Date: January 31- February 2, 2025
Place: Chania, Mountain Pelion
Organizer: Greek Shinkyokushinkai Association
For the 13th year, the Greek Winter Camp 2025 was organized by the Greek Shinkyokushinkai Association in Chania of Mountain Pelion from 31st January to 2nd February.
Intense trainings were conducted in 3rd sessions at the “Manthos Hotel and Spa Resort”, located in the snowy mountain of the Centaurs.
Greek Branch chiefs, Shihan George Kosmidis, the country representative and Shihan Otario Melikiadis gave the precious teaching, and the opportunity was enjoyed by the approximately 60 instructors and athletes of the Greek Shinkyokushinkai.
The morning training took place outside the hotel, starting with running in the snowy landscape under harsh cold conditions, while the afternoon training sessions took place in the hotel’s indoor basketball court where there were Greek Shinkyokushinkai tatami mats prepared, as planned.
On Sunday morning the training took place outside the hotel as befits the athletes and instructors of the hardest Karate style, Shinkyokushinkai – Full Body Contact. Immediately after, the grading test was conducted, where each 3 athletes challenged 1st and 2nd Dan, and 1 instructor for 3 Dan. They performed KIHON, KATA, IDO and at noon it was completed with KUMITE (full contact matches)
