International Kempo Federation
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| Jurisdiction | International |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | IKF |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Nice, France |
| President |  Amatto Zaharia |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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]
Presidents
[edit]- Olaf Bock, Germany, 2002–2008
- Jeff Speakman, United States, 2008–2018
- Amatto Zaharia, Romania, 2018–
Executive committee
[edit]President
Vice-presidents
Yoshiji Soeno[3]
Ádám Lacza
CEO public relations
Bruno Rebelo
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
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 Iraq |
 Iran |
Japan |
 Kazakhstan
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 Kuwait |
 Kyrgyzstan |
 Mongolia |
 Nepal
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 Pakistan |
 People's Republic of China |
 Syria |
 Yemen
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| Panamerica | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
 Bolivia |
 Brazil |
 Canada
|
 Colombia |
 Dominican Republic |
 Mexico |
United States
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 Venezuela
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| Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
 Cameroon |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
 Egypt
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 Morocco |
 Nigeria |
 Tunisia
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| Oceania | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
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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