The 31st All Japan Karate Championship Part.4

The 32nd All Japan Karate Championship
December 12, 2004, Nippon Budokan

A New Era of Karate Has Arrived!!
The 32nd tournament was full of records, with clashes between veterans and rising stars! It became a symbolic event for the evolution of karate. Will the experienced champions defend their titles, or will the new stars rise to glory? This historic tournament marked the beginning of a new chapter in the world of karate.

[Recorded Content]

■Women's Kumite / First Half Highlights
・Sachiko Yamauchi vs. Shizuka Sakamoto
・Mariko Eto vs. Naki Fujiwara
・Yuka Sato vs. Sayuri Maejima
・Yuko Okuda vs. Emiko Honma
・Haruka Katayama vs. Risa Wakabayashi
・Tomoko Araga vs. Yui Furuichi
・Yuko Takahashi vs. Sayuri Maejima
・Sayuri Tsubaki vs. Ayaka Arai

■Men's Kumite / First Half Highlights
・Hayato Aoyagi vs. Kimihiko Tosa
・Isao Matsuhisa vs. Takahiro Niki
・Daiki Higuchi vs. Ryosuke Shimizu
・Sawanobu Matsuzaki vs. Hidekazu Baba
・Norimitsu Takahashi vs. Takuma Kanemaru
・Isao Matsuhisa vs. Keita Ihara

■Women's Kata / Semifinals, 3rd Place Match, Final
・Atsuko Wakai (Anan) vs. Nao Morooka (Kosokunsho)
・Azusa Tomishiro (Paiku) vs. Kasuga Wakabayashi (Chatanyara Kushanku)
○ Final: Atsuko Wakai (Suparinpei) vs. Kasuga Wakabayashi (Gojushiho)

■Men's Kata / Semifinals, 3rd Place Match, Final
・Hideto Tsuchiya (Unsu) vs. Kazutaka Yamamoto (Gojushiho Sho)
・Yukimitsu Hasegawa (Chatanyara Kushanku) vs. Tetsuya Furukawa (Kururunfa)
○  Final: Hideto Tsuchiya (Sochin) vs. Tetsuya Furukawa (Suparinpei)

■Women's Kumite / Quarterfinals
・Emiko Honma vs. Haruka Katayama
・Aika Ito vs. Naki Fujiwara
・Tomoko Araga vs. Erina Niiyama
・Sayuri Maejima vs. Ayaka Arai

■Men's Kumite / Quarterfinals
・Sawanobu Matsuzaki vs. Norimitsu Takahashi
・Takuro Nihei vs. Kimihiko Tosa
・Isao Matsuhisa vs. Toshihiro Mori
・Shinji Nagaki vs. Ryosuke Shimizu

■Women's Kumite / Semifinals, 3rd Place Match, Final
・Emiko Honma vs. Naki Fujiwara
・Tomoko Araga vs. Ayaka Arai
・Naki Fujiwara vs. Tomoko Araga

■Men's Kumite / Semifinals, 3rd Place Match, Final
・Sawanobu Matsuzaki vs. Kimihiko Tosa
・Isao Matsuhisa vs. Shinji Nagaki
・Sawanobu Matsuzaki vs. Isao Matsuhisa

[Tournament Results]

●Men's Kumite
Champion: Sawanobu Matsuzaki
2nd Place: Ryosuke Shimizu
3rd Place: Isao Matsuhisa

●Women's Kumite
Champion: Yuko Okuda
2nd Place: Ayaka Arai
3rd Place: Tomoko Araga

●Men's Kata
Champion: Hideto Tsuchiya
2nd Place: Tetsuya Furukawa
3rd Place: Kotaro Doi

●Women's Kata
Champion: Atsuko Wakai
2nd Place: Kasuga Wakabayashi
3rd Place: Azusa Tomishiro