The “K” and “YES, I’M K” have received the support of all the continental and world champions. Supports from Africa, America, Asia, Australia and Oceania have been received and it has been especially significant the one from the Kumite French Male Team, current World Champion and brilliant European Senior Champions after its amazing victory in the recent Budapest European Championships.

There, in the Hungarian capital city, only a few days away from the important San Petersburg presentation before the IOC Executive Board, all the Karatekas have wanted to show their unconditional passion and faith  on the achievement of the Karate  Olympic Goal. Many of them have declared that they would willingly give up their World or European titles for having the experience of taking part in the Olympic Games.

Official App to enjoy Karate anywhere.

KARATE SCHOOL is an initiative of the World Karate Federation that brings the sport of Karate closer to all the supporters, especially, to the younger supporters who have mobile devices with Android system or I phone.

It is a funny game, totally free, in which the users turn into referees during the 2012 Paris World Championships. In this way, playing the game, they get familiar with the Karate rules and participate in the competition through a very simple and enjoyable way.

The success of the KARATE SCHOOL has over passed the most optimistic estimations and thousands of downloads have been counted in more than 100 countries all over the world. The game has a global ranking according to the score obtained, from any place all over the world; everybody can aspire to be The Best in the KARATE SCHOOL.

Besides, in the KARATE SCHOOL, the “K” is shown as the symbol of the Karate’s objective of becoming an Olympic Sport in 2020. All the users of the application will be able to show their support to this aspiration, clicking “I LIKE IT” at the Facebook page that also the game is offering.

This visit to Japan, motherland of Karate, has been an outstanding success in the way of assuring the full support of Japan to the Olympism of Karate. During his stay in Tokyo, the WKF President also held several meetings with the JKF and with the JKF President, Mr.Takashi Sasagawa, giving a detailed update on the process and all the elements necessary for allowing the JKF a full, well grounded, and active support of Karate’s candidature.

From this WKF webpage, the WKF President Mr. Antonio Espinós wants to thank the JKF and very especially its President Mr. Takashi Sasagawa for all the interest, for the perfect and professional preparation of the visit and for the full support to the “K is on the way” campaign.


From left to right: Antonio Espinós (WKF President), Hirofumi Shimomura (Sports Minister), Takashi Sasagawa (JKF President)

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Turkish Karate Federation, Ulus
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With competitors from 37 countries Karate1 Salzburg successfully finalized this year’s season of Karate1 and presented a real Karate festival to all Karate fans. Gripping fights, breathtaking finals and a perfect organisation once more demonstrated the professionalism of this world class Karate league.

As Karate1 Salzburg was the final event of the Karate1 season of 2012 most of the favourites came to seize their chance to become a Karate1 Grand winner. For that reason the spectators could again gaze at World and Continental champions as well as at talented rookies challenging the top athletes of the world.

After an impressive weekend, demonstrating the full range of world class Karate the Grand Winners of each Karate1 category were honoured under the auspices of Mr. George Yerolimpos, WKF Secretary General, and received their price money, awarded by the WKF.

With Karate1 Salzburg the second season of Karate1 Premier League has finally come to an end while the Karate1 season of 2013 is already set up, getting even bigger and better with more tournaments taking place all around the world.

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CATEGORIES
- Kata individual female and male (16 years and older)
- Kata Team female and male (16 years and older)
- Kumite individual female (18 years and older): -50Kg, -55Kg, -61Kg, -68Kg, +68Kg
- Kumite individual male (18 years and older) : -60Kg, -67Kg, -75Kg, -84Kg, +84Kg).

All the team from WKF has been very happy and confident in order to get the goal (OLYMIPIC KARATE 2020) after the event. The job has been excellent, and everybody is sure that the message with the values, tradition and innovation of KARATE is received by the IOC.

Team members of WKF by:

Mr. Antonio Espinós – President

Mr. George Yerolimpos – Secretary General

Mr. Francis Didier – Sports Commissioner & Executive Committee Member

Mr. Davide Benetello – Deputy Chairman Athletes Commission

Mss. Tessy Scholtes – Member of Athletes Commission

Mr. Fernando Román – Technical Support

The new Executive Committee of Chinese Karatedo Association is as follows:

President: Mr.YU Zaiqing

Vice-presidents: Mr.CHANG Jianping, Mr.DONG Jun, Mr.ZUO Zhiyong, Mr.ZHANG Zhi, Mr.SUN Xuecai, Mr.CHEN Haijun, Ms.MAO Hong, Mr.CHEN Runsen, Mr.LIU Daqing, Mr.LV Wangang, Mr.LIU Zhiyun, Ms.WU Lanying, Mr.YAN Dunzhi

Secretary General: Mr. WANG Xuhui

Deputy Secretary General: Mr.GUAN Jianmin

EC Members: 23 persons

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Head of Organization

Reiter Christian

Salzburg Karate Federation

Phone: +43 699 11982232

Email: tournament@salzburger-karateverband.at

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Email: karate1@sportdata.org