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]
| Sport | Karate |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Worldwide |
| Abbreviation | WUKF |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Affiliation | Non-IOC |
| Regional affiliation | World |
| Headquarters | Herstal |
| Location | Belgium |
| President | Liviu Crisan of Romania |
| Vice president(s) | Koos Burger of South Africa Søren Helsted of Denmark Roberto Morreale of Italy Jo Mirza of United States |
| Secretary | Roberto Perri of Belgium |
| Other key staff | Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira of Brazil |
| Sponsor | KO Italia KO Italia srl Katara Martial Arts Brizbane Sports Budoland |
| Replaced | 1996 |
| (founded) | 1970 |
| Official website | |
| www | |
History
editIn 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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 Iran
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 India
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 Bangladesh
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 Kazakhstan
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 Kuwait
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 Kyrgyzstan
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 Indonesia
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 Sri Lanka
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 China
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 Philippines
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 Jordan
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 Pakistan
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 United Arab Emirates
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 Uzbekistan
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| Europe | ||||
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 Azerbaijan
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 Kosovo
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 San Marino
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 Italy
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 Wales
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 England
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 Russia
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 Turkey
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 Lithuania
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 Scotland
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 Georgia
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 Portugal
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 Ukraine
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 Montenegro
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 Ireland
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| Panamerica | |||
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 Argentina
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 Brazil
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 Canada
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 Caribbean Community
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 Chile
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 Dominican Republic
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 Honduras
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 Mexico
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 Panama
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 Peru
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 Puerto Rico
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 USA
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 Uruguay
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| Africa | |||
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 Algeria
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 Morocco
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 Tunisia
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 Egypt
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 Ghana
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 Libya
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 Namibia
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 South Africa
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References
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- ^ "ABOUT WUKF". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ Peebles, Cheryl. "PICTURES: Thousands attend Olympic-style opening ceremony of world karate championships in Dundee". The Courier. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Da Sovigliana a Cluj per il WUKF Karate World Championship". gonews.it (in Italian). 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Assis Chateaubriand sedia neste sábado etapa do Paranaense de Karatê – Jornal do Oeste" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Clubs celebrating WUKF World Karate Championships titles success". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Leah's passion for karate pays off on world stage". www.northamptonchron.co.uk. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Medal haul at Europeans for karate fighters". Hereford Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Karate kid taking on lockdown challenge to kick out coronavirus". Bury Times. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "WUKF OFFICERS". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "Zeci de medalii pentru karateka de la CS Zanshin | Informaţia Zilei". www.informatia-zilei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
- ^ "AFFILIATED MEMBERS". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
