View Full Version : [Ashihara Karate] Sabaki Challenge Spirit, March 22nd 2008
The Sabaki Challenge Spirit (SCS) is the official world championships in Ashihara Karate (NIKO). It has been held annually at easter in Viborg, Denmark, since 1994, save for 2004 due to reconstruction of the tournament hall. There are 6 weight divisions for men, 3 for women, as well as a veteran class. There are also awards for the best technician, the best fighter and the contestant who delivers the best all-over performance. Tickets are about 25£/$40 for the entire day (half price for finals only).
Event: 14th Sabaki Challenge Spirit
Venue: Stadionhallen, Viborg, Denmark
Time: Saturday 22 March 2008. Weigh-in and medical check the day prior to the event
Organizer:
Viborg Karate Skole
Sct. Mathiasgade 98
8800 Viborg
Denmark
Tlf: +45 86 61 19 00
Fax: +45 86 60 22 06
Email: sabaki@sabaki.dk (Shihan Jens Bjerrekær)
I am working on a list of previous results (http://kyokushin4life.com/wiki/index.php?title=NIKO_Sabaki_Challenge_Spirit), which I plan to finish in near future.
That's about all the information I have for now. Hope to see you this easter!
~ Osu!
olyckan
03-05-2008, 10:47 AM
OSU!
22/3 The 14th Sabaki Challenge Spirit (Ashihara World Championship) will be held in Denmark- Viborg.
TEAM SWEDEN
Fighters: Andreas Tallroth, Ronny Gerdin, Robin Öhrstedt, Carlos Canas, André Åberg, Daniel Sveder, Tomas Eriksson, Peter Bucht
Coach: Per Backman and Nina Segerman
Sponsor: BUDOMASTER
If you have info on your country and/or other participants you can post them in this thread.
Azimuth
03-05-2008, 06:37 PM
We have for the moment only 1 active fighter and he is not able to attend this years competition due to a promotion training/evaluation at his job that runs at the same period.
What happened to Johan from Kiruna? Is he no longer fighting?
jolut
03-05-2008, 07:30 PM
Johan from the dojo in Boden you mean?
He is doing military service.
Martin H
03-05-2008, 09:27 PM
Keep us updated.
Do you know anything about the opposition?
I dont really know much about the Ashihara top fighters, so I would love to hear more!
olyckan
03-06-2008, 08:33 AM
Johan Fredriksson Bodens Bushido- Silver Medal in 2006 heavyweight, he also was a silvermedalist at the F.I.S.T tournament 2005. He is currently working in Afghanistan (he is a officer in the swedish army). On vacation back in sweden a few weeks ago he did some sparring with Daniel Sveder who coached him in 2006 and who is now making his own World Cup debut. I heard Johan really i MEAN REALLY almost screamed cause he was missing karate so much. Perhaps we will see him in the future, he is still young and a really big talent. He hasnt been active since 2006 though..
Some more info since you requested it:
Andreas Tallroth, Ronny Gerdin, Robin Öhrstedt made their knockdown debut at the German Open in november. You could say that this was there "test" to be approven to enter the world cup. For these fighters it will be their first WC. Tomas Eriksson is making his 3:e WC. Carlos Canas, André Åberg, Peter Bucht I dont really have that much info on. I think Peter has enterd WC before but I am not sure..
More general info (http://www.kyokushin4life.com/forums/events-finder/4830-14th-sabaki-challenge-spirit.html) (sadly I have been too lazy too update it - sue me).
Great to see so many Swedes. A shame that Johan Fredriksson will not enter however, I remember he put up a good show in 2006, where he placed second.
The Danish team is not very large this year, I fear. Many people who were supposed to enter, has run into unfortunate injuries and other problems. I can not tell you a definite list, but this is who I believe is entering:
Daniel Neumann, Marie Petersen, Michael Villekjær, Kirsten Smith, Julius Bjerrekjær and Dennis Johansen.
I might have forgotten a few, though I have not heard much. There are some maybe's, pending on form and doctor's opinion. Perhaps I know more after saturday's practice.
Hope to see you there!
Osu!
(Also, I will try to finish the list of results (http://kyokushin4life.com/wiki/index.php?title=NIKO_Sabaki_Challenge_Spirit) this weekend).
Johan from the dojo in Boden you mean?
He is doing military service.
Yeah, Boden it is. A very talented fighter with a great attitude!
Weigh-in for all fighters: Friday from 10 am.
Preliminary fights: Saturday 9 am - 4 pm.
Finals: 6 pm - 9 pm.
Many spectacors invade a local restaurant called Jensen's Bøfhus during the 2 hour break, though I'm not so sure what people will do this year. I'm not sure how many will spectace, plus we received crappy service at the restaurant last year and I had to pay double price. Is any of you K4L'ers going to the afterparty, though?
olyckan
03-17-2008, 02:16 PM
Nix, I will be there. Do you know if there is any official Sabaki Challenge site with pictures and information?
Sabaki.dk (http://www.sabaki.dk) is the official site, though it has not been updated for years. Pictures will most likely be up on Ashihara Karate Danmark (http://www.ashihara.dk) instead, maybe a few other sites. I'm not sure I'll be there for the party, it depends on who else is going and how much money I have. I declined beeing a referee, so I don't get the free tickets. :mad:
Osu!
http://randers.ashihara.dk/media/83/bestyrelse-instrukt%F8r-assistenter/Nye%20medlemmer/SBC_2008.png
Any news? I heard that Brian Jakobsen (Denamrk, WKO) will be fighting!
