International Kempo Federation
Jurisdiction | International |
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Abbreviation | IKF |
Founded | 2002 |
Headquarters | Nice, France |
President | Amatto Zaharia |
Official website | |
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The International Kempo Federation (IKF) is the administrative body for kempo in the world, with over 100 member countries.[1] IKF was founded in 2002 in Budapest, Hungary, being currently headquartered in Nice, France.[2]
Presidents
[edit]- Olaf Bock, Germany, 2002–2008
- Jeff Speakman, United States, 2008–2018
- Amatto Zaharia, Romania, 2018–
Executive committee
[edit]President
Vice-presidents
- Yoshiji Soeno[3]
- Ádám Lacza
CEO public relations
Head of referees
Executive members
Directors
Technical advisors
Members
[edit]Asia | |||
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Afghanistan | Bangladesh | India | Indonesia |
Iraq | Iran | Japan | Kazakhstan |
Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Mongolia | Nepal |
Pakistan | People's Republic of China | Syria | Yemen |
Panamerica | |||
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Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Canada |
Colombia | Dominican Republic | Mexico | United States |
Venezuela |
Africa | |||
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Algeria | Cameroon | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Egypt |
Morocco | Nigeria | Tunisia |
Oceania | |||
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Australia |
Events
[edit]- World Kempo Championships
- Continental Kempo Championships
- World Kempo Cups
- International Events
- Professional IKF Gallas
- International Referee Courses
Black Belts Society
[edit]9 Dan
[edit]8 Dan
[edit]- Robert E. Zingg
- Amatto Zaharia
- Olaf Bock
- Edward Hartman
- Eric La Rocca
- Bruno Rebelo