Traditional Karate Tournament in Nowy Sącz 2025 – Results and Medal Table
62 categories, 801 starts and ten clubs on the podium. A summary of the traditional karate tournament in Nowy Sącz, Poland (6 December 2025): club medal table, winners of the largest categories and full results.
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The karate tournament Nowy Sącz 2025 took place on 6 December 2025 at the sports hall on Nadbrzeżna 34 street in Nowy Sącz, Poland. The event was organized by Nowosądecki Klub Karate Tradycyjnego. Athletes from clubs all over Poland — from five-year-olds to seniors — tested their skills in kihon, kata and kumite.
The karate tournament Nowy Sącz in numbers
| Date | 6 December 2025 |
| Venue | Nowy Sącz, Nadbrzeżna 34 |
| Organizer | Nowosądecki Klub Karate Tradycyjnego |
| Categories | 62 |
| Starts | 801 |
| Events | kihon, kata, kumite |
| Format | double elimination (2KO) in 55 categories |
Almost every category was played in double elimination format. This meant each athlete competed at least twice, and one bad round didn’t end their tournament. The largest category — boys’ kihon in group A (ages 6–7) — had as many as 33 competitors.
Club medal table
| Club | Gold medals | All podium places |
|---|---|---|
| Krakowski KKT | 26 | 114 |
| Dębicka Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego | 14 | 37 |
| Qi Karate Klub | 10 | 32 |
| Nowosądecki Klub Karate Tradycyjnego | 5 | 25 |
| MUKS Bytom | 4 | 17 |
| Lubelski KKT | 1 | 5 |
| Asik Karate Warszawa | 1 | 3 |
| UKS Centrum Sztuk Walki | 1 | 2 |
| Zakopiański Klub Karate Tradycyjnego | 0 | 4 |
| Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego Smok | 0 | 3 |
Krakowski KKT was by far the strongest club — 26 category wins and more than a hundred podium places. Second place went to Dębicka Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego, which took three podium places in several children’s categories and the entire podium in group B boys’ kata 8 kyu.
Winners of the largest categories
- Igor Zarychta (Dębicka Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego) – group A ages 6–7, kihon 9 kyu, boys (33 competitors)
- Maksymilian Krzystyniak (Dębicka Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego) – group B ages 8–9, kumite 9–7 kyu, boys (30)
- Gniewomir Prusak (Qi Karate Klub) – group C ages 10–11, kumite 6–1 kyu, boys (29)
- Szymon Sikora (Dębicka Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego) – group B ages 8–9, kata 8 kyu, boys (25)
- Sara Ochał (Krakowski KKT) – group C ages 10–11, kumite 6–1 kyu, girls (24); also won kata 5–1 kyu
- Kacper Nierodziński (Qi Karate Klub) – group A ages 6–7, kata 1–8 kyu, boys (24); also won kumite
- Tymoteusz Oprządek (Dębicka Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego) – group C ages 10–11, kata 6 kyu, boys (24)
- Milena Satoła (Krakowski KKT) – group D ages 12–13, kumite 6–4 kyu, girls (23)
- Jakub Michalik (Krakowski KKT) – group C ages 10–11, kata 7–8 kyu, boys (21)
Juniors and seniors
- Feliks Kotuła (Krakowski KKT) – double gold, juniors 16–17, kata and kumite 3–1 kyu
- Natalia Ptaszek (Krakowski KKT) – double gold, junior women 16–17, kata and kumite 3–1 kyu
- Maja Bętkowska (Krakowski KKT) – kumite, cadet girls 14–15, 3–1 kyu
- Franciszek Kotuła (Krakowski KKT) – kumite, cadet boys 14–15, 3–1 kyu
- Elwira Gorzelańska-Buchowicz (Qi Karate Klub) – senior women, kata
- Patrycja Koźmińska (Krakowski KKT) – senior women, kumite
- Wojciech Kres (MUKS Bytom) – senior men, kata
- Sebastian Cichoń (MUKS Bytom) – senior men, kumite
Full results of the Nowy Sącz karate tournament
Podiums of all 62 categories, brackets and detailed bout results are available on the tournament page in Tournament Generator:
Congratulations to all participants, and thanks to Nowosądecki Klub Karate Tradycyjnego for organizing the event. See you at the next karate tournaments!
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