5th World Open Tournament


World Tournament

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November 2nd, 3rd & 4th 1991, Japan

              1. Kenji Midori JAPAN
              2. Akira Masuda JAPAN
              3. Hiroki Kurosawa JAPAN
              4. Jean Riviere CANADA
              5. Kenji Yamaki JAPAN
              6. Yutaka Ishii JAPAN
              7. Yasuhiro Shichinohe JAPAN 
              8. Johnny Kleyn HOLLAND

Last 16: 

Kiyofumi Abe JAPAN
Lars Bjorstrup DENMARK
Tadeau Da Silva BRAZIL
Francisco Filho BRAZIL 

David Pickthall GT BRITAIN
Aderino Silva BRAZIL
Raoul Strikker BELGIUM
Stephen Takiwa NEW ZEALAND

Fighting Spirit Award : Francisco Filho BRAZIL        
 Technical Award : Michael Thompson GT BRITAIN
 Tameshawari Award : Kiyofumi Abe JAPAN               

250 competitors from 112 countries


World Champion Kenji Midori


Semi final: Midori vs Kurosawa 


Midori takes on Shichinohe in the quarter finals


The immovable object meets the unstoppable force;  Yamaki vs Kurosawa in the quarter finals.


Canada's Riviere connects with an ushiro mawashi geri on Iwasaki


Yamaki narrowly avoids Filho's jodan mawashi geri


Andy Hug during Tameshiwari


Kurosawa unleashes another devasating low kick


Yamaki narrowly avoids Filho's jodan mawashi geri

5th World Tournament Final Day Draw

Note: Fighters had won 3 or 4 fights prior to this stage