2023 PKF championship in Costa Rica
The first day of the 2023 PKF Senior Championships saw the USA Karate team dominate the competition, with Olympians Sakura Kokumai and Ariel Torres as standout performers. Sakura Kokumai claimed her ninth continental crown in the Female Kata, beating Jessica Kwong with a score of 41.1 to 39.8. Ariel Torres, an Olympic Games bronze medallist, […]
2023 Mediterranean Karate Championships
“The 2023 Mediterranean Karate Championship was marked by an exceptional performance by Tunisia, which dominated the medal table. The competition, held in Tunis, saw Tunisia secure an impressive total of 15 medals, including eight gold, five silver, and two bronze, thus asserting its regional supremacy in this martial art. In second place, Italy also demonstrated […]
2023 Official Karate-gi for WKF event
Following the communication made on May 18, 2022, the WKF Executive Committee approved on October 22, 2021, the mandatory use of “WKF Approved” Karategis with embroidered marks on the shoulders, in RED and BLUE, in all the official events of the WKF (World Championships and Karate 1 – Premier League, Series A and Youth League) […]
17th AKF Senior and 19th AKF Cadet, Junior, U-21 Championships
(2021/12/18-22 Almaty, Kazakhstan) Results of competitions #Cadet♦Cadet Kumite Male -52kg [1st] Hamdamjoo Abolfazl (IRI) [2nd] Almtairi Mousa (KUW) [3rd] Almunjem Mahdi (KSA) / Khudaiberdiev Daniel (KGZ)♦Cadet Kumite Male -57kg [1st] Alajmi Ali (KUW) [2nd] Shaman Omar (KSA) [3rd] Bainazar Serzhan (KAZ) / Poorsoleimani Shahdad (IRI)♦Cadet Kumite Male -63kg [1st] Aldwuailah Abdulhadi (KUW) [2nd] Salameh Waseem […]
Karate is in the Short List for the Olympic Games LA28!
After participating, as an additional sport, in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and not having been selected for the Paris 2024 Games, karate was accepted into the final phase of selection for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This does not mean that karate will be at the Games again. But, just that we’re still […]
Major changement on WKF rules
While the final document of the WKF Competition Rules is underway for soon publication, we would hereby like to send you a summary of the major changes that will be implemented as of 1st January 2023. Please consider these important amendments as they will come into effect very soon. Kumite 1. WKF Approved Helmet From […]
New rules for Karate1 Youth League and Series A events
WKF communicated on new rules for Karate1 Youth League and Series A events from January 2023. Two changes had been decided by WKF Executive Committee. With the inclusion of these categories, most Youth League events will have to start their competition one day earlier (on Thursday), although this will be announced separately for each event. […]
2023 WKF calendar (Draft)
The preliminary calendar of activities of WKF, AKF, UFAK, PKF and EKF is out. This document is only at the beginning of a long work and modification. Of course, it should be taken with caution.We can see that the Premier League tournaments are changing again with a presence in Egypt (Cairo), another in Japan (Fukuoka) […]
Will Karate be Olympic again in Los Angeles 2028?
Will Karate be Olympic again in Los Angeles (July 14-30, 2028)? In any case, unlike Paris 2024, it appears in the short list published by the organizers of L.A. 2028. In all, 9 sports have been chosen: motor sports (karting?), cricket, baseball-softball, lacrosse, breakdance, kick-boxing, squash, flag soccer and… karate. The 9 international federations must […]
Karate in LA28 Paralympic Games?
A record of 33 Para sports have submitted applications to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to be considered for inclusion in the LA28 Paralympic Games sport programme. All International Federations with sports at Paris 2024 put forward applications, together with potential new additions arm wrestling, climbing, CP soccer, golf, karate, Para dance sport, powerchair soccer, […]