4th World Tournament - where are they now?

[Bloke]

Following on from the post in this thread outlining the last 32 in the 4th WT I thought it may be intestesting to see where thay are all now.

http://www.kyokushin4life.com/forums...html#post46962

[kakatootoshi]

The Japanese team in best 32:

Matsui-ha
Nishiyama Yoshitaka
Hashizume Hidehiko
Matsui Shokei (then Akiyoshi)

Shinkyokushinkai
Midori Kenji
Sotodate Shinichi
Okamura Koichi
Kimoto Masashi

Rengokai
Masuda Akira
Shichinohe Yasuhiro
Kuwajima Yasuhiro
Koi Yoshikazu

Budo Karate Kenkyukai
Miake Hiroyuki

Yamakiryu
Yamaki Kenji

Kurosawa Dojo
Kurosawa Hiroki

OSU!

[alan]

You want info on the rest non Japanese fighters also?

[BrazilianKick1]

Osu
That would be great, just to know where everybody is!
Osu

[vapor]

By all means, add any info, on any and all fighters that you may know of

vapor

[alan]

OK, I'll post all I know but most is only info picked up from the net and nothing exclusive. I am sure most of you already know :-)

Gerard Gordeau - Head of IBK, still The Hauge, holland.

Miake Hiroyuki - Lives in Kyoto but has retired from karate. He has sold his dojo and no longer trains due to a permanent injury.

Zbniez Matacz - Never fought in this tournament due to visa/passport problems. The actual name of the fighter is Michael Leener. Last thing I heard on Leener was when he was helping out Swedish NHL superstar goal keeper Henrik Lundqvist.

Michel Wedel - Proffesor in economics at an Univeristy in USA.

Ademir Da Costa - Head of seiwaikai in Brazil.

Jan Bulow - County rep and Brach chief of Danish Shinkyokushin organisation. Well respected referee and a great karateka. He actual fought in Japan, Fukokka, in 2005 and won second place in the open weight tournament.

Michael Thompson - Last time I met him he was living in Dublin, Ireland, working with a proffesional rugby team. That was a couple of years ago so I do not know if it is still the case.

Nicholas da Costa - running an IFK affiliated dojo in London as far as I know.

Two of the great fighters has as all of you know sadly passed away. Andy Hug ans Peter Smith, R.I.P.

That's what I know, hope it is in any way useful for you :-)
Not that many left on the list so maybe we can find out on every single one of them?

[jcbel]

Where did Gerard Gordeau place in the 4th WT?

[alan]

Originally Posted by jcbel

Where did Gerard Gordeau place in the 4th WT?

Best 32, lost to Masuda, check post above with link to draw for top 32 :-)

[Salvador G. Ebreo Jr.]

Sensie Rosalio J.Melchor of the Philippine one of the 4TH World Open player,He founded the Kyokushin Comjukaido in the Philippines in 1990 and teaches Kyokushin way in Mindanao Philippines,then in 1995 He became one of the martial arts instructor of the AFP-Taekwondo in the philippines!!!at present he's still in the Arm Forces of the Philippines teaching Karate and Taekwondo!!!

[Bloke]

Following on from a post in the anagram thread about Mike Bracale does anyone know if he still trains and if so where?

[Bracale13]

Hi there. I am Mike's niece. He isnt really training anymore. Only occasionally. Had a few ops on his knees and ankles so out of it for a while. Still very much involved otherwise. We went recently to the 9th Open World Tournament in Japan last year November. It was awesome@!

He's doing well and lives in Sea Point, Cape town. Still my hero!

Regards
Natascha Bracale

[Nix]

Osu,

Thanks you very much for your update, Bracale13! I am sure many of our members find this little trivia quite interesting. Do you practice yourself? Maybe you could make a thread in the introduction section and tell us a little more about yourself!

Osu!
~ Nix

[jcc]

Originally Posted by Bracale13

Hi there. I am Mike's niece. He isnt really training anymore. Only occasionally. Had a few ops on his knees and ankles so out of it for a while. Still very much involved otherwise. We went recently to the 9th Open World Tournament in Japan last year November. It was awesome@!

He's doing well and lives in Sea Point, Cape town. Still my hero!

Regards
Natascha Bracale

Osu!

Yeah - I trained with Mike at the Sea Point Honbu about a million years ago! Great times. Please send him my regards - and why doesn´t he come on here as well? It would be great to hear from him.