （Ｊａｐａｎ）
2nd Place - ＹｅＭｉｎ （Ｃｈｉｎａ）
3rd Place - ＧｕＬｉ　Ｔｉｎｇ （Ｃｈｉｎａ）
4th Place - Ｅｓｔｅｒ　Ｋｉｍ （Ｋｏｒｅａ）

Awards
Best Spirit - Ｎｅｒｇｕｉ　Ｏｔｇｏｎｂａａｔａｒ （Ｍｏｎｇｏｌｉａ）
Best Technique - Ｒｙｕｔａ　Ｋｏｂａｙａｓｈｉ （Ｊａｐａｎ）
Best Young Fighter -Ｅｓｔｅｒ　Ｋｉｍ （Ｋｏｒｅａ、Ｗｏｍａｎ）