International Kempo Federation

Summary

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]

International Kempo Federation
JurisdictionInternational
AbbreviationIKF
Founded2002
HeadquartersNice, France
PresidentRomania Amatto Zaharia
Official website
www.olympickempo.com

Presidents edit

  • Olaf Bock, Germany, 2002–2008
  • Jeff Speakman, United States, 2008–2018
  • Amatto Zaharia, Romania, 2018–

Executive committee edit

President

  •   Amatto Zaharia

Vice-presidents

CEO public relations

  •   Bruno Rebelo

Public relations director

  •   Nishizaka Rei

Head of referees

  •   Edward Hartman

Executive members

  •   Robert E. Zingg
  •   Róbert Szayka

Directors

  •   Robert E. Zingg
  •   Ruslan Akumov
  •   Eko Puji Raharjo
  •   Carlos Miguel Wollman
  •   Martin Jonsson

Technical advisors

  •   Velin Hadjolov
  •   Rauf Ibrahimov

Members edit

Asia
  Afghanistan   Bangladesh   India   Indonesia
  Iraq   Iran   Japan   Kazakhstan
  Kuwait   Kyrgyzstan   Mongolia     Nepal
  Pakistan   People's Republic of China   Syria   Yemen
Europe
  Armenia   Azerbaijan   Belarus   Belgium
  Bosnia and Herzegovina   Bulgaria   Croatia   Estonia
  France   Georgia   Germany   Hungary
  Italy   Latvia   Lithuania   Moldova
  Montenegro   Netherlands   Northern Cyprus   Poland
  Portugal   Romania   Russia   Serbia
  Slovakia   Spain   Sweden   Turkey
  Ukraine   United Kingdom
Panamerica
  Argentina   Bolivia   Brazil   Canada
  Colombia   Dominican Republic   Mexico   United States
  Venezuela
Africa
  Algeria   Cameroon   Democratic Republic of the Congo   Egypt
  Morocco   Nigeria   Tunisia
Oceania
  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

7 Dan edit

  •   Velin Hadjolov
  •   Ahmad Yusuf
  •   Ruslan Akumov
  •   Rudolf Várszegi

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Members
  2. ^ Portugal wins big at Kempo world championship
  3. ^ IKF Executive Committee

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Old website