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2007 Sabaki Challenge (Photos by Sensei Dan Lockhart)

The 2007 Sabaki Challenge semi-finalists.

Denver Taiko drummers perform in the opening ceremony.

Maya Osaki lands a roundhouse kick against Rie Tsumura.

Falcon Sahin attempts a high roundhouse kick against Giovanni Sacco.

Hiroyuki Takayasu throws Daniel Jankowski

Action between heavyweights Wallace McNealey & Lukasz Stankiewicz.

Korina Illing delivers an axe kick against Hisako Iwai.

Kotaro Uchinashi delivers a hard middle roundhouse against Alexander Mnatsakanov.

Hiroyuki Takayasu throws Daniel Jankowski to the mat.

Giovanni Sacco lands a right high roundhouse against Takanori Tanaka.

Belgutei Jargalsaikhan in action against Takanori Tanaka.

Kancho Ninomiya breaks five 75 pounds blocks of ice with a low round house kick.

  

Kancho Ninomiya throws Koichi Ninomiya with a tsuri komi nage.

Kancho Ninomiya breaks four 75 lb bars of ice with an elbow strike.

Shuei Funatsu delivers a round house knockout kick against Henri Scheimann.

Action between 2007 Women's Champion Korina Illing and runner-up Maya Osaki.

Heavyweight Hamid Taheri blocks a kick from the 2007 heavyweight champion Jusei Muzki.

Alexander Mnatsakanov goes low as 2007 middleweight champion Kotaro Uchinashi goes high.

2007 Lightweight champion Takanori Tanaka delivers a front kick against Giovanni Sacco.

Wallace McNealey delivers a high round house kick to  Lucasz Stankiewicz.

Women's champion Korina Illing lands a right high roundhouse against Maya Osaki.

Daisaku Takeuchi parrys a front kick from Jusei Mizuzki in the heavyweight championship.

Korina Illing delivers a front kick to Maya Osaki in the women's championship.

Takanori Tanaka defends against Giovanni Sacco's back spin roundhouse kick.

Kotaro Uchinashi blocks a high roundhouse kick from Alexander Mnatsakanov.

Shuhei Funatsu throws Kotaro Uchinashi in the middleweight championship.

Jusei Mizuki attempts a throw against Daisaku Takeuchi in the heavyweight championship.

Maya Osaki attempts a high roundhouse kick against Rie Tsumara.

 

Takanori Tanaka lands a left high roundhouse against Giovanni Sacco.

Takanori Tanaka parrys a right high roundhouse from Belgutei Jargalsaikan.

Korina Illing executes a left axe kick against Maya Osaki.

Action by heavyweights Wallace McNealey and Lukasz Stankiewicz.

Shuhei Funatsu lands a high roundhouse kick against Marcin Kozera.

 

Women's Winner

Korina Illing

Lightweight Winner

Takanori Tanaka

Middleweight Winner

Kotaro Uchinashi

Heavyweight Winner

Jusei Mizuki

 

Winners, runnersup and Sabaki Spirit

 

Front row runners-up L-R Daisaku Takeuchi-heavyweight, Shuhei Funatsu-middleweight,
Hiroyuki Takayasu
-lightweight, Maya Osaki-women, Giovanni Sacco-Sabaki Spirit

Back row winners L-R Jusei Mizuki-heavyweight, Kotaro Uchinashi-middleweight,
Takanori Tanaka-
lightweight, Korina Illing-women, Kancho Ninomiya-Tournament Director  

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