You heard right. He fought decently, and actually won this years heavyweight division. Here are the results of the Danish fighters:
Women middleweight (-60): Gold - Marie Petersen (DAI Denmark)
Women heavyweight (+60): Silver - Kirsten Smith (DAO Denmark)
Light middleweight (-70): Bronze - Michael Villekjær (DAI Denmark)
Light heavyweight (-80): Bronze - Daniel Neumann (DAI Denmark)
Heavyweight (+80): Gold - Brian Jacobsen (DAI Denmark)
Branches:
1st - ITERA Russia
2nd - DAI Denmark
3rd - Bucharest Romania
One remarkable thing was that there was only 3 fighters in the womens lightweight division. They all won 1 fight, noone scored any points and all weighed exactly 52.7 kg. The referees were unable to decide which of them was the better, so for the first time the 1st place was split between the 3 fighters.
I will keep you posted on results, photos and videos.
Osu!
Bloke
03-24-2008, 06:28 PM
Thanks for the info Nix. Looking forward to some pics.
niceguy
03-24-2008, 07:39 PM
One remarkable thing was that there was only 3 fighters in the womens lightweight division. They all won 1 fight, noone scored any points and all weighed exactly 52.7 kg. The referees were unable to decide which of them was the better, so for the first time the 1st place was split between the 3 fighters.
Osu!
Wow! Now that is unusual:D, image that!!!
The first batch of pictures (http://www.slide.com/r/9Zg7uaF36D9Plx-rc_feU_uprQ_TjXB4). Courtesy of Sensei Pia Jensen, Grenaa Karate Skole.
(No signof Ichigeki-man yet. I will keep searching).
niceguy
03-24-2008, 09:40 PM
The first batch of pictures (http://www.slide.com/r/9Zg7uaF36D9Plx-rc_feU_uprQ_TjXB4). Courtesy of Sensei Pia Jensen, Grenaa Karate Skole.
(No signof Ichigeki-man yet. I will keep searching).
Sweet:D! Nice photos, thanks for posting!Ous
kyokushin4life
03-25-2008, 05:16 AM
One remarkable thing was that there was only 3 fighters in the womens lightweight division. They all won 1 fight, noone scored any points and all weighed exactly 52.7 kg. The referees were unable to decide which of them was the better, so for the first time the 1st place was split between the 3 fighters.
I will keep you posted on results, photos and videos.
Osu!
Osu! Thank you Nix-san. That is a very rare thing to happen!
kyokushin4life
03-25-2008, 10:28 AM
Did sempai Enrique Rogue fight in this event?
Nix-san. Do you mind updating this page for us?
NIKO Sabaki Challenge Spirit - Kyokushin 4 Life Wiki (http://kyokushin4life.com/wiki/index.php?title=NIKO_Sabaki_Challenge_Spirit#14th_ Sabaki_Challenge_Spirit_-_2008)
Sempai Enrico Rogge did not fight at this years Sabaki Challenge Spirit - in fact, there were no German fighters at all. Sempai Alexander Lavrushin did not enter either, I'm not sure whether he is injured or what.
I will update the wiki as soon as I have the official results.
olyckan
03-25-2008, 03:38 PM
I heard that Rogge is taking some time to rest up.. Apperantly he has fought alot lately. Well to bad Germany didnt show up. They got alot of good fighters. The event was super, the weather wasnt ;). I expected som nice warm spring weather since i come from the north, but the weather was almost like my hometown.. Sweden got a Bronzemedal in the veterans class bye Peter Bucht (Tierps Ashihara).
Yes, it started snowing like hell the night before. We arrived an hour late, since we had to drive back for the cameras, and were unable to drive up the icy slope on our way back. Plus we had to drive 50 km/t all the way (hurray for summer-tires).
I thought all the Swedish fighters were from Uppsala?
olyckan
03-26-2008, 10:35 AM
Yes, it started snowing like hell the night before. We arrived an hour late, since we had to drive back for the cameras, and were unable to drive up the icy slope on our way back. Plus we had to drive 50 km/t all the way (hurray for summer-tires).
I thought all the Swedish fighters were from Uppsala?
No, there was a misunderstanding about the branches. Sweden has for the last 3 years been competing as TEAM SWEDEN and nothing else. We where fighters from many branches all coached bye Per Backman from Tierp. The Branches that enterd was, Uppsala, Tierp, Luleå. Why do we fight as team sweden then, several reasons. I heard that on the branch meeting it was discussed if there in the future only would be "national teams" represented and not branches..
Sabaki Challenge is moving forward. Alot of changes where discussed and next year we will see how it goes.
Osu-EN1
Back in the first years of SCS, this was more seen. Every dojo entered as an individual branch (Randers, St. Petersburg, Brasov, etc.), where in the later years, especially after the tournament went through some radical changes, dojo were grouped together in more or less national teams. Changes will indeed be made in near future. It is good that you are optimistic.
Osu!
Azimuth
04-21-2008, 04:14 PM
I know for the official results of last year it also took a long time cause the officials awaited the final doping test results .
I will send them an email or make a phone-call and bugger them for the results.
I received the results yesterday, as well as the results from the doping control. All tests were negative, so the results stand as they were fought. I will update the wiki as soon as time allows, probably not before this weekend.
Osu!
Whoops, I nearly forgot all about this. For those dieing to know, I did in fact upload it on a page I worked on (http://www.mediegrafiker-ats.dk/uro22/tid/nikki/pages/scs08.html), including a small resume (in Danish). It'll probably go offline soon, but I'll toss it in the wiki before that!
Osu!
Nice dark looking page, Nix (Do I see a pattern here?;) ), but all the English seems to have lines through the o's, and little circles over the a's. :D
Osu!