Enshin Karate World Sabaki, April 19th 2008

[Azimuth]

Single-elimination. Open to all styles. No pads, no gloves, full contact karate.

Fighters come to challenge one of karate's toughest tests of technique, power, and spirit. Experience extreme knockdown karate combined with a timeless budo tradition.
Saturday, April 19th Denver

YouTube - 2008 World Sabaki Challenge

[kyokushin4life]

Thank you Azimuth-san as always. Osu!

[kyofighter]

I will be there , like I was last year also, as a spectator.
I hope this year more fighters will show up .
Osu.

[smoothsake]

Originally Posted by kyofighter

I hope this year more fighters will show up .

I looked at Sabaki Challenge and it had the results from last year. I was surprised that the brackets were not very big, only 6-10 people in each weight category. That has to be considerably down from the glory years of the Sabaki Challenge.

[kyofighter]

Yes, that's how it was . I've been in Denver for seven years now and every year they have less fighters. But I'm not surprised after meeting Kancho Ninomiya.
I wish them good luck this year.

[Tettsui]

Originally Posted by kyofighter

Yes, that's how it was . I've been in Denver for seven years now and every year they have less fighters. But I'm not surprised after meeting Kancho Ninomiya.
I wish them good luck this year.

Is Kancho Ninomiya a very intense and strict teacher?

[kyofighter]

He is very traditional and yes, intense. Also he likes to stay closed and isolated in relation with other knock-down dojos in US.
To bad, now when we all need to be cooperating more then ever .
Osu

[vapor]

Hopefully this tourney will be able to continue and prosper in the future and be a great expereince for everyone involved!

vapor