Maya Osaki (Koichi, Japan)-R lands a roundhouse against
Yuki Furata (Osaka, Japan)-L
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Yuki Furata (Osaka, Japan)-L blocks a roundhouse from
Maya Osaki (Koichi, Japan)-R
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Yuki Furata (Osaka, Japan)-L is thrown by Maya Osaki
(Koichi, Japan)-R
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Falcon Sahin (Setauket, New York USA)-L attempts a knee
kick against Yusanari Sasaki (Iwate, Japan)-R
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Falcon Sahin (Setauket, New York USA)-R defends a low kick
delivered by Yusanari Sasaki (Iwate, Japan)-L
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Falcon Sahin (Setauket, New York USA)-R defends a low kick
delivered by Yusanari Sasaki (Iwate, Japan)-L
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Falcon Sahin (Setauket, New York USA)-L attempts a high
roundhouse kick
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Falcon Sahin (Setauket, New York USA)-L lands a high
roundhouse kick
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Yusanari Sasaki (Iwate, Japan)-L uses sune uke
(shin block) to defend a low kick delivered by
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Yusanari Sasaki (Iwate, Japan)-L defends against a
masterfully
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Yusanari Sasaki (Iwate, Japan)-L scores with a winning
tai-otoshi (tripping throw) against
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Daniel Jankowski (Legionowo, Poland)-L defends against
a back spinning roundhouse kick
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Daniel Jankowski (Legionowo, Poland)-R scores with a
throw against Go Kakutani (Irvine, California USA)-L
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Koichi Ninomiya gets a bye in the early rounds.
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Shuhei Funatsu (Fukuoka, Japan)-L blocks a hard
roundhouse kick
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Shuhei Funatsu (Fukuoka, Japan)-L attempts a roundhouse
kick
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Rafat Skoskiewicz (Mazowsze, Poland)-L executes a high
roundhouse kick
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Rafat Skoskiewicz (Mazowsze, Poland)-L exchanges
roundhouse kicks
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Shuhei Funatsu (Fukuoka, Japan)-L battles Rafat
Skoskiewicz (Mazowsze, Poland)-R
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Shuhei Funatsu (Fukuoka, Japan)-L lands a middle
roundhouse kick
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Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-L blocks a front kick
from
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Alexander Mnatsakanov (Piscataway, New Jersey USA)-L
attempts a high roundhouse kick |
Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-R uses a shin block
(sune uke) to successfully block an inside low kick
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Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-R exchange kicks
with
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Alexander Mnatsakanov (Piscataway, New Jersey USA)-L
nearly lands a high roundhouse kick
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Alexander Mnatsakanov (Piscataway, New Jersey USA)-L
drives in with a hard knee kick (hiza geri)
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Early action - Shaun Dolon (Fort Collins, Colorado
USA)-L
takes on Lukasz Stankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)-R
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Shaun Dolon (Fort Collins, Colorado USA)-L attempts a
high roundhouse kick against
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Shaun Dolon (Fort Collins, Colorado USA)-L defends
against Lukasz Stankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)-R
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Lukasz Stankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)-R attempts a back
kick (ushiro geri)
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Shaun Dolon (Fort Collins, Colorado USA)-L in action against
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Shaun Dolon (Fort Collins, Colorado USA)-L delivers a
middle roundhouse kick (chudan mawashi geri)
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Edgar Villanueva (Glendale Heights, Illinois USA)-L
attempts a low roundhouse
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Patrick Ross (New York, New York USA)-L connects with an
axe kick
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Patrick Ross (New York, New York USA)-L sets up a monster
axe kick
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Patrick Ross (New York, New York USA)-L delivers a fight
ending roundhouse kick
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Denver Taiko performs at the 2008 World Sabaki
Challenge
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 Denver Taiko performs at the 2008 World Sabaki Challenge |
 The 2008 World Sabaki Challenge Semi-finalists.
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 The 2008 World Sabaki Challenge Semi-finalists.
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 The 2008 World Sabaki Challenge Semi-finalists.
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 The Sabaki Challenge rules demonstration.
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 The Sabaki Challenge rules demonstration.
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 The Sabaki Challenge rules demonstration.
