Location: Yerevan, Republic of Armenia
Date: May 29-30, 2026
Organizer: Kyokushin Union of Armenia /Shihan Edik Sargsyan/
Participating countries: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Bulgaria, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia.
Karate directions: Kyokushin Union, Kyokushin-kan, So-kyokushin, Shinkyokushin, Kyokushin Budokai.
Number of fighters: 150
16-17 years old
14-15 years old
12-13 years old
10-11 years old
6-9 years old
Shihan Edik Sargsyan is a renowned athlete: world champion in kata and winner of European championships in kumite, he successfully organized international competitions with the participation of fighters from six countries. "I would like to thank the presidents of the participating countries' federations: Russia - Alexander Kramyshev, Kazakhstan - Tadjimurat Naizabekov, Bulgaria - Petko Inchevsky, Georgia - Mikhail Kantaria, Iran - Raul Hatami and our honored guest Hanshi Istvan Adami for their assistance and presence at the championship. I was glad to see the presidents of other federations operating in Armenia: SoKyokushin - Karen Zhamkochyan, ShinKyokushin - Armen Kspoyan, Kyokushin - Kana Haikuhi Shahbazyan with their teams, as well as the Javakhk team led by Samvel Darbinyan. And, of course, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my team, the All-Armenian Kyokushinkai Budo Karate Federation, for their hard work and unwavering dedication. Samvel Mkhitaryan, Karen Mkrtchyan, Artashes Papoyan, Alexander Kirkosyan, Armen Margaryan, Hovhannes Gharibyan, Ashot Darbinyan, Artur Mkrtchyan, Robert Mkhitaryan, Artyom Sarukhanyan, Artak Amatuni, Alla Badikyan, Hamlet Kirakosyan, Hamlet Hakobyan, Vaghinak Yayloyan, Gor Harutyunyan, Gor Poleyan, Martin Avagyan, Vahagn Khachatryan," - Shihan Edik Sargsyan noted on social media.