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POLISH KYOKUSHIN AND OYAMA KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
 Senior lightweight category fight. Photo Radosław Dyduch On April 12, 2025, Toruń hosted the Polish KYOKUSHIN and OYAMA Karate Championships, the result of a collaboration between the Polish Kyokushin Karate Federation, the OYAMA Polish Karate Federation and the Kyokushin Nakamura International Organization. The tournament also welcomed representatives from other organizations, invited by the host - the Toruń Kyokushin Karate Club, under the leadership of Shihan Artur Wilento, 5th Dan. OYAMA PKF was proudly represented by Hanshi Jan Dyduch, 9th Dan; Saiko Shihan Andrzej Pierzchała, 8th Dan; and Shihan Paweł Pajdak, 7th Dan, who served as the tournament’s Chief Referee.  Morning opening ceremony. Photo Radosław Dyduch During the opening ceremony, the Chairman of the Board of OYAMA PKF presented Artur Wilento with a congratulatory letter, expressing heartfelt thanks for organizing the Championships. The competition brought together 395 female and male athletes from 69 Oyama and Kyokushin Karate clubs, competing fiercely across five mats.  Junior matches underway. Photo Radosław Dyduch On behalf of OYAMA PKF, mat referee duties were performed by Shihan: Witold Choiński, 7th Dan; Rafał Majda, 6th Dan; Dariusz Szulc, 5th Dan; and Sensei: Robert Bretner, 4th Dan; Krzysztof Mrowiec, 4th Dan; and Bartosz Pajdak, 3rd Dan.  A hard-fought senior lightweight match. Photo Radosław Dyduch HANSHI JAN DYDUCH, ON BEHALF OF THE OYAMA POLISH KARATE FEDERATION,
EXTENDS HIS SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO SHIHAN ARTUR WILENTO FOR THE EXEMPLARY ORGANIZATION AND EFFICIENT CONDUCT OF THE POLISH CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TORUŃ, OSU! HE ALSO EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE TO SHIHAN BOGUSŁAW JEREMICZ, PRESIDENT OF THE POLISH KYOKUSHIN KARATE FEDERATION, FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE COOPERATION, OSU! THE BOARD OF OYAMA PKF WARMLY THANKS ALL ATHLETES, COACHES, REFEREES, AND PARENTS FOR THEIR STRONG SUPPORT AND OUTSTANDING COOPERATION, OSU! |