Uncategorized – WKF Asia

April 6, 2025

28.03.205 is significant date in the history of world kickboxing

WKF World President **Fritz EXENBERGER** and **Batu Sergeevich KHASIKOV** Chairman of the FKR council

The World Kickboxing Federation WKF and the Russian Kickboxing Federation held a meeting at the Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation in Moscow and signed an agreement on joint cooperation.

Since 28.03.2025 the official representative of the WKF on the territory of the Russian Federation is the Russian Kickboxing Federation- FKR represented by its leader Batu Sergeevich Khasikov. The Russian national kickboxing team is allowed to participate in all international WKF tournaments with the national flag and national anthem of the Russian Federation.

**Danil KARPENKO** – vice-president of the WKF World Amateur Division

The representative of the FKR – Danil Karpenko – is the new vice-president of the WKF World Amateur Division.

Soon a representative of the FKR will also be appointed to the position of the representative of the Russian Federation in the IRC – International Rules Committee.

The previous representative of the WKF in the territory of the Russian Federation Gerasimov M.V. is removed from the previously held position and is relieved of all rights and obligations.

WKF CEO and World President Fritz EXENBERGER emphasized that without the Russian team no international federation can consider itself leading, because athletes from Russia are few of the strongest in the world.

WKF and FKR are ready to implement the most ambitious joint projects. Soon we will please kickboxing fans all over the world. Follow the news!

**March 28, 2025 – Historic contract signing with the entire FKR board at the Moscow Olympic Center**

March 13, 2025

Next WKF Wold referee seminar in Chisinau, Moldova

WKF MOLDOVA president Mr. Rustam ALIMOV is the host of the next WKF World referee seminar on June 21st / 22nd.

Venue is the amazing 4 star main Bernardazzi Grand Hotel in Chisinau.

This is the perfect weekend, just before the European Championships 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova.

For the very first time our World referee seminar takes place in Chisinau.

We got already many requests from our male / female referees and officials from 6 continents and we hope everybody who would need Visa start in time at least 8 weeks before with Visa procedure.

Invitation is here!

Registration deadline June 13th

For details about Visa invitations, any requests about airport transfer and more contact our organizing team Mr. Rustam ALIMOV

Our update WKF licensed referee list is here !

Many photos of our international WKF referees here !

All rule books in 4 languages and more free to down load here !

All International WKF referees who not has attended the seminars in Wels 2022 , Triest 2023 or Alicante 2024 must extend their license in Chisinau. The extended license is valid for three Years again. Many photos from all WKF seminars since 2011 are here in the gallery!

Next World referee seminar in autumn 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia before the upcoming World Championships !

Please note:

without valid WKF license you are

not qualified official for WKF events !

January 25, 2025

新年快乐 – Happy Chinese New Year 2025

新年快乐-祝我们所有的朋友幸福、成功和健康

January 24, 2025

The best male and female champions are welcome in Colombia

January 5, 2025

WKF BOXING / BKFC – new World division

Dear sports friends,

On March 1, 2024, a new WKF Division Worldwide began work.

By athletes – for athletes!

The aim is not to compete with existing associations, but rather to complement them with significantly less bureaucracy and fewer annoying, outdated regulations.

In collaboration with all of our 140+ WKF country presidents with the new WKF department “BOXING/BKFC”, we are also internationally networked on 6 continents in over 140 nations.

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The Hungarian expert Daniel Z. HIRLAU became world president of the new division since March 1st, 2024.

From now on, ALL BOXERS – women and men – can use our free offer and apply for inclusion in the BOXING World rankings via the FIGHTER PROFILE. Free and non-bureaucratic!

The international WKF license applies to all boxers!

For PROFI boxers, a corresponding license and registration in BOXREC is mandatory! We would be happy to help you with this too.

Since the last World Championships 2024 in Alicante, Spain BOXING was in the tournament very successfully. Many competitors male and femal fight in Boxing!

All your requests should be sent directly to the BOXING head office, Mr. Hirlau,

by email: wkf-boxing@gmx.at

Anyone with a WKF license and a valid medical certificate is eligible to participate.

If you have any further questions, I will be happy to help you at any time.

contact mail: Ő beszél magyarul / English oder Deutsch

respectfully greetings

Daniel Z. HIRLAU

WKF BOXING / BKFC

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January 1, 2025

WKF needs World wide more female licensed referees and officials

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!

World referee seminar in Alicante, November 17th !

INVITATION HERE

Our last World referee seminar´s 2022 in Wels, Austria 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia and in Buenos Aires, Argentina 2023

appointed several new female WKF referees with international licenses.

Today we again have 11 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 2025, the weekend just before the European Championships 2025 .

As the world knows, our WKF is celebrating 60 years of existence in the next WKF World Championships in Spain, November 18th to 22nd

We expect in Spain 2024 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 120 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

eleven WORLD CLASS female officials

Our executive board therefore emphatically requests all WKF country presidents to send more female referees to Spain, the next seminar in November 2024.

To all our country presidents World wide:

send more female referees to the next World referee seminar in November 2024 in Spain!

It is in your hands and your own responsibility …

we just need more female officials

October 11, 2024

WKF fighters license for all WKF Championships and events

WKF head office would like to remind all our presidents to fix and to to update on time WKF fighters license (sport book) for all participants for all Championships and events for 2024 / 2025.

Before next World Championships !

Please pay attention to the valid medical certificate !

All international teams are requested for, to present their valid WKF licenses by registration and weigh-in.

Of course you can get new one´s on request on the official WKF desk.

For new sports passes or current annual stamps, please fill in the FIGHTER PROFILE , add a jpg Photo at and show your fighter license by registration in the venue.

September 1, 2024

WKF CHINA confirm for the World Championships

WKF CHINA president Sifu YAN Dinan confirm a strong team for the World Championships in November , 18th to 22nd in Alicante, Spain.

With TOP elite chinese fighters, male and females and best chinese WKF officials. Full information is HERE: events.wkfworld.com/

WKF 中国区主席严迪南师父确认，将有一支强大的队伍参加 11 月 18 日至 22 日在西班牙阿利坎特举行的世界锦标赛。

包括中国顶级精英拳手、男女拳手以及中国最佳 WKF 官员。完整信息请见此处：

https://events.wkfworld.com/

July 6, 2024

Iraq Pro Kickboxing Committee report

**Majeed HUSAM**, WKF middle east supervisor

One of our most loyal and active friends in the Middle East is Majeed HUSAM.

As WKF supervisor, he is the highest ranking official of the WKF in this region.

Against all odds, he is successfully trying to move our sport forward and is now reporting on his latest event.

Mr. Husam is also being considered as a possible candidate to become a member of the World Federation Board. As is well known, new elections for the WKF World Federation Board will take place at the World Congress in November in Spain.

الشباب سعداء ويستعدون لكأس العالم في إسبانيا

WKF IRAQ has already confirmed its participation in the World Championship in Alicante from November 18th to 22nd. The necessary entry visas for Spain will ultimately decide this.

Sponsored by the Iraqi Kickboxing and Martial Arts Foundation, in cooperation with the Al-Kazemi Humanitarian Foundation and the Holy Karbala Youth and Sports Directorate.

The Iraq Pro Kickboxing Committee holds a basic training course and a developmental judging course in the Olympic Hall in the Holy Government of Karbala for two days, Thursday and Friday, 4-5/7/2024.

The world awaits the best girls and boys from iraq and middle east at the World Championships in Alicante, Spain