Polish Oyama Karate Championships in Kata.

Knockdown OYAMA CUP, Rzeszow 2018

 

Mateusz Kosturek won gold and silver for the home team. Photo Radoslaw Dyduch

City of Rzeszow hosted 24th OYAMA PKF Championships in Kata as well as 2nd Polish OYAMA CUP in Knockdown. Tournaments gathered over 230 competitors from 30 OYAMA PFK clubs. The event was organized by the OYAMA Rzeszow club with Sensei Patrycjusz Mostek 4th Dan.

Opening ceremony of the Polish Championships in Kata. Photo Radoslaw Dyduch  

The Championships were opened by Hanshi Jan Dyduch, President of the Board, OYAMA PKF. Morning was reserved for the Championships in Kata and Kobudo. Two competitors stood out in the tournament by winning two gold medals: Dominika Ziolek (Legionowo) and Jakub Kowalik (Piotrkow Trybunalski)

Best competitors of Polish Championships. Photo Radoslaw Dyduch

In the afternoon spectators could feast on the 2 ^nd Polish OYAMA CUP in Knockdown with over 40 competitors fighting in the most prestigious division. The tournament was preceded by a ceremony of presenting occasional cups for the laureate of the Ranking of the Best Sportsman of 2017. Beautiful trophies were handed by Hanshi Jan Dyduch 8 ^th dan. 

Chairman of the best Clubs in 2017. Photo Radoslaw Dyduch

As usually the most dynamic and technically beautiful fights were those in lightweight and middleweight division. Polish Championships and Polish Cup were co-financed by OYAMA Polish Karate Federation.

Fast attack by Bartlomiej Kwapisz. Photo Radoslaw Dyduch

 

POLISH OYAMA KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KATA - FIRST PLACE WINNERS

KATA

1. Twardowska Alicja, Kraków Koyama

1. Kociołek Bartosz, Katowice Goliat

1. Sułkowska Paulina, Rzeszów

1. Stępniak Mikołaj, Katowice Goliat

1. Gierałka Maja, Turek

1. Matczak Patryk, Łódź

1. Chylińska Dominika, Oświęcim

1. Furgaliński Grzegorz, Olkusz

1. Sudoł Gabriela, Rzeszów

1. Grabski Maciej, Tarnobrzeg

1. Stanek Patrycja, Katowice Goliat

1. Kitowski Kacper, Piotrków Trybunalski

1. Ziółek Dominika, Legionowo

1. Kowalik Jakub, Piotrków Trybunalski

 

WEAPONS KATA

1. Chylińska Dominika, Oświęcim

1. Hebda Kacper, Wieliczka

1. Leboniuk Małgorzata, Sosnowiec

1. Piasecki Jakub, Kraków Koyama

1. Ziółek Dominika, Legionowo

1. Kowalik Jakub, Piotrków Trybunalski

 

POLISH OYAMA CUP - FIRST PLACE WINNERS

1. Szewczyk Paulina, Sosnowiec

1. Sobiło Ewa, Rzeszów

1. Broda Aleksandra, Kraków Oyama

1. Rożek Angelika, Katowice Goliat

1. Wasiak Paweł, Turek

1. Kosturek Mateusz, Rzeszów

1. Kwapień Łukasz, Kraków Oyama

1. Chlabicz Adam, Białystok

1. Sukmanowski Mariusz, Herby

1. Gierek Bogusław, Bochnia

 

SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ORGANIZERS AND ALL MEDAL WINNERS, OSU