Karate: WKF (World Karate Federation)

Hereeee i'm againnn, This time yeah exactly this time, i will share some information about WKF !!

What is WKF? WKF is World Karate Federation which is exist to rule all the Karate branch in the world! WKF job is to maintance all the karate big event, this is just like FIFA in Soccer.The World Karate Federation, or WKF, was formed in 1990 from former WUKO (World Union of Karate-Do Organizations) members .There are more than 130 member countries which is include in WKF.

It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than ten million members.The WKF organizes the Junior and Senior Karate World Championships, which are each held every 2 year. The President of the WKF is Antonio Espinos, and the headquarters are located in Madrid, Spain.

The styles recognised by the WKF are Shotokan, Wado-ryu, Goju-ryu and Shito-ryu.(The Big 5 Karate Branch)

Such as Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships. This event is the biggest and highest level event for Karateka! The competition is held in a different Country every two years. This event include all country in the world!! So the winner can be declared as Number 1 Kareteka!

Year	Host City	Country
1970	Tōkyō	Japan
1972	Paris	France
1975	Long Beach, California	United States
1977	Tōkyō	Japan
1980	Madrid	Spain
1982	Taipei	Republic of China
1984	Maastricht	Netherlands
1986	Sydney	Australia
1988	Cairo	Egypt
1990	Tokyo	Japan
1991	Mexico City	Mexico
1992	Granada	Spain
1994	Kota Kinabalu	Malaysia
1996	Sun City	South Africa
1998	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil
2000	Munich	Germany
2002	Madrid	Spain
2004	Monterrey	Mexico
2006	Tampere	Finland
2008	Tōkyō	Japan
2010	Belgrade	Serbia
2012	Paris	France
2014	Bremen	Germany
2016	Linz	Austria