The International Kempo Federation (IKF) is the administrative body for
kempo in the world, with over 100 member countries. IKF was founded in 2002 in
Budapest, Hungary
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, being currently headquartered in
Nice, France
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.
Presidents
* Olaf Bock, Germany, 2002–2008
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Jeff Speakman
Jeff Speakman (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor and a martial artist in the art of American Kenpo and Japanese Gōjū-ryū, earning black belts in each. Between 2008 and 2018, he was President of the International Kempo Federation.
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, United States, 2008–2018
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Amatto Zaharia, Romania, 2018–
Executive committee
President
*
Amatto Zaharia
Vice-presidents
*
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* Ádám Lacza
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
Events
*World Kempo Championships
*Continental Kempo Championships
*World Kempo Cups
*International Events
*Professional IKF Gallas
*International Referee Courses
Black Belts Society
9 Dan
* Jeff Speakman
Jeff Speakman (born November 8, 1958) is an American actor and a martial artist in the art of American Kenpo and Japanese Gōjū-ryū, earning black belts in each. Between 2008 and 2018, he was President of the International Kempo Federation.
...
* Benny Urquidez
Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. Nicknamed "The Jet", Urquidez was a non-contact karate competitor who later pioneered full-contact fighting in the United States. He made the t ...
8 Dan
*
Robert E. Zingg
* Amatto Zaharia
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Olaf Bock
* Edward Hartman
* Eric La Rocca
* Bruno Rebelo
7 Dan
* Velin Hadjolov
* Ahmad Yusuf
* Ruslan Akumov
* Rudolf Várszegi
See also
*Kenpō
is the name of several arts. The word kenpō is a Japanese translation of the Chinese word "''quánfǎ''". This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization, but failing to use ...
References
External links
Official websiteOld website
{{International Sports Federations
International Kempo Federation
Sports organizations established in 2002
Organizations based in Nice