Flashback: 9th Kyokushin World Open Tournament WKO Final (VIDEO)

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Yes, we’re talking about the final battles of the biggest competition in Karate Kyokushin – the World Open Karate Championship.

Some of the biggest legends have participated in the tournament – Makoto Nakamura, Kenji Midori, Akiyoshi Matsui, Ewerton Teixeira, Andy Hug, Zahari Damyanov, Valeri Dimitrov and many, many more.

Following the death of Masutatsu Oyama in 1994, IKO (International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan) split up in several fractions. The World Open Tournament has continued to be held but organized in parallel by IKO1 and WKO (World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai).

Back in 2007, the 9th Kyokushin World Open Tournament WKO took place in Japan. 128 karatekas from all over the world were heading to Tokyo in order to take part in the competition.

The final clash was between Japan's Takayuki Tsukagoshi and Lithuania's Donatas Imbras.