The Russian summer camp was held from June 20-27, 2016 in Sochi under the direction of IKO Russia Branch Chief Shihan Victor Belov and Sensei Alexey Bashlykoy. Guest instructors were Shihan Koichi Kawabata and Shihan Arthur Hovhannisyan from Honbu.
There were intensive four days of training: morning sea session, evening in groups in the hall and in the open areas.
Other activities included tug of war, soccer, sumo, Grand Prix of Kata as well as the Kyu and Dan tests. During the camp Shihan Kawabata shared memories of Kyokushin in his young days, some including stories of Sosai Masutatsu Oyama.