The 40th All Japan Tournament Shinkyokushinkai

On October 18th&19th, the 40th All Japan Tournament has been spent. This tournament was the last selection for the Japanese Team Members to represent Japan at the Karate World Cup which will be held next year in Russia. The Japanese top fighters such as Tsukamoto, Suzuki and many others fought in this tournament. Also, Osaka who came on second place at the 8th World Championship, will make a come back, trying to get a place in the national team, for the World Cup.

Tournament results

1 place — Kazuhito Yamada
2 place — Yuichiro Osaka
3 place — Kunihiro Suzuki
4 place — Kou Tanigawa
5 place — Ryutaro Hirayama
6 place — Shinji Sakamoto
7 place — Kazufumi Shimamoto
8 place — Syohei Yamano

Prizes 
Fight spirit — Takuya Morikawa
The Best technics — Syohei Yamano
the Best tameshiwari — Kazuhito Yamada