This archive report was first published on 1 December 2019.
Published on December 1, 2019, teams from around the world are converging on Mombasa for the Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Do International Martial Arts Championship.
Kenya Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation chairman Clarence Mwakio confirmed that plans have been finalized for the championship to take place at the Aga Khan Academy next weekend.
World Tong-IL Moo-Do Vice President Master Takamitsu Hoshiko is already in the country to grace the two-day championship.
Teams from South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Nepal, Paraguay, Nigeria, Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, the USA, and Iran, among others, are expected to participate in the championship.
The tournament is open to various martial arts sports, including Karate, Taekwondo, Judo, Kung-fu, Aikido, Jiu-jitsu, Ninjutsu, Hapkido, Capoeira, Japanese Kendo, and Wushu.
Team Kenya will be represented by 40 to 50 players, with Mwakio expressing confidence in retaining the overall title.
He appealed to parastatals, private firms, and well-wishers to support the event, where Kenya is the defending champion.
