- Igor Dyachenko
Igor Dyachenko was born on June 15, 1981 in
Kiev ,Ukraine .At the age of six, Igor's father began to show him basic
karate moves. His father had decided to take Karate classes to improve his spirits and physical condition one year after the explosion of the atomic reactor atChernobyl nuclear power plant where he worked. Later, Igor was assigned to the local karateschool but cannot remember an exact date. When asked when he started learning karate, Igor answers: "Since, I remember myself".During his career as an athlete, Igor Dyachenko has achieved many
awards includingWorld titles,International andNation alcompetitions . He has experience practicing with coaches and athletes fromJapan ,Brazil ,Yugoslavia ,Slovenia ,Hungary ,Egypt ,Azerbaijan , and of courseUkraine andUSA . He practicesJudo ,Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ,Boxing ,Muay Thai as a supplement to his regular karate training in order to become a completefighter and to take his skills to an even higher level. He believes thatknowledge of othermartial arts techniques helps to achieve a new, modern approach to theteaching and practicing ofkarate .Igor is a former member of the Ukrainian National Karate
team and a formerFunakoshi Shotokan Karate Association (FSKA)World Champion inkumite division.In 2006, Igor Dyachenko has established his own school D-Dojo / The School of Modern Japanese Karate. He is currently
Sensei at D-Dojo, an officially recognized branch ofShotokan Karate-do International Federation located inNew York City .Appearance on the The Colbert Report
On June 12, 2007 Igor Dyachenko appeared on the
The Colbert Report ( [http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=88549&ml_collection=&ml_gateway=&ml_gateway_id=&ml_comedian=&ml_runtime=&ml_context=show&ml_origin_url=%2Fmotherload%2Findex.jhtml%3Fml_video%3D88549&ml_playlist=&lnk=&is_large=true Video] ) to help Stephen commemorateRonald Reagan 's historicBerlin Wall speech. To honor the fall of the wall, Dyachenko broke an 1/8 inch plywood board symbolizing the Berlin Wall, broke awatermelon , and cut a piece ofcake for Stephen. Stephen enjoyed Dyachenko's watermelon breaking feat so much that he repeatedly mentioned it in several subsequent episodes.Awards and Accomplishments
2007 - Received 4th
Dan rank (level) ofblack belt (Yon-Dan) fromHirokazu Kanazawa .2005 - 1st place at
Shotokan Karate-Do International Federation (SKIF-USA)National Open Karate Tournament ;Mounds View ,Minnesota ; individualkumite .2004 - 1st place at
Ozawa Cup , Las Vegas,Nevada ;individual kumite ; awarded most outstandingtournament competitor fromKotaka Sensei from Honolulu,Hawaii .2003 - 1st place at
FSKA 5th World Karate Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada; individual kumite.2003 - 1st place at USAKF National Championships; Akron, Ohio; individual kumite.
2002 - 2nd place at WTKO World Karate Championships; Staten Island, New York; senior individual kumite.
2001 - Received 3rd level of black belt (San-Dan) from Hirokazu Kanazawa.
2000 - 1st place at USA-NKF National Championships; Houston, Texas; senior team kumite.
2000 - 2nd place at the 19th Annual Traditional Karate Tournament International known as Ozawa Cup International Karate Tournament; Las Vegas, Nevada; senior team kumite.
1998 - Began practicing under Toyotaro Miyazaki Sensei in New York City.
1998 - 1st place at SKI-Ukraine National Championships; team kata.
1998 - 2nd place at WKO World Championships; Orlando, Florida; junior individual kata.
1997 - 1st place at the 6th SKIF World Championships; Milan, Italy; junior individual kata.
1997 - Received 2nd level of black belt (Ni-Dan) from Hirokazu Kanazawa.
1995 – 1998 - 1st place at the National Ukrainian Championships of Shotokan Karate-do; junior kata division.
1993 – 1997 - Eight 1st place medals at Kiev Championships in various divisions including adult divisions in kata and kumite.
1993 – 1996 - Four 1st place medals at Kiev Cup in various divisions including adult divisions in kata and kumite.
External links
* [http://www.d-dojo.org D-Dojo ]
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