2nd World Open Championship in Kyokushin karate (IKO). Tokyo, Japan, 23–25 November 1979.

Winners

  1. Makoto Nakamura — Japan
  2. Keiji Sanpei — Japan
  3. Willie Williams — USA
  4. Takashi Azuma — Japan
  5. Howard Collins — Great Britain
  6. Bernard Creton — Great Britain
  7. Ceno Maxer — Liechtenstein
  8. Koichi Kawabata — Japan