On 5-6 May 2018, Yerevan in Armenia held the 1st International Ararat Cup – a tournament in traditional karate-do, in which over 400 competitors from seven countries took part: Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh, Iran, Moldova, Poland, Russia and Uzbekistan.

The tournament was preceded by a seminar led by senseia Włodzimierz Kwieciński 8 Dan, which included the basics of traditional karate-do and principles of ending technique – todome.
The competitors visited interesting places in Yerevan and its surroundings: the Cascade, the ruins of the temple in Zwartnoc, the cathedral in Eczmiadzyn, the temple in Garni and the church in Geghard.

Armenia, thank you for the beautiful tournament and true Budo spirit!