On the occasion of the Day of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania, the tournament “February 16th Klaipėda District MAYOR’S CUP 2024” was held in Gargždais on February 16th in Gargždais by the “Karate for all” village club of Slengiu village of Sendvaris and the “Lithuanian Shindokai – Kan Karate Federation”.
At the tournament, athletes competed in Kumite (fighting) or VURI (children’s universal ring wrestling) events. The tournament brought together a large group of athletes from all over Lithuania: the cities and districts of Kaunas, Klaipėda. Karate for all, Tora, Tigras, Grifas clubs attracted the most participants to the tournament. 140 athletes participated in the tournament, the youngest athlete was 4 years old.
The opening of the competition was started by Dalius Židonis, the manager and organizer of the “Karate for all” club, who invited all participants and spectators to greet the opening with the Lithuanian national anthem, which was sung by Edita Bodrovaitė-Rukienė.
Bronius Markauskas, the mayor of Klaipėda district, honored the competition with his speech, congratulating the athletes, their families, as well as the organizers, coaches and judges on the Independence Day of Lithuania. He wished the athletes to glorify their country with their work and sporting achievements, to love, respect and be ready to defend it. Also, Hon. the mayor thanked that the organizers of the tournament chose to organize the tournament in Klaipėda district, Gargždaii.
The competition started with the oldest fights, namely Kumite. In this match, the Klaipėda district club “Karate for all” was happy with the victory of all its club members against the representatives of other clubs. The Kumite event was followed by a wrestling event, i.e. VURI, which even the youngest competitors could try. In the VURI competition, the Slengiu club also did very well.
Finally, after counting the athletes’ achievements, Klaipėda district Slengiu club “Karate for all” won the honorable first place in the team standings, Kaunas club “Tora” came second, and the Klaipėda club “Tigras” took third place.
There was no lack of positive emotions in the competition. The children supported each other with chants and applause – there was no shortage of emotions for parents and spectators. The organizers of the tournament hope that the tournament will not only motivate the children to continue moving forward, but will help develop the character of the fighters and achieve their goals in life.
Dalius ZIDONIS
Karate for Everyone Guide
Personal archive photo.
*Shindokai-kan is a martial arts triathlon. This is a martial art in which wrestling, full-contact KUMITE fights are held according to the rules of karate and kickboxing.
Club “Karate for all” led by Dalius Židonis 4DAN in Slengii represents “Goju-ryu” and “Shindokai-kan” karate and belongs to five karate federations: two of them are global “Goju-ryu Kyokai” and “GKC Global”, for which Shibucho is appointed for Lithuania. This is where the name of the club “Karate for all” comes from, which not only teaches real self-defense, but also includes many different combat sports: kata, full and partial contact, kickboxing, wrestling, but most importantly, the character of the fighter is developed and the attitude that karate is leadership school.
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– 2024-03-30 16:51:28
