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The World Karate Federation (WKF) is an international governing body of sport karate with 198 member countries. [4] It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than a hundred million members.
The World Union of Karate Do Federations (WUKF) is the international governing body of sport karate with 85 member countries. [1] [2] The main headquarters of the organization is located in Herstal under the supervision of Belgium Ministry of Justice and Belgium Royal House. [3]
In 1951, Nishiyama became a founding member of the JKA, and was elected to the JKA Board of Directors. Nishiyama came to the United States in 1961 and four months later founded the American Amateur Karate Federation (AAKF), [7] as a branch of the JKA. In 1968, Nishiyama organized the first World Invitational Karate Tournament held in Los Angeles.
This is a list of international sports federations, each of which serves as a non-governmental governing body for a given sport and administers its sport at a world level, most often crafting rules, promoting the sport to prospective spectators and fans, developing prospective players, and organizing world or continental championships.
USA National Karate-do Federation is the national governing body (NGB) of karate for the United States Olympic Committee and as such is the official Member National Association (MNA) of the World Karate Federation (WKF) in the United States.
Antonio Espinós Ortueta (born 13 October 1947 in Bilbao, Spain), is the current president of the World Karate Federation (WKF) and of the European Karate Federation (EKF). ). Former member of the Spanish Karate National Team and former president of the Spanish Karate Federation, Mr. Espinós has headed the WKF since 1998 [1] and the EKF since 1997
Guardian Girls Karate (GGK) is a global project launched in partnership with the World Karate Federation (WKF) in Los Angeles in 2022. In 2023, the initiative expanded globally, marked by a reception at the Japanese Ambassador's residence, a women's self-defense seminar, and a demonstration held at WKF's international tournaments across seven diverse countries including Egypt, Morocco, Spain ...
Karate World Championships; Competition details; Discipline: Karate: Type: Kumite and Kata, biennial: Organiser: World Karate Federation (WKF): Divisions; Current ...