International Traditional Karate Federation Explained

International Traditional Karate Federation
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Formation:1974
Type:Sports martial art association
Status:Federation
Purpose:Development of Traditional Karate Worldwide
Headquarters:Curitiba, Brazil
Location:Brazil
Region Served:Worldwide
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Gilberto Gaertner
Main Organ:Brazil office & administration
Remarks:Founder - H. Nishiyama

The or ITKF is the international governing body for Traditional Karate. This organisation was founded by Hidetaka Nishiyama. In the early 1990s, Nishiyama's refusal to align his ITKF organization with the World Union of Karate-Do Organizations (WUKO) caused the International Olympic Committee to suspend its recognition of WUKO as amateur karate's international governing body.[1] [2] According to the IOC decision 101 from 1993 the ITKF and WUKO had been due to merge and form a unified karate organization under the IOC suggested name of WKF. The IOC further indicated its intention to recognize the merged WKF should ITKF and WUKO successfully fulfill the IOC 101 decision guidelines, but this did not eventuate.[3] The WUKO eventually became the World Union of Karate-Do Federations in late 2008.[3]

ITKF Officials

Member Organizations

The ITKF is composed of Member Organizations established voluntarily and democratically in their own countries as governing body of Traditional Karate. [4]

PAN AMERICA

CountryFederationCityChief Executive
MEXICOITKF MEXICONaucalpan de JuarezAlfredo Igor Arguello Hermida
USAUNITED STATES OF AMERICA TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONWylieBrad Webb

AFRICA

CountryFederationCityChief Executive
ALGERIAALGERIA TRADITIONAL KARATE ASSOCIATIONAlgeriaKadir Bouguettaya
CONGOCONGO RDCMoussa Djuma Moise
EGYPTEGYPTIAN TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONCairoRamy El Mekawy
GAMBIAGTKA - GAMBIA TRADITIONAL KARATE ASSOCIATIONMuhamed Sarr
NIGERIANTKFHassan Abdullahi
SUDANSUDANESE TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONJamal Guda
TANZANIATTKFMuhammad Amin Suleiman
TUNISIAATKTTunisLotfi Ouertani
COMOROSCTKC - COMOROS TRADITIONAL KARATE ASSOCIATIONSaid Youssouf Said Mohamed
ANGOLANÚCLEO ANGOLANO DE KARATE TRADICIONALLubangoNzevuna Fidel André

ASIA

CountryFederationCityChief Executive
INDIANATIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONNew DelhiJitesh Kumar
INDONESIAINATKFJakartaMuhammad Muchlas Rowi
KUWAITKUTKC - KUWAIT UNION AND TRADITIONAL KARATE COMMITTEEKuwaitAhmed Hassan Alkhlefe
PAKISTANPAKISTAN TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONQuettaJalal-Ud-Din
PALESTINEPTKFJerusalemIbahem Abukaf
UZBEKISTANUZBEKISTAN ITKF KARATE-DO FEDERATIONTashkentShukhatjon Kushmuradov
SRI LANKASRI LANKA TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONWattalaW J B Dedunupitiya
REPUBLIC OF ARMENIACENTRE NATIONAL TRADITIONAL KARATE-DO FEDERATION OFYerevanSuren Matevosyan
KAZAKHSTANWESTERN KAZAKHSTAN ASSOCIATION OF KARATE-DO BUDOUralskKuangaliyev Taras
BANGLADESHBANGLADESH TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONDhakaH. M. Nuruddin Chowdhury Rana
JORDANJKA JORDANAmmanEmad Khalil
AZERBAIJANAZERBAIJAN TRADITIONAL KARATE FEDERATIONBakuAyaz Ibishov
NEPALNEPAL WADO RYU KARATE DOKathmanduHari Sharan K.C

Notes and References

  1. "Karate in the Olympics? More than a pipe dream". Book: Active Interest Media, Inc.. Black Belt. February 1985. Active Interest Media, Inc.. 40–44. 0277-3066.
  2. Coleman, J. (1993): "Watch out, WUKO—Here comes Shotokan Karate's Nishiyama! Noted Instructor claims he is ready to lead Olympic Karate movement if IOC ousts WUKO." Black Belt, 31(4):18–22.
  3. http://www.wukf-karate.org/novo_site/About_WUKF.html World Union of Karate-Do Federations: About us
  4. Web site: ITKF Member Organizations . ITKF.

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