International Kempo Federation
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]
| Jurisdiction | International |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | IKF |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Nice, France |
| President |  Amatto Zaharia |
| Official website | |
| www | |
Presidents
- Olaf Bock, Germany, 2002–2008
- Jeff Speakman, United States, 2008–2018
- Amatto Zaharia, Romania, 2018–
Executive committee
President
- Amatto Zaharia
Vice-presidents
Yoshiji Soeno[3]
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
| Asia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |  Bangladesh |  India | Indonesia |
 Iraq |  Iran | Japan |  Kazakhstan |
 Kuwait |  Kyrgyzstan |  Mongolia |  Nepal |
 Pakistan |  People's Republic of China |  Syria |  Yemen |
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| Panamerica | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |  Brazil | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
 Colombia |  Dominican Republic |  Mexico | United States |
 Venezuela | |||
| Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |  Cameroon |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |  Egypt |
 Morocco |  Nigeria |  Tunisia | |
| Oceania | |||
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | |||
Events
- World Kempo Championships
- Continental Kempo Championships
- World Kempo Cups
- International Events
- Professional IKF Gallas
- International Referee Courses
Black Belts Society
9 Dan
8 Dan
- Robert E. Zingg
- Amatto Zaharia
Olaf Bock- Edward Hartman
Eric La Rocca- Bruno Rebelo
7 Dan
- Velin Hadjolov
- Ahmad Yusuf
- Ruslan Akumov
- Rudolf Várszegi
See also
External links
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