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European Karate Federation
JurisdictionEurope
Membership52 members
AbbreviationEKF
Founded1963; 61 years ago (1963) [1]
HeadquartersMadrid
Location Europe
President Antonio Espinós of Spain
Official website
www.europeankaratefederation.net

The European Karate Federation (EKF) is the governing body of competitive karate in more than 50 countries across Europe. [2] The EKF's stated goal is to promote, organize, regulate, and popularize the sport of karate. It is one of the five continental federations recognized by the World Karate Federation. [3]

EKU (1966–1992) / EKF (from 1993)

History

On 31 March 1961, a karate teacher named Jacques Delcourt was elected President of the French Karate Federation (which was a member of the French Judo Federation). In 1963, he invited the six other federations in Europe to come to France for the first international karate event in history. Of the six federations - which hailed from Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain - only Great Britain and Belgium accepted the invitation. [4]

On 15 December 1963, the French, British, and Belgian federations gathered in Paris for the first European Karate Congress. They sought to improve and organize karate tournaments between their respective countries. The European Karate Union (Union Européenne de Karaté) was officially founded on this day. [5]

Martial artists from the three countries utilized varying styles of karate, and unifying the different styles proved difficult for the separate federations. Consequently, the delegates decided to unify the refereeing. [6] [7] [8] [9]

On 24 May 1964, a governance structure for the EKU was established at the Second European Karate Congress. Jacques Delcourt was elected the first president, a position he held until 1988. At the Third Congress, on 21 November 1965, the delegates - now representing ten countries - adopted a constitutional structure, and standardized rules for instruction and rankings. They also scheduled the first European Karate Championships, to be held in Paris in May 1966. [10] [11] [12]

Since 1966, it has organized the European Karate Championships. Additionally, it now organizes Junior, Cadet, and Under-21 Championships( European Juniors Karate Championships).

The first Championship drew approximately 300 spectators and was broadcast live on television. The event drew criticism for being too violent, as multiple participants received facial injuries. The EKU Council offered differing opinions about the causes of the injuries, ranging from excessive rule violations to disparities in skills and conditioning. The issue of excess injuries was addressed at the EKU's first referee seminar, held in Rome in 1967.

In 1993, the EKU changed its name to the European Karate Federation. Since 1997, Spain's Antonio Espinos has served as president. He has also been the President of the World Karate Federation since 1998. [13]

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Karate Federation removed Moscow as the host of the 2023 Senior European Karate Championships, which had been scheduled to be held in Moscow. [14] [15]

Member federations

Europe [16]
  Albania   Andorra   Armenia   Austria
  Azerbaijan   Belarus   Belgium   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Bulgaria   Croatia   Cyprus   Czech Republic
  England   Estonia   Finland   France
  Georgia   Germany   Greece   Hungary
  Iceland   Ireland   Israel   Italy
  Kosovo   Latvia   Liechtenstein   Lithuania
  Luxembourg   Malta   Monaco   Montenegro
  Netherlands   North Macedonia   Northern Ireland   Norway
  Poland   Portugal   Moldova   Romania
  Russia   San Marino   Scotland   Serbia
  Slovakia   Slovenia   Spain   Sweden
   Switzerland   Turkey   Ukraine   Wales

References

  1. ^ "EKF Statutes Art. 1, Sec. 1" (PDF). Wkf-web.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2003. p.  31. Retrieved 30 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. Karate Union of Great Britain.
  3. ^ Arriaza, Berat Jakupi (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN  9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. ^ Arriaza, Rafael (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate ka". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN  9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Chronik des deutschen Karateverbandes". Chronik-karate.de. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ^ Arriaza, Rafael (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN  9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Sports Shorts". Apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ^ AAU Rebuilds Karate. March 1975. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2002. p.  40. Retrieved 8 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. jacques delcourt 1966 european karate.
  10. ^ "HISTORY OF KARATE". Kkhd.hr. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  11. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2003. p.  30. Retrieved 21 December 2014 – via Internet Archive. european karate congress.
  12. ^ "WORLD KARATE FEDERATION - WKF History". Wkf-web.net. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ^ "World Karate Federation President Antonio Espinos Discusses the Olympic Dream - Japan Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  14. ^ "World Karate Federation suspends Russian and Belarusian athletes". www.insidethegames.biz. March 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "European Karate Federation cancels 2023 Senior European Championship in Russia".
  16. ^ "WKF National Federation". World Karate Federation.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=European_Karate_Federation&oldid=1220532328"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
European Karate Federation
JurisdictionEurope
Membership52 members
AbbreviationEKF
Founded1963; 61 years ago (1963) [1]
HeadquartersMadrid
Location Europe
President Antonio Espinós of Spain
Official website
www.europeankaratefederation.net

