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Successful: The 2nd Kyu examination this year
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30. October 20211 min read

Suc­cessful: The 2nd Kyu exami­na­tion this year

Berlin-Kreuzberg. Last Sunday, 24.10., the Kyu examination for teenagers and adults took place for the second time this year.

Eine Prüfung im Karte ist nie leicht und gerade nicht im Kyokushin Karate. Grundtechniken (Kihon) werden abgefragt, Formtraining (Kata) demonstriert und zahlreiche Freikämpfe (Kumite) müssen von den Prüflingen absolviert werden.

Jedoch ist das wichtigste im Kyokushin Karate der sogenannte „Spirit“. Nichts ist wichtiger als die Philosophy zu verstehen „nicht aufgeben zu wollen“ und „weiterzumachen“.

There were many moments during the Kyu examination where the students of the Shinzen Dojo reached their physical and mental limits.

“I am proud and grateful that every single one of them has successfully passed the examination. I am especially happy, however, that even in this phase of the year, my students were healthy and fit enough for the Kyu examination.” - Sempai Son Le

The Shinzen Dojo would also like to take this opportunity to thank the spectators, Kumite partner Sensei Alex Valkov, and the supporters of this event.

Congratulations again to our two new brown belts

- Marco Krüper (2. Kyu)

- Choijantsan Bayarkhuu (2. Kyu)

We are already looking forward to the next Kyu examination!

OSU

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