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Republic of Serbia
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Aco Ćirović 7th Dan
Chief Instructor
SKIF Serbia
Sensei Ćirović is one of the most decorated and succeseful karate athletes in the history of Yugoslavia and Serbia. As a member of multiple professional karate teams and as a member of National Team of Yugoslavia Sensei Ćirović has won more than 100 medals at international competitions all over the world.
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Born in Serbia
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| 1972 |
Began karate training
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| 1976 |
1. Dan Ranking Commission of Yugoslavian Karate
Federation
(Prof. Taiji Kase, Dr. Ilija
Yorga, Dr. Vladimir Yorga, Slobodan Vuchinic).
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| 1978 |
2. Dan Ranking Commission of Yugoslavian Karate
Federation (Prof. Taiji Kase, Dr. Ilija
Yorga, Dr. Vladimir Yorga, Salko Curic).
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| 1983 |
3. Dan Ranking Commission of Yugoslavian Karate
Federation
(Prof. Taiji Kase, Dr. Ilija
Yorga, Dr. Vladimir Yorga)
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| 1987 |
Bronze
medal winner
at European Championship, Kumite
Gold medal winner at European Cup in Italy, Kumite
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| 1988 |
4. Dan Ranking Commission of International
Traditional Karate Federation (Prof. Hidetaka Nishiyama, Dr. Ilija Yorga,
Dr. Vladimir Yorga)
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| 1989 |
Gold medal winner at European Cup in Germany, Kumite
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| 1990 |
Silver medal winner
at World Championship in Peru,
Team Kumite
Yugoslavian National Team Captain
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| 1992 |
5. Dan Ranking Commission of International
Traditional Karate Federation (Prof. Hidetaka Nishiyama, Dr. Ilija Yorga, Dr. Vladimir
Yorga)
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| 1994 |
6. Dan Per recommendation by Dr. Ilija Yorga
and Dr. Vladimir Yorga, ITKF President
Sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama promoted Aco Cirovic to the rank 6th Dan.
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| 1995 |
Published his first book:
“12 Shotokan Karate Katas”
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| 1996 |
Representing Yugoslavia for
the last time as a competitor at World Championship in Sao Paolo, Brazil
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| 1997 |
Begins coaching career
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| 2007 |
7. Dan Ranking Commission of International
Traditional Karate Federation
(Prof. Hidetaka Nishiyama,
Dr. Ilija Yorga, Dr. Vladimir
Yorga)
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| Currently |
SKIF Serbia: Chief Instructor
and the National Team Coach |
As a coach of multiple karate teams from Yugoslavia and Serbia and as a coach of Yugoslavian and Serbian National Teams Sensei Ćirović was able to maintain same level of success and achivements he has had as a karate competitor: for more than a decade his teams are bringing medals from competitions from all over the world.
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