A new type of event is therefore appearing on the calendar, the Kata World Series. This very first edition of the event will welcome 106 pairs, for a total of 212 competitors (146 men - 66 women), representing 19 nations.
On the programme, the Nage-No-Kata senior, Nage-No-Kata u21, Katame-No-Kata senior, Katame-No-Kata u21, Ju-No-Kata senior, Ju-No-Kata u21, Kime-No-Kata senior and Kodokan Goshin Jutsu will be in the spotlight.
Daniel De Angelis, a director of the IJF Kata Commission led by Jean-Luc Rougé said, "After 2 years of work, finally we arrive at this historic moment and the first edition of the Kata World Series will be held in Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium. The project is to organise a series of kata competitions that in the future could have events on each continent. We begin with Europe because the structure of kata tournaments already exists and after Louvain-La-Neuve, we will meet in Reims, France, on 12th April. Participation is excellent; we have several medal-winning pairs from the last world championships including the Germans Romswinkel and Loosen, world champions in Ju-No-Kata."
We look forward to seeing you this weekend. Follow the competition online:
- Tatami 1: CLICK HERE
- Tatami 2: CLICK HERE
- Tatami 3: CLICK HERE
- Tatami 4: CLICK HERE