Triumphant was the presence of the ED PARKER'S KENPO Kythera team, TSIMPERIS KENPO HELLAS, at the KENPO INTERNATIONAL world championship, held in Portugal between 20 and 23 October.
The athletes and the athletes of the Panagiotis Tsimperis gave their best at IKC Lisbon 2022 and returned with 15 medals in their luggage, 5 of which were gold.
This was the first time after two years of abstention due to covid, that the team participated in an international event, in a championship in which 19 countries with 650 athletes were present.
The start of the event on Thursday, October 20 was accompanied by black belt exams and seminars by high level Kenpo International teachers. The seminars continued on Friday, October 21 and the children's competition classes started at noon. Finally, on Saturday 22 October the junior and adult categories competed.
The distinctions of our athletes and athletes
Marina Samiou (School of Kythera)
1st place in self-defence techniques
1st place in Kenpo forms
Marinos Trifyllis (Kythera School)
2nd place kenpo forms
2nd place racing
3rd place self-defense techniques
Jason Dedeoglou (Kythera School)
3rd place racing
Thanasis Agioploudis (Kythera School)
5th place kenpo forms
George Faros (Kythera School)
1st place racing
Maria Petrochilou (Kythera School)
3rd place self-defense techniques
Areti Ayopludi (Kythera School)
1st place kenpo forms
3rd place self-defense techniques
Katerina Protopsaltis (Kythera School)
3rd place kenpo forms
Ioanna Vlachogenni (Kallithea School)
1st place self-defence techniques
3rd place kenpo forms
Sotiris Kontakos (Kallithea School)
2nd place in self-defence techniques
Dimitris Tsimperis (Kythera School)
2nd place in racing (+85kg) black belts
The cornerstone of success is of course the founder of the School, Panagiotis Tsimberis, the teacher, the educator, the man who, as his student Ioanna Vlachogeni says, taught (and still teaches) much more than kenpo karate. He teaches «honor, fair play, loyalty, unity, patience, effort, faith and above all teamwork in a sport that is considered an individual sport». A man who never fails to thank the parents of the children for the support and trust they have shown in him and his work over the years.
Here is a rich photo reportage of our team's presence in Lisbon.
