The 49th All Japan Karate Championship Part.1

The 49th All Japan Karate Championship
Emperor’s Cup & Empress’s Cup
December 11–12, 2021
Tokyo Budokan / Nippon Budokan

The Future of Karate is Here!

Japan's top karate athletes gathered for the nation’s most prestigious tournament.
After the historic Tokyo Olympics—held without spectators—karate returned to the Budokan with an audience on December 12 for a fierce, high-level competition.
・Men’s Kumite: Reigning champion Yusei Sakiyama claimed his second consecutive title, narrowly defeating Kosei Suzuki in the finals with a score of 2–1.
・Women’s Kumite: Ayaka Saito earned her second championship title by scoring first against last year’s winner, Yuzuki Sawae, in a tightly contested final.
・Men’s Kata: Ryo Kiyuna made history with an unprecedented 10th consecutive title,
　setting a new record for the most consecutive wins in the tournament’s history.
・Women’s Kata: Hikaru Ohno secured her second straight victory performing her signature kata, Suparinpei.
・Men’s Kumite Team: Osaka Prefecture claimed their third title, achieving back-to-back victories.
・Women’s Kumite Team: Kyoto Prefecture, known for its powerhouse roster, won the championship for the first time in six years.

[Recorded Content]

📼 Tournament Footage Includes:

■ Opening Ceremony
■ Women’s Kumite (Preliminary Highlights)
Toyomi Kado vs Ayami Moriguchi
Maho Kasahara vs Miho Miyahara
Sarara Shimada vs Tsubasa Kama

■ Men’s Kumite (Preliminary Highlights)
Ryuki Ogawa vs Kai Ikezawa
Ryuto Kajiwara vs Ryoma Kitashiro
Tomogo Kozaki vs Hiroki Araki

■ Women’s Kumite (Quarterfinals)
Yuzuki Sawae vs Rina Kodou
Manaka Okamoto vs Tsubasa Kama
Ayaka Saito vs Sara Tsutsumi
Risa Sugimoto vs Misaki Tatsuno

■ Men’s Kumite (Quarterfinals)
Yusei Sakiyama vs Kyogo Yamamoto
Ryuki Ogawa vs Koya Shibamoto
Kyo Hirata vs Daiki Nakano
Kosei Suzuki vs Yuta Mori

■ Women’s Kata (Semifinals)
Mizuki Ukai (Suparinpei)
Saori Ishibashi (Gojushiho Sho)
Maho Ono (Chatanyara Kusanku)
Hikaru Ohno (Paipuren)
Rina Morimoto (Chatanyara Kusanku)
Natsuki Shimizu (Paipuren)
Emiri Iwamoto (Paipuren)
Marisa Ouchi (Chatanyara Kusanku)

■ Men’s Kata (Semifinals)
Seren Shimomura (Anan)
Ryounosuke Kikuchi (Anan)
Koji Arimoto (Unsu)
Ryo Kiyuna (Paiku)
Issei Shinbaba (Suparinpei)
Aoi Funada (Chatanyara Kusanku)
Kazumasa Moto (Unsu)
Hashiru Nishiyama (Suparinpei)

■ Women’s Kata (3rd Place Matches)
Maho Ono (Paipuren) vs Natsuki Shimizu (Suparinpei)
Saori Ishibashi (Unsu) vs Emiri Iwamoto (Anan)

■ Men’s Kata (3rd Place Matches)
Koji Arimoto (Gojushiho Dai) vs Aoi Funada (Suparinpei)
Ryounosuke Kikuchi (Paipuren) vs Kazumasa Moto (Gankaku)

■ Women’s Kumite (Semifinals)
Yuzuki Sawae vs Tsubasa Kama
Ayaka Saito vs Risa Sugimoto

■ Men’s Kumite (Semifinals)
Yusei Sakiyama vs Koya Shibamoto
Daiki Nakano vs Kosei Suzuki

■ Women’s Team Kumite (Final)
Kyoto vs Fukuoka
First match: Rina Kodou vs Hana Kataoka
Second match: Sakura Sawashima vs Mei Yazuji

■ Men’s Team Kumite (Final)
Osaka vs Tokyo
First match: Shuto Soga vs Koya Shibamoto
Second match: Kotaro Nakamura vs Yosuke Abe
Third match: Tomogo Kozaki vs Toshiki Naganuma
Fourth match: Koki Iwasaki vs Daiki Kataoka

■ Women’s Kata Final
Hikaru Ohno (Suparinpei) vs Marisa Ouchi (Paipuren)

■ Men’s Kata Final
Ryo Kiyuna (Anan) vs Hashiru Nishiyama (Paipuren)

■ Women’s Kumite Final
Yuzuki Sawae vs Ayaka Saito

■ Men’s Kumite Final
Yusei Sakiyama vs Kosei Suzuki