Karate – Kiyuna wins record-setting ninth straight All-Japan Emperor’s Cup, highlighted by his performance of the Anan kata

Karate – Kiyuna wins record-setting ninth straight All-Japan Emperor’s Cup, highlighted by his performance of the Anan kata

Ryo Kiyuna wins a record-setting ninth straight championship with a score of 28.74 for his Anan kata performed in the championship round of the All-Japan Cup Karatedo – December 13, Nippon Budokan in Tokyo (Photograph by Shun Furukawa)


December 13, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

Ryo Kiyuna (Ryueiryu-ryuhokai) set a record in capturing his ninth straight Emperor’s Cup in the men’s kata at the 48th All-Japan Cup Karatedo at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on December 13. This title breaks the record set by Ryoki Abe between 1992 and 1999. Kiyuna faced off against Kazumasa Moto (AGP) in the final round, and came out victorious after receiving a score of 28.74 for his stunning performance of the Anan kata. Moto would finish in second a 1.14 points behind.

 

In the preliminary round Kiyuna performed the Seipai kata for a score of 26.10, and in the second round he performed the Kururunfa, with both scores putting him in first place heading into the ranking round. In the ranking round he performed Ryueiryu’s Paiku kata for a score of 27.86, making him the only performer to top 27 points and sending him to the championship round in the top spot.

Iwamoto Emiri (Clean Corporation), who trains at Ryueiryu-ryuhokai along with Kiyuna, won the third place match after scoring a 26.02 for her performance of the Papuren kata. In the preliminary rounds she scored 25.60 for the Seipai and 25.54 for the Kururunfa, and proceeded to the ranking round in second place. However, during that round she came up just short with her Anan kata with 26.22, narrowly missing a spot in the championship bout.

Arata Kinjo (Ryueiryu-ryuhokai) took fifth place in the Men’s kata after scoring 23.18 for his Seipai and 22.85 for his Kururunfa in the preliminary rounds, missing a chance to proceed to the ranking round.

In the kumite, Kota Miyazato (Japan Self Defense Forces) was eliminated in the second round, and Rika Kinjo (Nippon Sport Science University, third year) was eliminated in the first round.

 

(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)

 

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