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Maya Osaki (Kochi, Japan)-L successfully blocks a
front kick delivered
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Korina Schiemann (Freiberg, Germany)-R attempts
another front kick against Maya Osaki (Kochi, Japan)-L |
Maya Osaki (Kochi, Japan)-L attempts a high
roundhouse kick against
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Korina Schiemann (Freiberg, Germany)-L delivers a
strong front kick against Maya Osaki (Kochi, Japan)-R |
Korina Schiemann (Freiberg, Germany)-R attempts a
front kick against Maya Osaki (Kochi, Japan)-L |
Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L delivers a hard
middle roundhouse kick against Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-R |
Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L nearly connects with
a high roundhouse kick |
Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-L blocks a middle
roundhouse kick from Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-R
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-L blocks a roundhouse kick
from Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-R
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Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L and Hisako Iwai
(Osaka, Japan)-R exchange kicks
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Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L nearly connects with
a strong high front kick
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-R blocks a roundhouse kick
from Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-R blocks a high left
roundhouse kick from Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-R scores with a throw
against Mika Merfish (Ranana, Israel)-L
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Youssef Fouhani's (Freiburg, Germany)-L right front
kick is blocked
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Youssef Fouhani's (Freiburg, Germany)-R right lands a
hard left
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Hiroyuki Takayasu (Chiba, Japan)-R attempts a low
roundhouse kick
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Daniel Jankowski (Legionowo, Poland)-L blocks a
middle roundhouse kick
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Daniel Jankowski (Legionowo, Poland)-R blocks a
middle roundhouse kick
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Hiroyuki Takayasu (Chiba, Japan)-L leaves the ground
in action
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L delivers a
strong right front kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-background
attempts ura-nage (back throw)
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L delivers a left
front kick in action
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Shuhei Funatsu (Fukuoka, Japan)-L delivers a
perfectly executed right high roundhouse kick
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Shuhei Funatsu (Fukuoka, Japan)-R connects with a
powerful low roundhouse kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-R defends against
a lightning fast left high roundhouse kick
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Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-L attempts a right
high roundhouse kick
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Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-L attempts a left
driving in knee kick
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-R defends a left
driving in knee kick |
Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-R just misses with
a flip kick
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Marcin Kozera (Legionowo, Poland)-L executes a strong
left high roundhouse kick
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Lukasz Stankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)-R stops the
attack of
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Lukasz Stankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)-L attempts a
right jumping back spin roundhouse kick
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Lukasz Stankiewicz (Warsaw, Poland)-L uses a lower
parry
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Anatoly Polyakov (Silver Springs,
Maryland USA)-background scores with a tai-otoshi
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Daisaku Takeuchi (Hiroshima, Japan)-L defends against
a strong knee kick
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Patrick Ross (New York, New York USA)-L delivers a
left knee kick |
Patrick Ross (New York, New York USA)-R attempts an axe
kick in action |
Daisaku Takeuchi (Hiroshima, Japan)-R defends against
a right axe kick attack
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 The children's demonstration before the championship fights in the 2008 World Sabaki Challenge.
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 The children's demonstration before the championship fights in the 2008 World Sabaki Challenge.
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 The children's demonstration before the championship fights in the 2008 World Sabaki Challenge.
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 Denver radio personality "Uncle Nasty" introduces Kancho Joko Ninomiya
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The Grand Master of Enshin Karate and
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The Grand Master of Enshin Karate and
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The Grand Master of Enshin Karate and
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 Yuji Iwakura (L) in the Sabaki demonstration with Kancho Ninomiya (R)
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 The crowd reacts during Kancho Ninomiya's demonstration.
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 Kancho Joko Ninomiya looks on the preparation of his breaking demonstration.
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 Kancho Ninomiya breaks a ceramic coffee mug with a back-hand strike.
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 Kancho Ninomiya breaks a baseball bat with a left middle roundhouse kick.
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 Kancho Ninomiya breaks the bat cleanly.
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 He then turns and fires a right low kick breaking the bat.
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 Then sends it flying through the air.
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Korina Schiemann (Freiberg, Germany)-L loads up a axe
kick
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Korina Schiemann (Freiberg, Germany)-L attempts a
second axe
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Korina Schiemann (Freiberg, Germany)-L attempts a
left front kick
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-L uses a lower parry (gedan
barai) |
Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-R uses an upper block (jodan
uke)
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan)-R wins.
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Hisako Iwai (Osaka, Japan) Champion |
Youssef Fouhani (Freiburg, Germany)-L tries a right
knee kick (hiza geri)
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Youssef Fouhani (Freiburg, Germany)-L attempts a right
front (mae-geri)
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Hiroyuki Takayasu (Chiba, Japan)-R attempts a right
front kick against
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Hiroyuki Takayasu (Chiba, Japan)-L attempts a
strong left outside low kick
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Hiroyuki Takayasu (Chiba, Japan)-background throws
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Youssef Fouhani (Freiburg, Germany) Champion
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 Youssef Fouhani (Freiburg, Germany) Men's Lightweight champion.
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L in early
action against Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-R
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L executes
lower parry against
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-L attempts a left
roundhouse kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L attempts a
right high roundhouse kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L lands a left
front kick
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-R attempts a
right front kick
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-R defends against
a left front kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-L attempts a
left knee kick
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-L defends against
a roundhouse kick
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-R attempts a
right front kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-background
scores with tai-otoshi (tripping throw)
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Henri Schiemann (Freiburg, Germany)-R defends against
a left front kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA)-R blocks a
left high roundhouse kick
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA) Champion
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA) Champion
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Koichi Ninomiya (Denver, Colorado USA) Champion
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Anatoly Polyakov (Silver Springs, Maryland USA)-L
attacks Daisaku Takeuchi (Hiroshima, Japan)-R
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Anatoly Polyakov (Silver Springs, Maryland USA)-L
in action against
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Daisaku Takeuchi (Hiroshima, Japan)-L scores with
throw against
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Anatoly Polyakov (Silver Springs, Maryland USA)-L in
action against
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 Daisaku Takeuchi (Hiroshima, Japan) wins the Men's heavyweight championship.
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Daisaku Takeuchi (Hiroshima, Japan) Champion
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The 2008 World Sabaki Challenge winners and runners
up. Back row left to right Kancho Joko
Ninomiya, Hisako Iwai, Youssef Fouhani,
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The 2008 World Sabaki Challenge winners and runners
up. Back row left to right Daisaku
Takeuchi, Koichi Ninomiya, Youssef Fouhani,
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The 2008 World Sabaki Challenge winners and runners
up. Back row left to right Daisaku
Takeuchi, Koichi Ninomiya, Youssef Fouhani, |
The mat awaits those that choose to compete in the
2009 Sabaki Challenge.
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 2008 Instructors Training - Enshin Karate Honbu (headquarters) - Denver, Colorado |
2008 World Sabaki Challenge You Tube
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2006 Sabaki Challenge Images |