Author: Club Wien Sportunion

Our fall seminar took place on November 9-10 in Vienna. This time we trained hard together with Munich Emeskaiern, sweated and then measured ourselves in Forma and fights.

Here are the results of the tournament:

Forma Prima

1. Place Hendrik (Munich)
2. Place Lisa
3. Place Martin

Sports Fighting Mixed

1. Place Mo
2. Place Iman
3. Place Verena (Munich)

Sparring Men

1. Place Martin
2. Place Rohit
3. Place Hendrik (Munich)

Sparring Women

1. Place Lisa
2. Place Andrea
3. Place Maia

Congrats on receiving a new belt:

• Rohit 1st yellow belt
• Lisa 2nd yellow belt
• Andrea 2nd yellow belt
• Arthur 2nd yellow belt
• Maia 2nd yellow belt
• Martin 1st orange belt

From September 21 to 28, Mo, Iman and Master Marietta were at the Emeskai Adria Seminar in Veli Losinj, Croatia. This seminar is a special seminar for Emeskaians from green belt upwards. The sports program included three training sessions a day: The morning session was about conditioning and coordination training for karate (led by Master Issa Koité, V. Dan). At lunchtime there was self-defense information training (led by Master Rudolf Jakhel, X. Dan) and in the afternoon, there was variation and competition training (led by Master Marcus Schiffers, V. Dan and Master Issa). In addition, Master Fehmi Mahalla, VII. Dan, offered special training for WKF competitions in the afternoon.

The varied training program gave the participants the opportunity to learn and deepen a wide range of skills (technique, endurance, motor skills and the theoretical basics of martial arts).

The highlight of this year’s event was the promotion ceremony with the awarding of the new and higher black belts. The seminar was followed by the big Adria tournament, in which Iman and Mo took part in the men’s green Sports Fighting category. Despite two victories, Iman was eliminated in the preliminary round, Mo was in the final after 4 preliminary round fights, in which he was only narrowly defeated and ended up in 2nd place. Congratulations for this fantastic performance!

From July 27 to August 3, we were at the Emeskai summer camp in Darmstadt, Germany. Besides a lot of sweat and hard training, we also were quite successesful at the tournament:

• Forma Tertia Set: 2nd place Mo
• Forma Contraset: 1st place Master Marietta
• Men Sparring Yellow: 3rd place Martin
• Men Sparring Orange: 3rd place Petar
• Men Sports fighting Green/Blue: 2nd place Iman, 3rd place Mo
• Women Sports fighting Absolute: 1st place Master Marietta

We also congratulate our new belts:

• David 1st yellow belt
• Martin 2nd yellow belt
• Mo 2nd green belt

We continue our karate training for teens and adults during the summer break in Vienna as follows:

Wednesdays: 7-9 p.m. or 7:30-9 p.m. (after announcement)
Fridays: 6-8 p.m.
Location: Porzellangasse 14-16, 1090 Vienna

Please note, there will be no training in Vienna on July 31 and August 2, as we will be at our Emeskai summer camp instead.