The Asian Karate Federation (AKF) is the governing body of

sport karate (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian ...

of about 44 countries of

karatedo (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian ...

federation in

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. The AKF is a non-profit organization and performs its activities on an amateur basis in compliance with the principles set forth in the Olympic Charter, duly recognized by the

World Karate Federation The World Karate Federation (WKF) is the largest international governing body of sport karate with 198 member countries. It was formed in 1990, is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than te ...

, the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 198 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the

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and has more than fifty million members. The AKF organizes the Asian Karatedo Championships, the Junior and Senior AKF Championships in every two years in between the

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and Asian Games and participates in WKF

World Karate Championships The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). The competition is held in a different city every two years. Championsh ...

. The Current President of the Asian Karate Federation (AKF) is Major Gen Nasser Al Sayed Abdulrazak Alrazooqi of

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and Mr. Kuong Im Che of

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, China serves as the Secretary General.

History of AKF

Asian Karatedo Federation founded as APUKO (Asian Pacific Union of Karatedo Organizations) in the year 1973. It changed to AUKO (Asian Union of Karatedo Organizations) in 1992 after WUKO was admitted to IOC. The name was changed again in 1999 to AKF (Asian Karatedo Federation) in line with World Union of Karate-Do Organizations (WUKO) changed to

(WKF).

AKF Country Member's Federations

Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Affiliated Countries
* Afghanistan * Bangladesh * Bahrain * Bhutan * Brunei * Cambodia * China * Hong Kong, China * Indonesia * India * Iraq * Iran * Jordan * Japan * Kazakhstan * Korea * Kuwait * Kyrgyzstan * Lao PDR * Lebanon * Macau, China * Malaysia * Mongolia * Myanmar * Nepal * Oman * Pakistan * Philippines * Palestine * DPR Korea * Qatar * Saudi Arabia * Singapore * Sri Lanka * Syria * Thailand * Tajikistan * Timor-Leste * Chinese Taipei * Turkmenistan * United Arab Emirates * Uzbekistan * Vietnam * Yemen

References

External links

Asian Karatedo Federation official websiteWorld Karate Federation official website
{{World Karate Federation Sports organizations established in 1973 Karate organizations Kar ja:世界空手道連盟