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WKF HEAD OFFICE work very hard in cooperation with our IRC-“International rules committee” to train our international officials and referees, to answer protests and requests for the competition rules and to develop our various WKF rules.
History has shown nothing is set in stone!
Next World referee seminar in Cartagena, Colombia 2026
Our last World referee seminar´s 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia, 2024 in Alicante, Spain and 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova, appointed several new TOP female WKF referees with international licenses.
The last international referee seminar in 2025 in Minsk, Belarus, has brought three more highly qualified “Women in Black” to our team, and thus further strengthens our team.
Today we again just have
19 female officials worldwide
with an international WKF referee license.
The past has shown that we need more officially WKF licensed ladies internationally. The next but one World referee seminar will be held now in autumn 2026.
The weekend just before the World Championships 2026
As the word knows, our WKF was celebrating 60 years of existence in the last WKF World Championships in Spain 2024
In Cartagena, Colombia we expect again more than 1.500 Champions, man and women.
Without valid WKF license you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!!
Today WKF has more than 140 international licensed referees on 6 continents.
Like all knowledge, more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting
Of these, unfortunately, we only have
nineteen
WORLD CLASS
female officials
It is in your hands and your own responsibility …
we just need more female officials