London – The first official K-1 Open World Amateur Championships will take place at the London Soccerdome on the 13th & 14th September 2014 as part of the SENI Combat & Strength show.

The K-1 World Amateur Championships will be open to all clubs, associations and organisations worldwide and will include divisions for men, women and children.

SENI promoter Mr Paul Alderson said we are really pleased to be hosting the inaugural K-1 Open in London it’s a great addition to the number of World Class Martial Arts and Combat Sports events that make up the SENI show.

K-1 Global Director of Events Mr Ned Kuruc said K-1 has never done a Amateur World Championships before or endorsed an Amateur Championships, there might be a lot of K-1 Rules champions out there, but this is the first official K-1 Open World Championships, the first time K-1 will officially recognise Amateur Champions. Muay Thai, Karate, Kung fu, Kickboxing, Boxing, Taekwondo, Savate, Kyokushin and all Martial Artists can now test their skills under official K-1 rules and become a real K-1 Champion.

The adult categories will be separated by A class and B class with weight divisions for men and women, Junior and Cadet  categories  will be separated by age, weight and level of contact permitted.

The K-1 Open World Amateur Championships will be pre-entry only, weight in and registration on be on Friday the 12th September 2014 for more information email k1worldopen@gmail.com

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