World Karate and Kickboxing Association
The World Karate and Kickboxing Association (WKA) or World Kickboxing and Karate Association is one of the oldest professional associations for kickboxing (full contact, light contact and semi-contact or pointfighting) as well as modern sport karate (forms: traditional, freestyle and with traditional Asian Budo weapons ). The WKA was founded in October 1976 through a split from the PKA by Howard Hansen and Arnold Urquidez.
The WKA was based in Karlsruhe and was headed by multiple world champion Klaus Nonnemacher (President of WKA World). World Vice President of WKA World and responsible for karate was Toni Dietl . In 2012 there was a split in the WKA, and very many, including all national coaches, followed the newly founded WKU , although the WKA still exists as a splinter association, but has lost all significance.
From 1977 to 2012 the WKA hosted world championships for professional full contact kickboxing.
WKA World Championships
year | venue | country |
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1993 | Groningen |
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1995 | Karlsruhe |
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1996 | Prague |
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1997 | Dublin |
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1997 | Milan |
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1998 | Copenhagen |
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1998 | Toronto |
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1999 | Beirut |
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1999 | Hanover |
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1999 | La Valletta |
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2000 | Louisville |
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2000 | Prague |
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2001 | Vienna |
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2002 | Marina di Massa |
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2003 | Killarney |
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2003 | Antwerp |
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2004 | Basel |
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2005 | Niagara Falls |
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2005 | Toronto |
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2006 | Benidorm |
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2007 | Karlsruhe |
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2008 | Orlando |
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2008 | Berlin |
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2009 | Huelva |
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2010 | Edinburgh |
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2011 | Karlsruhe |
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2012 | Orlando |
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Explanation: World championships were held in different disciplines and different countries on the dates mentioned twice.
WKA world champion until 2012
- Raja Amasheh
- Gokhan Arslan
- Benny Urquidez
- Ante Bilic
- Roland Conar
- Besim Kabashi
- Stefan Kainath
- Doris Koehler
- André Mewis
- Klaus Nonnemacher
- Florian Pavic
- Semen poskotin
- Oliver Schawe
- Roland Schellhammer
- Mladen Steko
- Pavlica Steko
- Christine Theiss
- Derya Torun
- Hans-Peter Wiegert
- Yahya Gülay
Belt exams
Points are awarded in an exam. You can get 7 to 10 points per exam section. If the score is below 7, the required standard is not met and the section must be repeated.
Scoring
The test is carried out according to the following sections:
- Fist techniques
- Foot techniques
- Equipment training
- Fighting stance
- Combinations
- condition
- Self defense
- Sparring
- Theory and Oral
- Defense and evasion techniques
- Others
Belt grades
Grütelgrad | waiting period | Required score | maximum number of points |
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White | 1 month | 35 points | 50 points |
White yellow | 3 months | 42 points | 60 points |
yellow | At least 3 months | 49 points | 70 points |
Yellow-orange | At least 3 months | 49 points | 70 points |
orange | At least 3 months | 56 points | 80 points |
Orange-green | At least 3 months | 56 points | 80 points |
green | At least 3 months | 56 points | 80 points |
Green Blue | At least 3 months | 56 points | 80 points |
blue | At least 6 months | 63 points | 90 points |
Blue brown | At least 6 months | 63 points | 90 points |
brown | At least 6 months | 63 points | 90 points |
Brown black | At least 6 months | 70 points | 100 points |
1.Dan (black) | Min. 12 months | 75 points | 100 points |
Individual evidence
- ↑ WKA rulebook (PDF file; 1.93 MB)
- ↑ wka-world.com ( Memento from January 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ PKA-wako-wka-and-other-associations , accessed on October 9, 2013.
- ↑ wka-magazin_die_wka ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- WKA magazine
- WKA Germany
- http://www.wkaworld.com/ (link not available)