Alumni of the South Ossetian Kyokushin-kan karate school are preparing for the championship of Russia among sportsmen of 12-17 years of age. It has been reported to IA "Res" by Head Coach of the RSO Kyokushin-kan karate Federation Vladimir Sozaev "The tournament will be held next May in the settlement Novomikhailovsky of Tuapse District (Krasnodar Territory) - Sozaev said. - We received the invitation to take part in the competition from the executive director of the Russian Kyokushin-kan Karate Federation Vladimir Skripnichenko."
According to the trainer, the competition will be held in two sections - kumite (fights) and kata (performance of a complex of defensive and offensive techniques against one or more imaginary opponents). "Our fighters will perform under kumite. For the first time the South Ossetian karatekas are participating in competitions of such level - the coach added. - They should seriously prepare for the championship, because they will be fighting with their peers. After all, the tournament will bring together the strongest representatives of this type of martial arts from all over Russia. "It should be noted that in January, 2012 in Tskhinval our sportsmen are also planning to take part in the Christmas tournament on Kyokushin-kan karate among the sportsmen of 8 to 17 years of age, which will be held in Vladikavkaz on January,7-8, 2012.
