GRAND OPENING OF THE OFFICIAL HONBU OF THE INTERNATIONAL KYOKUSHIN BUDOKAIKAN.
 
The 23rd of September was a big day for the IBK. From all over Europe and Russia and Aruba also where the Dai Shihan's in Klazinaveen for the official opening of the International Kyokushinkai Budokaikan HONBU. Chairman Henk Kuipers who in the recent months worked like a workcoholic on the dojo which is one of the biggest and most beautiful certainly in Europe.
 
Kaicho Jon Bluming made a great speech and memorized that after some jackasses tried to take over his work of the IBK on which Kaicho worked now for 26 years, and really tried to shaft him, he said that they went away with the tail between their ugly legs and have now only three Dojo's, and he said he never wants to see them again. Also that the best decision he ever made was to appoint Henk Kuipers also KANCHO so he will take over the whole IBK after Kaicho will teach in high heaven. Kancho Kuipers also put up EURO 50.000 for cost of running the IBK for many Dojo's have up till now not really kept the commitment.
 
 Kancho received a beautiful Japanese KOI from his friend Raymond Kuyer. A self-made millionaire who ales runs a Koi import company in Sleen Netherlands and in Germany, a Tate Koi worth at least twice the mondal income of the average working force, and Robert Matulessy 6th Dan IBK and last but not least Kaicho. The Koi stays in the main pond in Sleen untill Kancho has his new house build with a pond by the house. With that he also received a beautiful Frame with inside why he got this present and a big picture of the KOI, white, 65 cm, with on his head a Japanese sign of an 8th which is very rare and the future grade of Kancho.
 
Also in the Honbu is a part in a corner which is made in a Museum for KAICHO Jon Bluming with many picture of the old days and his certificates some swords and other weapons and a YOROI 300 years old suit of armour from a officer rank samurai judging from the head gear with is with the fur of a bear. Every black belt got his new OBI with his grade and name on their in gold tread. Several Budokai said that the IBK was certainly now on a very new level and unprecedented in martial arts history. Loyalty, honour and respect molded into a great family who all have the same ideals and life in BUDO. For the first time in the last 26 years the new Kancho travels much around the world presents himself and gives seminars which show all of them that he is no pushover.
 
What a terrific improvement after Mr. Jan de Jong which put IBK almost back into the stone age with his lies and sneaky ways. A brand-new era for IBK which made Kaicho tremendously happy for now he knows that IBK is in good hands when he steps out. Also in Russia a new wind flies around the country now that Sergey Kosorotov 8th Dan Judo IBK made his second big dojo and his third magazine (the only ones in Russia) and calls the dojo the Budokai research dojo for martial arts. Together with the Dai Shihan Sergey Badyuk, 6th Dan IBK who is really dedicated to the IBK and works with the KANCHO for Russia Georgy Astafiev 7th Dan IBK of Siberia to really make IBK big also in Russia.
 
Kaicho thanks all of you for the terrific family spirit and dedication and especially the respect and loyalty showen to him and those who travelled from so far away just to be there which lifted his spirit to great hights. And than of course his love to the new Kancho and chairman Henk Kuipers 7th Dan IBK for all his honest work to set the IBK again on the world map for everybody to see and showing himself to all to see that he is a WORTHY Kancho.
 
 C.A. Overink, Secr, to Kaicho.