The 33st All Japan Karate Championship Part.2

The 33rd All Japan Karatedo Championships
December 11, 2005, Nippon Budokan

A new era begins with all first-time champions on a new stage!!

Atsuko Wakai (8-time champion), Hideto Tsuchiya (5-time champion), and Sawanobu Matsuzaki all announced their retirement, leaving the outcome of the 33rd tournament wide open. These four champions emerged victorious from a chaotic tournament!
 

[Recorded Content]

Women's Kumite / First Half Highlights
･Sachiko Yamauchi vs. Yukimi Hironaka
･Yui Oyama vs. Erika Shibayama
･Mayu Kondo vs. Yui Furuichi
･Risa Wakabayashi vs. Yukimi Hironaka
･Keiko Takano vs. Miwako Fukumitsu
･Yuka Sato vs. Tomoko Araga
･Yuko Okuda vs. Masumi Saruta
･Yuko Takahashi vs. Ayaka Arai

Men's Kumite / First Half Highlights
･Takahiro Niki vs. Keita Ihara
･Yoshihito Ide vs. Eisaku Kawano
･Joen Fukuda vs. Hidekazu Baba
･Isao Matsuhisa vs. Takaya Sato
･Toshihiro Mori vs. Joen Fukuda
･Takuma Nikai vs. Koji Chubachi
･Daiki Higuchi vs. Tomoaki Iwabuchi
･Koichi Sakiyama vs. Eisaku Kawano
･Shinya Hirayama vs. Kimihiko Tosa
･Takuro Nihei vs. Shinji Nagaki

Women's Kata / First Half Highlights
･Yuka Tokioka (Chatanyara Kushanku) vs. Kasuga Wakabayashi (Nipaipo)
･Yuki Abe (Unsu) vs. Azusa Tomishiro (Paiku)
･Ayumi Ishizuka (Suparinpei) vs. Miyuki Osawa (Kosokundai)
･Nao Morooka (Tomari Bassai) vs. Chieko Nakamura (Tomari Bassai)

Men's Kata / First Half Highlights
･Kenji Utsumi (Chatanyara Kushanku) vs. Tetsuya Furukawa (Seisan)
･Hayato Jingu (Chatanyara Kushanku) vs. Yukinori Ito (Anan)
･Takashi Katada (Seisan) vs. Yuya Chida (Paiku)
･Demonstration / 4th East Asia Karate Championships Champion Teams

Women's Team Kata Champions
･Azusa Tomishiro, Yuka Shimizu, and Yui Kadenah (Anan)

Men's Team Kata Champions
･Yukimitsu Hasegawa, Kaku Ogi, and Shinichi Hasegawa (Chatanyara Kushanku)

Women's Kumite / Quarterfinals
･Naki Fujiwara vs. Haruka Katayama
･Sayuri Maejima vs. Keiko Takahashi
･Emiko Honma vs. Asumi Ishizuka
･Yuko Okuda vs. Tomoko Araga

Men's Kumite / Quarterfinals
･Isao Matsuhisa vs. Takuma Nikai
･Keita Ihara vs. Shinya Hirayama
･Joen Fukuda vs. Daiki Higuchi
･Eisaku Kawano vs. Shinji Nagaki

Women's Kumite / Semifinals
･Naki Fujiwara vs. Sayuri Maejima
･Emiko Honma vs. Yuko Okuda

Men's Kumite / Semifinals
･Isao Matsuhisa vs. Shinya Hirayama
･Daiki Higuchi vs. Shinji Nagaki

Women's Kata / Semifinals
･Miyuki Osawa (Anan) vs. Kasuga Wakabayashi (Tomari Bassai)
･Nao Morooka (Chatanyara Kushanku) vs. Azusa Tomishiro (Anan)

Men's Kata / Semifinals
･Yukinori Ito (Suparinpei) vs. Tetsuya Furukawa (Kururunfa)
･Takashi Katada (Suparinpei) vs. Kazuya Kuwako (Anan)

Women's Kata / Final
･Kasuga Wakabayashi (Chatanyara Kushanku) vs. Azusa Tomishiro (Suparinpei)

Men's Kata / Final
･Tetsuya Furukawa (Suparinpei) vs. Takashi Katada (Anan)

Women's Kumite / Final
･Sayuri Maejima vs. Emiko Honma

Men's Kumite / Final
･Isao Matsuhisa vs. Shinji Nagaki

●Tournament Results

Men's Kumite

Champion: Shinji Nagaki
2nd Place: Isao Matsuhisa
3rd Place: Shinya Hirayama & Daiki Higuchi
Women's Kumite

Champion: Emiko Honma
2nd Place: Sayuri Maejima
3rd Place: Naki Fujiwara & Yuko Okuda
Men's Kata

Champion: Tetsuya Furukawa
2nd Place: Takashi Katada
3rd Place: Yukinori Ito & Kazuya Kuwako
Women's Kata

Champion: Azusa Tomishiro
2nd Place: Kasuga Wakabayashi
3rd Place: Miyuki Osawa & Nao Morooka