The European Karate Federation (EKF) is the governing body of competitive karate in more than 50 countries across Europe. [2] The EKF's stated goal is to promote, organize, regulate, and popularize the sport of karate. It is one of the five continental federations recognized by the World Karate Federation. [3]

EKU (1966–1992) / EKF (from 1993)

History

On 31 March 1961, a karate teacher named Jacques Delcourt was elected President of the French Karate Federation (which was a member of the French Judo Federation). In 1963, he invited the six other federations in Europe to come to France for the first international karate event in history. Of the six federations - which hailed from Italy, Great Britain, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and Spain - only Great Britain and Belgium accepted the invitation. [4]

On 15 December 1963, the French, British, and Belgian federations gathered in Paris for the first European Karate Congress. They sought to improve and organize karate tournaments between their respective countries. The European Karate Union (Union Européenne de Karaté) was officially founded on this day. [5]

Martial artists from the three countries utilized varying styles of karate, and unifying the different styles proved difficult for the separate federations. Consequently, the delegates decided to unify the refereeing. [6] [7] [8] [9]

On 24 May 1964, a governance structure for the EKU was established at the Second European Karate Congress. Jacques Delcourt was elected the first president, a position he held until 1988. At the Third Congress, on 21 November 1965, the delegates - now representing ten countries - adopted a constitutional structure, and standardized rules for instruction and rankings. They also scheduled the first European Karate Championships, to be held in Paris in May 1966. [10] [11] [12]

Since 1966, it has organized the European Karate Championships. Additionally, it now organizes Junior, Cadet, and Under-21 Championships( European Juniors Karate Championships).

The first Championship drew approximately 300 spectators and was broadcast live on television. The event drew criticism for being too violent, as multiple participants received facial injuries. The EKU Council offered differing opinions about the causes of the injuries, ranging from excessive rule violations to disparities in skills and conditioning. The issue of excess injuries was addressed at the EKU's first referee seminar, held in Rome in 1967.

In 1993, the EKU changed its name to the European Karate Federation. Since 1997, Spain's Antonio Espinos has served as president. He has also been the President of the World Karate Federation since 1998. [13]

In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Karate Federation removed Moscow as the host of the 2023 Senior European Karate Championships, which had been scheduled to be held in Moscow. [14] [15]

Member federations

Europe [16]
  Albania   Andorra   Armenia   Austria
  Azerbaijan   Belarus   Belgium   Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Bulgaria   Croatia   Cyprus   Czech Republic
  England   Estonia   Finland   France
  Georgia   Germany   Greece   Hungary
  Iceland   Ireland   Israel   Italy
  Kosovo   Latvia   Liechtenstein   Lithuania
  Luxembourg   Malta   Monaco   Montenegro
  Netherlands   North Macedonia   Northern Ireland   Norway
  Poland   Portugal   Moldova   Romania
  Russia   San Marino   Scotland   Serbia
  Slovakia   Slovenia   Spain   Sweden
   Switzerland   Turkey   Ukraine   Wales

References

  1. ^ "EKF Statutes Art. 1, Sec. 1" (PDF). Wkf-web.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2003. p.  31. Retrieved 30 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. Karate Union of Great Britain.
  3. ^ Arriaza, Berat Jakupi (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN  9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  4. ^ Arriaza, Rafael (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate ka". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN  9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Chronik des deutschen Karateverbandes". Chronik-karate.de. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  6. ^ Arriaza, Rafael (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN  9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Sports Shorts". Apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  8. ^ AAU Rebuilds Karate. March 1975. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  9. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2002. p.  40. Retrieved 8 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. jacques delcourt 1966 european karate.
  10. ^ "HISTORY OF KARATE". Kkhd.hr. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  11. ^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2003. p.  30. Retrieved 21 December 2014 – via Internet Archive. european karate congress.
  12. ^ "WORLD KARATE FEDERATION - WKF History". Wkf-web.net. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  13. ^ "World Karate Federation President Antonio Espinos Discusses the Olympic Dream - Japan Real Time - WSJ". Blogs.wsj.com. 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  14. ^ "World Karate Federation suspends Russian and Belarusian athletes". www.insidethegames.biz. March 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "European Karate Federation cancels 2023 Senior European Championship in Russia".
  16. ^ "WKF National Federation". World Karate Federation.

External links

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