The French Karate Federation (''Fédération Française de Karaté'') is the largest association for karate in France and a member as well as the official representative for this sport in the

French National Olympic and Sports Committee The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all ...

International competition

French Karate Federation is a member of the European umbrella organization European Karate Federation as well as the World Association for

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 ...

(WKF). On the part of the France Olympic Committee, the French Karate Federation is the only Karate Association authorized to send athletes to the Olympic Games.

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Karate in France Karate organizations

Karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

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