The Juanito pavilion in Fuengirola hosts the Andalusia Kumite Trophy this Saturday with the participation of more than 400 athletes

The competition will start at 9:30 in the morning and will bring together karate fighters ages 5 to 21. In addition, starting at 3:00 p.m., a technical day will be held with the world champions Damián Quintero and María Torres as mentors.

10/29/2025 – The Juan Gómez Juanito pavilion in Fuengirola will be the setting this Saturday, November 1, for the Andalusia Kumite Trophy, which will bring together more than 400 athletes from 5 to 21 years of age. This was announced this morning by the Sports Councilor, Julio Rodríguez, and the president of the Andalusian Karate Federation, Luis García, who have indicated that the competition will begin at 9:30 in the morning. In addition, in the afternoon a technical training day will be held with world champions Damián Quintero and María Torres as mentors.

“Karate is fundamental for us. The impulse given by the Fuengirola Karate Club and the Andalusian Federation by Luis García is very important. Whenever he sees the opportunity to promote this sporting discipline, he thinks of Fuengirola and has his arms open to welcome more than 400 boys and girls from all over Andalusia,” said Rodríguez.

In this sense, the mayor explained that “we are going to be able to enjoy karate on November 1 in Fuengirola. We love filling our streets with people who come from all over Andalusia to enjoy the sport at different ages, from 5 years old to 21. And that would be impossible without the support of all our clubs and specifically in this case, of Luis García and the Fuengirola Karate Club, which is always at the forefront of new events that may come to our city and Here we are to take a step forward and bring them to Fuengirola.”

For his part, Luis García has indicated that “we return again to Fuengirola, to our home, to bring top-level karate, where athletes come who are just starting out in the competition, but who are already standing out in the promotion championships, and who will be the future of this Andalusian federation that is demonstrating such a high level in all the championships where it participates.”

In this sense, the president of the Andalusian karate federation has explained that “the competition will take place on Saturday, tomorrow, from nine thirty, and we are going to celebrate a kumite championship, only combats, where children from five or six years of age to the absolute category will participate, who will demonstrate to us the very high level they possess and the preparation that the new talents of Andalusian karate have.”

Technique day

In addition to the competition, the day on November 1 will include a technical training activity called ‘Mentor 10’ that will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will feature the participation of world champions Damián Quintero and María Torres.

The karatekas will first offer a talk about the values ​​of their sports specialty and criteria for individual improvement and, later, they will give a Kata exhibition, by Damián Quintero, and Kumite, by María Torres.

“I want to thank Carlos García, territorial delegate of Tourism, Culture and Sports in Malaga, for being able to have the Mentor 10 program in Fuengirola, which includes elite athletes who transmit their experiences, such as the Olympic runner-up, Damián Quintero, and the world champion, María Torres, who are going to greatly help these boys and girls who come to participate. It is important that we extrapolate the values of sport to all spheres of society and above all, to the youngest. I also thank the Andalusian Karate Federation for being able to link both events in Fuengirola, both the Andalusian Kumite Trophy and the Mentor 10 program,” Rodríguez said in conclusion.