On April, 29, 2009, in Ust'-kamenogorsk,  in Recreation of Metallurgists Centre the Opened Republican tournament passed on Shotokan karate-do. 

In competitions 100 sportsmen took part from Almata, Semeya, Zyryanovsk, Ridder, Ust'-kamenogorsk.

A tournament was opened and caused large interest.  In the section of Kumite the possessors of world cup took part on taekwondo. 

Main referee of the Republican tournament:  Sempai Ruslan Karahozhin.

And so results of sportsmen of Hachi-o-kai karate-do Kazakhstan. 

Kata in a division 15-17 years: 

1st place - Khan Alex;

2nd place - Kubaydulin Arman. 

In Kata, a division 18 years and more senior - Mix (division men’s and women’s together) became a champion:

it is Anastasiya Bezdrabko. 

In team championship for Kata, a 1 place was conquered by a command in composition Anastasiya Bezdrabko, Alex Khana, Armana Kubaydulina.  

In a kumite division 15-17 years:

1st place - Khan Alex.

(On a photo: command Hachi-o-kai karate-do Kazakhstan, (from left to right) is Anastasiya Bezdrabko, Khan Alex, Sergey Bezdrabko, Kubaydulin Arman. Overhead row - Obydenov Anton, Oshakbaev Adiy.)