Draft:Oleksandr Slypchenko
Oleksandr Slipchenko | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 70–71) Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Occupation | Martial arts coach |
| Known for | President of the All-Ukrainian Martial Arts Association "Combat Self-Defense ICO" |
| Title | Honored Coach of Ukraine; Merited Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine |
Oleksandr Volodymyrovych Slipchenko (born 1954, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian martial arts coach, Honored Coach of Ukraine, Merited Worker of Physical Culture and Sports of Ukraine, and president of the All-Ukrainian Martial Arts Association "Combat Self-Defense ICO".
Biography
[edit]Slipchenko began his coaching career in 1977. He specializes in combat sports, particularly kickboxing, Muay Thai, and since 2015 — in the discipline of Combat Self-Defense ICO.
Among his students are six Honored Masters of Sports, twenty-three Masters of Sports of International Class, and thirty-five Masters of Sports of Ukraine — including world and European champions such as:
- Dmytro Konstantynov — kickboxing (2007, 2010, 2014, 2015);
- Viktor Zakharov — Combat Self-Defense ICO (2018);
- Mykhailo Dyukarev — Combat Self-Defense ICO (2007), kickboxing (2025);
- Dmytro Denysenko — kickboxing.
Slipchenko’s coaching school has branches in the United States, the United Kingdom, Poland, Spain, Laos, and Vietnam.
Public activity
[edit]In 2015, Oleksandr Slipchenko, together with Mykola Zentsev, founded and began developing the All-Ukrainian Martial Arts Association "Combat Self-Defense ICO" (combat-ico
In 2017, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine officially recognized and began cultivating this discipline as a separate non-Olympic sport. Since 2021, the All-Ukrainian Association "Combat Self-Defense ICO" has held the status of the National Federation of Martial Arts of Ukraine.
National team achievements
[edit]Under Slipchenko’s leadership, the Ukrainian national team has participated in international Combat Self-Defense ICO championships since 2017:
- 2017 — Birmingham (United Kingdom) — 3rd place
- 2018 — Rome (Italy) — 2nd place
- 2019 — Motherwell (Scotland, UK) — 3rd place
- 2022 — Nagykanizsa (Hungary) — 1st place
- 2023 — Hull (United Kingdom) — 3rd place
- 2024 — Frankfurt am Main (Germany) — 1st place
External links
[edit]- Official website of the All-Ukrainian Martial Arts Association "Combat Self-Defense ICO"
- World Combat Self-Defense ICO Association