World Union of Karate Do Federations

World Union of Karate Do Federations
SportKarate
JurisdictionWorldwide
AbbreviationWUKF
Founded2005; 20 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

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]

History

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

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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  3. ^ "ABOUT WUKF". WUKF - World Union of Karate-Do Federations. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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  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.