Efthimios Karamitsos
Efthimios Karamitsos ( Greek Ευθύμιος Καραμήτσος Efthymios Karamitsos ; born August 1, 1956 in Sykea , Greece ) is a German-Greek karate trainer (8th Dan) and author of several sports books.
Life
In 1975 he began to study medicine in Italy, at the same time he trained with Perlati and Shirai Hiroshi karate. In Germany he studied sports science in Frankfurt am Main and continued to train karate under Miura and Hideo Ochi . His interest in competitions was very strong and brought him a lot of success. The greatest titles were won in the Kata domain . After completing his studies and a successful competitive career, he teaches in his dōjō and gives regular international courses. Since 1992 he has been the national coach for the kata area.
Achievements and Awards
- six times German champion
- six-time European champion
- two third places at world championships
- Winner of the Silver Laurel Leaf (awarded on January 20, 1988 by Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker)
Works
- Axel Binhack and Efthimios Karamitsos: Karate-Do. Philosophy in motion. Spiritual content of Karate-Do and its application , self-published, Wiesbaden 1992. ( DNB 930763955 )
- Efthimios Karamitsos, Bogdan Pejcic: Karate Basics . Falken Verlag, Niedernhausen im Taunus 2000, ISBN 3-8068-1863-0 .
- VHS Karate Basics by Efthimios Karamitsos
- 26 Shotokan Karate Katas, DKV Karamitsos (DVD) by Efthimios Karamitsos
literature
- Werner Lind : The dictionary of martial arts. China, Japan, Okinawa, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, India, Mongolia, Philippines, Taiwan etc. ( Edition BSK ) Sportverlag, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-328-00838-1 .
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Karamitsos, Efthimios |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Greek karateka |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sykea , Greece |