World Union of Karate Do Federations

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] The events of this federation are held regularly every year in the member countries.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

World Union of Karate Do Federations
SportKarate
JurisdictionWorldwide
AbbreviationWUKF
Founded2005; 19 years ago (2005)
AffiliationNon-IOC
Regional affiliationWorld
HeadquartersHerstal
LocationBelgium
PresidentLiviu Crisan of Romania
Vice president(s)Koos Burger of South Africa
Søren Helsted of Denmark
Roberto Morreale of Italy
Jo Mirza of United States
SecretaryRoberto Perri of Belgium
Other key staffOsvaldo Messias de Oliveira of Brazil
SponsorKO Italia KO Italia srl
Katara Martial Arts
Brizbane Sports
Budoland
Replaced1996
(founded)1970
Official website
www.wukf-karate.org

History

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In June 2009, at the scheduled congress, affiliate members will discuss and decide on all decisions necessary for the good work of the organization.[11] The name is new but the organization is the same, all former (WUKO) affiliates have sent support letters (except FESIK and 4 other federations), all (WUKF) events are scheduled as before, the organization will continue to live.[12]

Members

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Asia
  Iran   India   Bangladesh   Kazakhstan
  Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan   Indonesia   Sri Lanka
  China   Philippines   Jordan   Pakistan
  United Arab Emirates   Uzbekistan
Europe
  Azerbaijan   Kosovo   San Marino   Italy   Wales
  England   Russia   Turkey   Lithuania   Scotland
  Georgia   Portugal   Ukraine   Montenegro   Ireland
Panamerica
  Argentina   Brazil   Canada   Caribbean Community
  Chile   Dominican Republic   Honduras   Mexico
  Panama   Peru   Puerto Rico   USA
  Uruguay
Africa
  Algeria   Morocco   Tunisia   Egypt
  Ghana   Libya   Namibia   South Africa

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References

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  2. ^ Redazione. "Shotokan Ryu Cavasport riprende gli allenamenti in presenza, agonisti si preparano al Campionato del Mondo WUKF". Sportgrigiorosso (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ "ABOUT WUKF". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ^ Peebles, Cheryl. "PICTURES: Thousands attend Olympic-style opening ceremony of world karate championships in Dundee". The Courier. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  5. ^ "Da Sovigliana a Cluj per il WUKF Karate World Championship". gonews.it (in Italian). 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ^ "Assis Chateaubriand sedia neste sábado etapa do Paranaense de Karatê – Jornal do Oeste" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ "Clubs celebrating WUKF World Karate Championships titles success". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  8. ^ "Leah's passion for karate pays off on world stage". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  9. ^ "Medal haul at Europeans for karate fighters". Hereford Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  10. ^ "Karate kid taking on lockdown challenge to kick out coronavirus". Bury Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  11. ^ "WUKF OFFICERS". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  12. ^ "Zeci de medalii pentru karateka de la CS Zanshin | Informaţia Zilei". www.informatia-zilei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  13. ^ "AFFILIATED MEMBERS". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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