User:NuclearDen/Vorotyntsev, Igor Nikolaevich

Igor Nikolaevich Vorotyntsev (born 26 May 1969, Semipalatinsk) - Russian martial artist, coach and internationally certified judge. World Champion in hand-to-hand fighting in the ‘self-defence’ section (HSIF-2019), World Champion in kempo (IKF, 2008) in the category up to 77.5 kg, Two-time winner of the World Championships in traditional Jiu-Jitsu (2005), medallist of the World Championship in pankration (WWW, 2019), winner of the World Cup in hand fighting in the ‘self-defence’ section (HSIF-2019), silver medallist of the World Cup in point karate (2012) in the category up to 75 kg, European champion in karate in the ‘kata’ section (IMAF, 2005).

The holder of black belts in combat jiu-jitsu (VII dan), hand-to-hand combat (VI rank), karate-do (VI dan), pankration (VI dan); taijitsu (IV dan).

Biography
He was born on 26 May 1969 in Semipalatinsk. He started boxing with Konstantin Druzhin, then hand-to-hand fighting with Alexander Dzutsev, shotokan karate with Vitaly Bykov, Sergey Bogolepovundefined, later trained with Alisher Zhumabekov, Yevgeny Radishevsky, Akesha Yasumoto, Richard Morris ad Jan-Erik Karlsson.

He graduated from the Novosibirsk Higher Military-Political General Service School named after the 60th anniversary of the Great October Revolution.

He did his military service in special forces in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan; he is holder of the ‘maroon beret’ symbol of the special forces of the internal troops.

After returning to Russia, he worked as a senior inspector of the combat, special and physical training department of the Lipetsk Region Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs. He was deputy head of the professional training department of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Lipetsk region, then became head of the Educational and Sports Department of the Lipetsk regional branch of the Public-State Association Russian Physical Culture and Sports Society Dynamo.undefined He has the rank of lieutenant colonel of the internal service.undefined

In 1989, Vorotyntsev became a Candidate Master of Sports of the USSR in boxing. In 1996 he received the title of Master of Sports of Russia in hand-to-hand fighting, in 2002 Master of Sports of Russia in judo.

In 1991, he became the champion of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan in hand-to-hand combat.

In 1996, he became the champion of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in hand-to-hand combat and the winner of the I Championship of Russia.

In 2003, in Sweden, he became a lifelong member of the World Organisation Jiu Jitsu International.

In 2005, in Emden (Germany) he became the European champion in karate in the kata category (according to the IMAF version) and a silver (hanbo-no-kata) and bronze (kihon-no-kata) prize-holder of the Traditional Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Japan (Yonago).

In 2005, in Emden (Germany) the IMAF awarded Vorotyntsev the ‘Hanshi’ rank in karate-do.

In 2006, in Lipetsk, he became the champion of Russia in kata judo. He took part in the European Championship in Turin (Italy).undefined

In 2008 in Faro (Portugal) he became the world champion in kempo (IKF) in the category up to 77.5 kg. undefined

In 2009, in Lund (Sweden) JJI awarded Igor Vorotyntsev the ‘Kyoshi’ title in jujitsu.

Two-time medallist of the 2009 World Championship in Traditional Jiu-Jitsu in Yonago (Japan).

In 2012, he became the silver medallist of the Point Karate World Cup (Frankfurt, Germany).

In 2014, Vorotyntsev was awarded the title of ‘judge of the international category in hand-to-hand fighting’.undefined

In 2017, he entered the judging committee of the Asian Championship in hand-to-hand fighting.

In 2018, he entered the judging committee of the European Championship in hand-to-hand fighting.

In 2019, it became:


 * World Champion in hand-to-hand combat in the ‘self-defence’ section (Russia, St. Petersburg).undefined
 * Bronze medallist of the World Pankration Championship in the ‘polydamas’ section (Italy, Rome)
 * Winner of the World Cup in hand-to-hand fighting in the ‘self-defence’ section (Germany, Leipzig)

Since 1995, Igor Vorotyntsev has been coaching, organised his own school of martial arts.undefined He personally trained more than 80 champions and winners of the World Championships in martial arts. Among them, the World Champions in Kempo Dmitry Rybakov, Dmitry Maltsev, five-time World Champion in martial arts Sergey Faustov, two-time World Champion in Pankration Anna Mikhailova, the World Champions in Pankration Vladimir Safonov, Maxim Safonov, Valery Korostinsky, Anzor Pshinshev in hand battle Pavel Kuznetsov and others. undefined

Vorotyntsev is also the executive director of the Lipetsk Regional Hand-to-Hand Combat Federation, the Lipetsk Regional Federation of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the Lipetsk Regional Pankration Federation, the Lipetsk Regional Office of the Russian Union of Martial Arts; a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Russian Federation of Hand-to-Hand Combat.undefined

He was awarded the highest award of the Russian Federation of hand-to-hand combat ‘For the development of hand-to-hand combat in Russia’, a member of the Combat Presidium of the Russian Federation Hand-to-Hand Federation.

Family
His father is a military man, a reserve lieutenant colonel, an officer of a special unit of special risk.

His mother is a housewife.

He is married and raises two sons.

State awards

 * Badge of honour ‘Excellence in Physical Culture and Sports of the Russian Federation’ (2006)
 * Badge of honour ‘For services in the development of physical culture and sports’ (2016)

Links

 * Igor Vorotyntsev’s page on the website of the International Hand-to-Hand Combat Federation
 * Igor Vorotyntsev’s page on the website of the International Kempo Federation