The 9th International German IBK Championships were held in the small town of Schwaan, Germany near Rostock on Saturday, April 4th, 2009.
The best Karate Fighters from all over Europe came to participate.
IBK Kancho (Chairman) Henk Kuipers, 8th Dan, opened the tournament at exactly 14:00 Hrs (2PM) with many laudtory words for all. He was assisted by Dai Shihan for Germany, Ralf Fahrun, 6th Dan (Also Tournament Director), and the Dai Shihan of Scandinavia Shihan Tom Madsen, 5th Dan.
Organizations that were repersented were from various European and International Organizations and from various Martial Arts disciplines such as, IBK, su: IKO, ASHIHARA, IBK, SHINKYOKUSHIN, OYAMA- Karate, the GOLDEN GLORY Team. They came to compete for the pretigious titel Internationaler “Deutscher Meister“ (German Champion).
The value for a Champion and placing in the top three were plenty  Ther was also recognition for techmical proficiency from IBK Hanshi Bernard Creton, 8th Dan and the representative from England Shihan John Wilson, 6th. Dan.
The winners in each weight class have proven their abilities and their hopes to particpate in the ALL KYOKUSHIN KARATE WORLD TOURNAMENT im October 2009 in Huingary (Ungarn).
Our thanks to all who made these German Championships the great success and the unforgetable event it was.
And from the heart of Dai Shihan Ralf Fahrun, 6th Dan in German (auf Deutsch); Event werden ließen. Es wird auf jeden Fall eine Fortsetzung dieser tollen Veranstaltung
geben.

OSU

Ralf Fahrun (6. Dan)
Dai Shihan Deutschland

The Results were:

Juniors: Male

1.1st Place: Nikita Brodskij  / Kyokushin Reichenbach / Germany
2.2nd. Place: Alexander Gralko / Ashihara /Germany
3.3rd. Place: Alexander Lerche / Kyokushin Reichenbach / Germany

Juniors: Male – 70,0 kg

1.1st. Place: Duc- Duy Nguyen / Kyokushin Berlin / Germany
2.2nd. Place: Andre Klug / IBK Sachsen / Germany
3.3rd. Place: Tobias Daumann / Kyokushin Berlin / Germany

Juniors: Male – 80 kg

1.1st. Place: David Pawula / IBK Polen
2.2nd. Place Jan Sobolewski / IBK Polen
3.3rd. Place Robert Striegler / Ashihara / Germany

Seniors: Female – 60 kg

1.1st. Place: Stella Wiesner / IBK Sachsen / Germany
2.2nd. Place: Agnieszka Reslinska / IBK Polen
3.3rd. Place: Steffanie Ickert / IBK Berlin / Germany

Seniors: Female + 60 kg

1.1st. Place: Tabea Fabian / IBK Berlin / Germany
2.2nd. Place: Sonia Porzucek / IBK Polen 
3.3rd. Place: Kristin Bosniatzi / IBK Sachsen / Germany

Seniors: Male – 70 kg

1.1st. Place: David Kiria / Golden Glory / Niederlands
2.2nd. Place: André Paul / Ashihara / Germany
3.3rd. Place: Ralf Meyer / IBK Sachsen / Germany

Seniors: Male – 80 kg

1.1st. Place: André Biemann / IBK Mecklenburg / Germany
2.2nd. Place: Nico Steglich / IBK Mecklenburg / Germany
3.3rd. Place: Lado Toralia / Golden Glory / Niederlands

Seniors: Male + 80 kg

1.1sr. Place: Vadim Chuzhikov / Ashihara / Deutschland
2.2nd. Place: Enrico Rogge / Ashihara / Deutschland
3.3rd. Place Jonas Hegaard / IBK Danmark

Masters (ober 35 Years) – 75 kg

1.1st. Place: Thomas Kusch / IBK Mecklenburg / Germany
2.2nd. Place: Michael Scholz / IBK Sachsen / Germany

Award for biggest Fighting Spirit:

     Nikita Brodskij  Kyokushin Reichenbach / Germany

Award for quickest KO:

     Nico Steglich Karate Dojo Rostock / IBK Germany