Antifascist Martial Arts Tournament 2017

The Antifa Martial Arts Tournament will take place on 9, 10 and 11th June 2017 for the fourth year running, despite problems the organisational assembly faced this year. 

On the 9th of June we will meet all our comrades, that come from all over Europe, to eat together in the yard of the free social place “sxoleio”. There we will get to know each other and exchange opinions on antifascism and the different circumstances that exist in each country.

On the weekend of the 10th and 11th of June we will all go to Kastaneio Stadium where the games are being held.

The Antifa Martial Arts Tournament does not promote antagonism or competition. It does not support winner deification or the disdain of the defeated. For us, everyone who fights inside (and outside) the ring is worthy of respect. The tournament is a celebration during which we enjoy the sports we love without racism, sexism and intolerance. 

In a time when, throughout Europe and globally, there is a noticeable level of fascist regeneration, we could not resist making our own contribution to the war against it.

On many occasions, martial arts in Greece have been conceived of as nationalistic, fascistic and sexist–and not unfairly. It is impossible to watch from the sidelines and not help protect both this strand of athletics and this way of life, martial arts, from the threat of fascism.

The Antifa Martial Arts Tournament will be, like it always is, a celebration of antifascism and the sports that we love.

Antifa Tournament Assembly 2017

Pre-tournament games

Όσοι/ες θέλετε να συμμετέχετε στείλτε ένα μήνυμα στο antifatournament@espiv.net

3rd Antifascist Combat Sports Tournament (english)

The Antifascist Combat Sports Tournament is organized for third consecutive year. When in 2014 we started the first meetings to create the tournament, the conditions at national, european and global level were completely different. Within the last two years the changes were rapid. We live the largest refugee wave in the world history. Since last year’s tournament one million refugees have passed through Greece and around a thousand listed people have drowned in the Aegean Sea.

The "civilized" Europe has sealed its borders with NATO assistance, makes hotspots-prisons and redirects refugees in Turkey. All this is happening with the support and agreement from the Greek state. Europe's mask has fallen and has emerged as Fortress Europe in the name of security drowns children in the Aegean Sea and raises nazi character fences on borders and refugees detention centers.

Along with the racist policies of the EU and Europe there was of course a parallel rise of the european far-right and neo-Nazi parties (Pegida in  Germany, Soldiers of Odin in Finland, far-right border guard battalions in Bulgaria, Anti-refugees marches in Poland, a huge increase in the far right party in Austria). 

In Greece the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn, in full consistency with the far-right and neo-Nazis in the rest of Europe, is trying to create anti-refugees atmosphere. Once again the anti-fascist movement stands against them. With direct solidarity to refugees and continuing antifascist action has not left the fascists to gain place.

 As part of this polymorphic antifascist movement, antifascists that actively participate in various free social spaces and squats in Thessaloniki, we met again. We decided for the 3rd consecutive year to organize the 3rd Antifascist Tournament of Combat Sports. The tournament is now part of the diversity of the antifascist movement, not only of Thessaloniki and  Greece,but  Europe with the participation of dozens of comrades from abroad, not only about the sport participation , but also about helping in the organization.

We invite you to the 3rd Antifascist Tournament Martial Arts which will be held on 17, 18 and June 19  2016 at the Katsanio stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. To enjoy together sports and arts we love, away from fascists and the dominant logic of competition. Antifascist and comradely!

Antifa Tournament Meeting 2016

Antifa Tournament 2016 video promo

Declaration of Antifa Tournament games

Declaration of Antifa Tournament games

Συνέλευση Antifa Tournament

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Ανοιχτή συνέλευση

Πάρτυ οικονομικής ενίσχυσης του τουρνουά στην Αθήνα!

Σάββατο 23 Μάη στο Πολυτεχνείο στην Αθήνα!

Antifa Tournament t-shirts

Τα μπλουζάκια οικονομικής ενίσχυσης (8ευρώ) του Antifa Tournament μπορείτε να τα βρείτε στο Μικρόπολις, στο Κοινωνινκό Χώρο Σχολείο, στην Κατάληψη Terra Incognita στη Θεσσαλονίκη και στο Αυτόνομο Στέκι Καβάλας.

Save the date! 5-6-7 of June, Thessaloniki

Έχουμε επιτέλους ημερομηνία! Το τουρνουά θα γίνει στη Θεσσαλονίκη στις 5,6 και 7 Ιουνίου. Μείνετε συντονισμένοι!

We finally have a date. The tournament will take part in Thessaloniki on 5,6 and 7 of June! We will keep you posted!

Antifa tournament 2015 promo. Coming soon....

жалоба

В начале 2014 мы начали переговоры с Джеффом Монсоном что мы намеревались организовать с просьбой поддержать проект с участием. Мы договорились, что он будет организовывать MMA семинары в течение двух дней гонок и как принять участие в мероприятиях - дискуссии, предшествующие гонке, как он хотел. Все, что он попросил был для покрытия транспортных расходов и предложить жилье на время их пребывания в нашем городе.

