STATUTES & RULES
STATUTES
COMMISSION RULES
- – Referee Commission Rules ENG|
- – Referee Commission: Composition and Duties ENG|
- – Technical Commission Rules ENG|
- – Athletes Commission Rules ENG|
- – Para-Karate Commission Rules ENG|
- – Rules and Ranking Commission Rules ENG|
- – Women Sport Commission Rules ENG|
LEGAL RULES
- – Disciplinary and Ethics Code ENG|FRA|ESP
- – Conflict of Interest Regulation ENG|
- – Code of Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions ENG|
MEDICAL RULES
- – Medical Rules ENG|
ORGANIZING RULES
- – WKF Organising Rules ENG|
- – Karate 1- Premier League ENG|
- – Karate 1 – Series A ENG|
- – Karate 1 – Youth League ENG|
PROTOCOL AND WKF LOGO USE
SPORT RULES
- – KUMITE Competition Rules for 2023 ENG|
- – KATA Competition Rules for 2023 ENG|
- – PARA-KARATE Competition Rules for 2023 ENG|
- – WKF Safe Sport Policy ENG|FRA|ESP|
- – WKF World Ranking Rules 2023 ENG|
- – WKF Anti-Doping Rules ENG|
- – WKF Sports Commissioner Roles & Responsibilities ENG|
- – WKF Dan Grade Regulation ENG|
- – Note on Trasgender Athletes – October 2020 ENG|
- – Note on Trasgender Athletes – August 2022 ENG|
WAIVERS
WKF COMMISSIONS
MEDICAL COMMISSION
R. Arriaza (Spain), Chairman
ENTOURAGE COMMISSION (…)
S. Gaye (Senegal), Chairman
Members:
D. Benetello (Italy)
N. Varasteh (Canada)
G. Cherdieu (France)
DISCIPLINARY & LEGAL COMMISSION
V. Chen (MAS), Chairman
TECHNICAL COMMISSION
M. El Hoseiny (Egypt), Chairman
M. Billman (England), Secretary
Members:
M. Abbas (UAE)
A. Amini (IRI)
J.M. de Dios (Spain)
P. Ismaila Ba (Senegal)
J.C. Landaburu (Argentina)
D. Sigillo (Switzerland)
A. Soykan (Turkiye)
ATHLETES’ COMMISSION (…)
Davide Benetello (Italy), Chairman
Members:
D. Brose (Brazil) (2023-2027)
A. Díaz (Venezuela) (2023-2027)
S. Horuna (Ukraine) (2021-2025)
V. Panetsidou (Greece) (2021-2025)
N. Hoang Ngan (Vietnam) (2016- )
E. Au (USA) (2021- )
PARA-KARATE COMMISSION
D. Augustovicova (Slovakia), Chairperson
ORGANISING COMMISSION
E. Pérez (Spain), Chairman
WOMEN SPORT COMMISSION
Sarah Wennerström (Sweden), Chairwoman
Members:
R. Kassis (AUS)
F. Madani (USA)
RULES AND RANKING COMMISSION
G. Nordahl (Norway), Chair
Members:
KUMITE GROUP
D. Benetello (Italy) (LEAD)
RC Chair – J. Escalante (Sweden)
OC Chair – E. Pérez (Spain)
TC Chair – M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
R. Arriaza (Spain)
K.G. Jacobsen (Norway)
N. Varasteh (Canada)
KATA GROUP
L. Valdesi (Italy) (LEAD)
RC Chair – J. Escalante (Sweden)
OC Chair – E. Pérez (Spain)
TC Chair – M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
D. Augustovicova (Slovakia) (Para-Karate Lead)
A. Díaz (Venezuela)
K.G. Jacobsen (Norway)
T. Murata (Japan)
PARA-KARATE GROUP
D. Augustovicova (Slovakia) (LEAD)
L. Valdesi (Italy)
RC Chair – J. Escalante (Sweden)
OC Chair – E. Pérez (Spain)
TC Chair – M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
A. Díaz (Venezuela)
K.G. Jacobsen (Norway)
T. Murata (Japan)
WORLD RANKING GROUP
E. Pérez (Spain) (LEAD)
D. Benetello (Italy)
M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
REFEREE COMMISSION (…)
J. Escalante (Sweden), Chairman
F. Madani (USA), Secretary
N. Dajcman (Austria), Assistant Secretary
Members:
G. Abdalla (Guatemala)
O. Akinola (Nigeria)
S. Al Mansour (Kuwait)
J. Al Zaabi (UAE)
P. Heinonen (Finland)
U. Kobas (Turkey)
Z. Metyout (Morocco)
N. Tran (AUS)
G. Zaccaro (Italy)
WKF EVENT DELEGATES
2023. Karate 1 – Premier League (Different venues). Esteban Pérez (ESP)
2023. Karate 1 – Series A (Different venues). Dominique Sigilo (SUI)
2023. Karate 1-Youth League (Different venues). Luca Valdesi (ITA)
2023. Virtus Global Games (Vichy, FRANCE). Tervel Zwjatkow (Germany)
2023. World Combat Games (Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA). Mohammed Abbas (UAE)
2023. ANOC Beach Games (Bali, INDONESIA) Esteban Pérez (ESP)
2023. ANOC Beach Games (Bali, INDONESIA) Nguyen Hoang Ngan (VIE) (Assistant Technical Delegate)
2023. Mediterranean Beach Games (Heraklion, GREECE) Bechir Cherif (TUN)