World Karate Federation
The World Karate Federation (WKF) is a global umbrella organization for karate . The WKF was founded in 1993 from the former World Union of Karate Do Organizations (WUKO). It is the only world karate body recognized by the IOC and has more than 10 million members in 188 countries. It covers all continents and was long run by the president and founding member Jacques Delcourt . The WKF organizes junior and senior world championships (Karate World Championships), which are held every two years. The current president of the WKF is the Spaniard Antonio Espinos. WKF is based in Madrid , Spain .
History of the foundation
At the beginning of the 1960s there were many smaller associations in Japan that all argued with one another. There was the JKA, the All-Japan-University Karate League , the FAJKO and the All Japan Karate Do Federation Organization . The President of FAJKO ( Federation of all Japan Karate Do Organizations ), Ryoichi Sasakawa , wanted to end this state of fragmentation and organize the first official karate world championships in the world. For this he got in contact with the French karateka Jacques Delcourt . Delcourt was the founder of the EKU ( European Karate Union ). After lengthy discussions, they agreed to found the WUKO. Immediately after its founding in 1970, they organized the first ever karate world championship in Tokyo , Japan. The second world championship followed in 1972 in Paris, France. The third in 1975 in Long Beach ( California ), USA and the fourth in 1977 again in Tokyo. Now it started to get complicated, because Hidetaka Nishiyama , a former WUKO vice president, organized his own world championships after the karate scandal of 1972 (Japan lost to England and refused to compete again). For this he founded the IAKF ( International Amateur Karate Federation ) and competed with the WUKO for IOC recognition. He held his world championships almost at the same time as the WUKO world championships. 1975 in Los Angeles and 1977 in Tokyo. In 1986 the IAKF changed its name to the International Traditional Karate Federation ITKF. After attempts by the WUKO to merge with the ITKF, which initially failed, in 1991 an agreement was finally reached with the ITKF. The WUKO and the International Traditional Karate Federation (ITKF) then formed a confederation, which two years later was recognized by the IOC as the only world association for karate sport. The two associations merged in 1993 to form the WKF.
Olympic games
The goal of participating in the Olympic Games was achieved on August 3, 2016. The WKF ran an official campaign under the motto “The K is on the way” and promoted the inclusion of the sport of karate at the Olympic Games. During the 129th IOC session in Rio de Janeiro on August 3, 2016, the IOC delegates approved the proposal of the IOC executive and elevated karate to an Olympic discipline at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
World championships
The WKF Karate World Championships (WKF, English Karate World Championships ) are the largest competitions organized by the World Karate Federation. The first world championship took place in Tokyo in 1970 . The World Championships have been held every two years since 1980. WUKO World Championships were held from 1970 to 1992, and WKF World Championships have been held since 1994. In 2000 the 15th WKF World Championship was held in Munich, Germany. In 2014 the 22nd WKF World Championship was held in Bremen.
World Championship categories:
- Kumite : team and individual ratings (women and men)
- Kata : team and individual ratings (women and men)
German successes at WUKO / WKF World Championships
competition | Medals | ||||||
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rank | year | place | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
- | 1970 | Tokyo | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | 1972 | Paris | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | 1975 | Long Beach | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 1977 | Tokyo | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
- | 1980 | Madrid | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | 1982 | Taipei | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6th | 1984 | Maastricht | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
13 | 1986 | Sydney | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
9 | 1988 | Cairo | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
12 | 1990 | Mexico city | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
13 | 1992 | Grenada | Spain | 0 | 0 | 4th | 4th |
11 | 1994 | Kota Kinabalu | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
17th | 1996 | Sun City | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
6th | 1998 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 4th | 6th |
3 | 2000 | Munich | Germany | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
7th | 2002 | Madrid | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
12 | 2004 | Monterrey | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4th |
18th | 2006 | Tampere | Finland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7th | 2008 | Tokyo | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
- | 2010 | Belgrade | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- | 2012 | Paris | France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 2014 | Bremen | Germany | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7th |
16 | 2016 | Linz | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6th | 2018 | Madrid | Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7th |
Total medals | 7th | 9 | 29 | 45 |
Member countries
- European Karate Federation - with more than 50 member countries
- Asian Karate-Do Federation - with 39 member countries
- Afrikan Karate Federation - with 42 member countries
- Oceanian Karate Federation - with 12 member countries
- Panamerican Karate Federation - with 37 member countries
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ World Karate Federation Countries Members. ( Memento of September 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ↑ The adventure of the Karate Olympic Recognition until May, 2001. (English)
- ↑ DKV Chronicle 1993 . Retrieved September 22, 2013.
- ↑ IOC website (PDF; 2.22 MB)