За день до уже запланированных семинаров в наших турнирах, Он сообщил нам, что из-за острой проблемой семьи, он не сможет принять участие.

Имея уже встретиться с нами платить ту же цену билетов (US полета - Греция и возвращение) предложил провести семинары согласился другой раз так, как он сказал нам, что он уже купил билеты с открытыми датами. Итак, мы договорились, чтобы стать семинары, которые пройдут 14 декабря. На этот раз в ожидании окончательного соглашения в день он предложил, он вдруг остановился все коммуникации с нами без ввода даже потрудились обосновать. Не откликнулся на нашу просьбу о возврате Ассамблеи с договор был расторгнут по собственной вине. Мы осуждаем неприемлемым и наименее плохим поведением Джефф Монсон используется анархистский потенциал, чтобы украсть деньги движение. Антифа турнир не хочу иметь ничего общего с этой суммы и никому, желающих воспользоваться этой организации и мировой антифашистского движения для себя.

Не хватает татуировки и некоторые телевизионные интервью, чтобы стать партнером.

Denuncia

All’inizio del 2014 abbiamo contattato Jeff Monson descrivendogli cosa volevamo organizzare e chiedendogli di sostenere questo progetto con la sua partecipazione. Ci siamo messi d’ accordo che lui avrebbe tenuto dei seminari di mma durante i due giorni del torneo e che avrebbe potuto partecipare agli eventi /discussioni precedenti agli incontri,come lui desiderasse. La sua unica richiesta era il pagamento dei biglietti e un alloggio durante il soggiorno nella nostra citta’.

Un giorno prima dei già programmati seminari del torneo,ci ha informato che a causa di un problema familiare urgente,non sarebbe potuto essere presente.

Mentre la nostra assemblea aveva già versato i soldi per i biglietti (il volo USA-Grecia,andata e ritorno), ci ha proposto di fare i seminari concordati in un’ altra data, visto che lui aveva già comprato i biglietti con data flessibile. Così abbiamo deciso di spostare i seminari al 14 dicembre. Questa volta, mentre aspettavamo l’ultima conferma per le date che lui stesso aveva proposto,ha interrotto all’improviso ogni communicazione con noi, senza neanche giustificarsi. Non ha neanche risposto alla nostra richiesta di restituzione dei soldi all’assemblea, visto che l’evento era stato annullato a causa sua.

Denunciamo il comportamento inaccettabile, completamente contrario alle ideologie del movimento, del “compagno” Monson che ha usato la sua presunta identità “anarchica”per appropiandosi dei soldi del movimento.

L’antifa tournament non vuole avere nessuna relazione con questa persona e con chiunque voglia approffitarsi di questa organizzazione e del movimento antifa a suo proprio vantaggio.

Come si vede non bastano alcuni tattuaggi e delle interviste televisive per fare di chiunque unx compagnx.

Ανοιχτή συνέλευση 21/1/2015 για το Antifa Tournament 2015

Πρόγραμμα-Αφίσα (Με μια διόρθωση!)

Η αλλαγή που έχει γίνει στο πρόγραμμα αφορά το σεμινάριο της γυναικείας αυτοάμυνας και το σεμινάριο πυγμαχίας με τον Lenny Bottai. Αυτά τα δύο σεμινάρια θα γίνουν το ένα την ώρα του άλλου. Δηλαδή το σεμινάριο με τον Lenny Bottai θα γίνει το Σάββατο (16:00-17:30) και η γυναικεία αυτοάμυνα θα γίνει Κυριακή (16:00-17:00)

Μετά τον Monson και ο Lenny Bottai στο τουρνουά! (Gr-Eng)

Μετά τον Monson ο Lenny Bottai θα δώσει το παρών στο τουρνουά. Ο πρωταθλητής πυγμαχίας από την Ιταλία θα βρίσκεται την Παρασκευή και το Σάββατο στο τουρνουά. Ο Lenny θα έρθει με τον συναθλητή του Federico Gassani από την Spes Fertitude (http://www.spesfortitude.it/) και με έναν φίλο του από την Palestra Popolare Valerio Verbano της Ρώμης (https://www.facebook.com/palpopolare.valerioverbano?fref=ts). (Ο Valerio Verbano ήταν ένας αγωνιστής προερχόμενος από το χώρο της ιταλικής αυτονομίας ο οποίος σε ηλικία 19 χρονών (στις 22/2/1980) δολοφονήθηκε με πυροβόλο όπλο σε ενέδρα από 3 κουκουλοφόρους)

After Jeff Monson, Lenny Bottai will also be present in the tournament. IBF intercontinental  and super welterweight title owner Lenny Bottai will come with the athlete Federico Gassani and with a friend of his from Palestra Popolare Valerio Verbano Roma. (Valerio Verbano was an activist from the autonomous movement of Italy. In the age of 19 he was murdered with a machine gun by 3 masked men (22/2/2980)

Video promo

Συντροφικοί αγώνες στο "Σχολείο" (φωτογραφίες)