Polish Knockdown Karate Championships



Mateusz Szczygieł Vice-Champion of Poland, photo: Radosław Dyduch



The 15th Polish Senior Knockdown OYAMA Karate Championships and All-Polish Senior Oyama Karate Tournament in Semi-knockdown took place in Wadowice. The tournaments were organized by Małopolski Karate Club and its leader Sensei Jacek Kasperek 3rd dan. The championships were held under the patronage of local authorities and Hanshi Jan Dyduch 8th dan, the president of OYAMA Polish Karate Federation. Shihan Andrzej Pierzchała 5th dan OYAMA IKF director of schooling divisionwas also present during the competition. Sensei Paweł Pajdak 4th dan was the head referee.



Fights were at a good level, photo: Radosław Dyduch


90 male and female fighters took part in the championships. They represented 22 leading clubs of: Oyama Karate and Kyokushinkai-Tezuka. The duties of the mat referees were fulfilled by Shihan Eugeniusz Stanislawek 5th dan and Sensei: Witold Choiński 4th dan, Rafał Majda 4th dan and Robert Bretner 3rd dan.




Piotr Cieśliński Champion of Poland, photo: Radosław Dyduch



The Championships were at very good sports level with their excitingand balanced final fights. Many of them ended with the verdict based on: tameshiwarii test or weight difference.



The Best Female Fighter - Anna Jermakow, photo: Radosław Dyduch



The Cups for the Best Fighters of the Championships were won by Anna Jermaków from Krakow and Łukasz Światowski from Chrzanów. Hanshi Jan Dyduch, on behalf of OYAMA Polish Karate Federation handed impressive medals, cups and diplomas.



The Best Male Fighter - Łukasz Światowski, photo: Radosław Dyduch


Results of the Knockdown Championships

under 60 kg female senior category

1. Beata Wita (Katowice WR1)

2. Katarzyna Koptyra (Sosnowiec)

3. Agata Walaszczyk (Katowice GOLIAT)

3. Anna Majczak (Lublin)

over 60 kg female senior category

1. Anna Jermaków (Kraków OYAMA)

2. Anna Kołodziej-Plewka (Lubliniec)

3. Aneta Jemioł (Kraków OYAMA)

under 65 kg male senior category

1. Piotr Cieśliński (Jelenia Góra)

2. Mateusz Szczygieł (Wrocław)

3. Jakub Kowalik (Piotrków Tryb.)

under 75 kg male senior category

1. Łukasz Światowski (Sosnowiec)

2. Mateusz Szymczyk (Katowice GOLIAT)

3. Adrian Grela (Katowice GOLIAT)

under 80 kg male senior category

1. Dominik Rzepka (Kraków OYAMA)

2. Piotr Pawlicki (Kraków OYAMA)

3. Michał Sumiński (Wieliczka)

3. Bartłomiej Bereza (Katowice GOLIAT)

under 90 kg male senior category

1. Łukasz Łuczyński (Kozienice)

2. Dawid Kiszycki (Białystok)

3. Mateusz Klocek (Kraków OYAMA)

over 90 kg male senior category

1. Marcin Karlikowski (Kraków OYAMA)

2. Piotr Polewiak (Oświęcim)

3. Mateusz Szczęsny (Lubliniec)

The Best Female Fighter of the Championships - Anna Jermaków (Kraków OYAMA)

The Best Male Fighter of the Championships - Łukasz Światowski (Sosnowiec)



Results of the Semi-knockdown tournament

under 55 kg female senior category

1. Izabela Ciuk (Wieliczka)

2. Agnieszka Kaszuba (Rzeszów)

3. Marta Szermińska (Piotrków Tryb.)

under 60 kg female senior category

1. Małgorzata Gąsior (Katowice GOLIAT)

2. Katarzyna Wieliczka (Oświęcim)

3. Katarzyna Starzyńska (Jelenia Góra)

over 60 kg female senior category

1. Anna Jurecka (Kęty)

2. Iwona Stręk (Rzeszów)

3. Beata Bukofaj (Jelenia Góra)

under 70 kg male senior category

1. Piotr Myga (Katowice GOLIAT)

2. Tomasz Kowalski (Zator)

3. Dariusz Kramarczyk (Brzeszcze)

under 80 kg male senior category

1. Paweł Anlauf (Brzeszcze)

2. Robert Choiński (Białystok)

3. Kamil Karp (Jasło)

under 90 kg male senior category

1. Paweł Gładysz (Jelenia Góra)

2. Michał Orzechowski (Piotrków Tryb.)

3. Stanisław Szybowski (Wieliczka)

over 90 kg male senior category

1. Łukasz Gumula (Wadowice)

2. Konrad Bańdura (Bielsko-Biała)

3. Tomasz Zięcik (Oświęcim)


SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ORGANIZERS AND ALL MEDAL WINNERS, OSU!