WKF PRO-AM division – for our best amateurs!
From the beginning in WKF we split very clearly amateur and pro business, in ring sport as well as in PPF and MMA.
World wide valid rankings is the simply proof!
Mr. Carlos SUAREZ from Argentina is many Years expert in our sport and our very active World president for the huge WKF AMATEUR division.
Vice-president for the amateur division is Mr. Danil KARPENKO from WKF RUSSIA.This is to follow many requests and wishes of our clients , managers and thousands of our fighters from all over the World.
On the next World Championships in Cartagena 18th to 24th October 2026 we have all fighting divisions, for male and females.
After the great success in Alicante 2024 in WKF again with AMATEUR BOXING, for male and females!
Today we are very successfully not only in pro sport but of course in amateur business too.
With great pleasure we want your poster of WKF sanctioned tournaments, with our logo on the poster. We would like to help with on-line advertising free of charge, of course. Short reports after would be great.
We just want to remind every WKF country president World wide to send fighter profiles of your amateurs or just non-professional male/female fighters in ring sport. We have same system like in other pro sport in WKF. We offer the chance to fight in all 6 ring sport divisions for our great demand WKF Champion belts.
Here are our 6 WKF divisions, with valid World ranking lists, rules, title fight minimum requirements and much more
PRO – AM / PPF / SANDA / PRO RING SPORT / MMA / BOXING
Our WKF PRO-AM titles has a great value because of our World wide network with more than 150 member countries you have the chance to fight not only at home. No fighter will lose his/her amateur status , he/she can fight still on any tournament, any World Championship World wide. You can be sure just to face another amateur fighter with perhaps 15 to 20 fights and not real pro with more than 100 fights.
The rules and regulations for PRO-AM are easy to understand and waiting for your download. All you have to do is just send your fighter profile and jpg photos like always and we post your team online in the PRO AM World ranking. Because: only male/female fighters in our PRO AM World ranking are qualified to fight for our WKF titles.
For further requests or interest on any possible PRO-AM title fights do not hesitate to send a mail , please.
International Open Newcomer tournament in Austria
OPEN FOR ALL
COUNTRIES, TEAMS
MALE AND FEMALES
Registration deadline: March 18th !
By decision of the WKF AUSTRIA board, the following rules applies to all newcomers!
N Class newcomer 0-5 fights: NO KNEE TO THE HEAD in K-1 and Muay Thai!
Light contact / Kicklight / K-1 / MMA and Amateur Boxing, 0-5 fights
All information HERE
Once again, the Guggenberger Sports Hall in 2100 Korneuburg near by Vienna will host the next International WKF AUSTRIA TOP event on March 21, 2026.
The WKF Lower Austria State Association, with President Florian Bartl and “AUSTRIA BOXING UNION” President and Supervisor Daniel Z. Hirlau, are once again organizing an intentional tournament for BOXING, KICKBOXING, and MMA.
Many teams and big well-known clubs from neighboring countries have already confirmed their participation!
International WKF referees with a valid license are welcome!
WKF K-1 World Grand Prix
big chance for any serious European promoter
At the world congress 2018 in Buenos Aires in Latin America, the WKF World Kickboxing Federation presented the premium league for the first time:
“WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX”
This is for all our AAA WKF promoter only. Our WKF EUROPE head office confirm the WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX in spring 2026 in Austria.
What are the conditions to promote in Europe next WGP
and to become AAA promoter level ?
International Champions from at least 3 continents!
Two air tickets for each foreign fighter and his corner man,
food and good Hotel, paid by the organizing team
Big Chance for any male / female European Champion to fight abroad !
International WKF licensed referee and supervisor, solely appointed by our WKF head office, TV contract (!) for the event and at least one professional WKF World title !
Are you interested to organize our WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX in your town ?
Sanction fee for the WKF World Grand Prix is part of negotiation.
For the WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX in Austria Champions from 10 countries and 4 continents in negotiation for the fight card.
The organizers in Austria confirmed already the “WKF WORLD GRAND PRIX” again for spring 2026. It’s good to have more time to register and prepare for our international champions.
Japan, China, Austria, Australia, Canada, Argentina, Spain, Hungary, Romania, Greece, Poland and more Europeans in negotiations …
This is again a cooperation with our partner in USA, “Global Gladiator Games” or often called “tripple G”
International K-1 eight man tournament, plus WKF sanctioned title fights, plus international Ladies fights, plus excellent show program, pretty ring girls and much more.
More details coming soon, stay tuned …
World Championships 2026 in Colombia
prior notice / notificación avis préalable / Предварительное извещение / preaviso / wcześniejsze powiadomienie / Vorankündigung / aviso prévio / notificare prealabilă / 事先通知
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2026
OCTOBER 18th – 24th
CARTAGENA – COLOMBIA
60 YEARS OF WKF – FOUNDED 1964
World Championships 2028 Bucharest, Romania
Overview of our WKF forms or Kata disciplines
Dear friends in traditional martial arts!
WKF is also a leader in the traditional world of Kata and other Forms !
As everybody know, our next World Championship is coming up in October 18th to 24th 2026 in Cartagena in Colombia.
WKF have 6 categories for forms / Kata / poomse / Hyong / Taolu / musical creative etc.
To avoid any mistake or misunderstandings on the tatami or mat, we would like to remind you kindly one more time to read carefully the online WKF rule book for forms.
To see what is a WKF recognized traditional form, have a look here for Japanese and Korean forms.
What are the dress codes? When does the timer start e.g. for traditional forms with and without weapons ? Any traditional form / Kata / Taolu etc. can be customized, but it still has to be recognizable. From our official WKF recognized list and a traditional Japanese or Korean form or Kata!
In creative and freestyle: also compiled (with parts of existing forms) form using traditional techniques is permitted. What is the time limit in creative forms and soft style forms?
Traditional Forms must be using traditional moves only. A traditional Form / Kata / Pommse / Hyong / Taolu etc. must resemble a traditional work, an adaptation will be acceptable if added moves are of a traditional nature.
Any so called “allstyle” form is not a traditional one!
For all creative forms are just the division 4 and 5 creative forms with music, with and without weapon.
We thank you for the cooperation so far and wish all of us many traditional participants and a successful
Next WKF Open World Cup in Moldova
After the great success last Year the next WKF Open World Cup in cooperation with the Mayor´s Cup take place in Moldova´s capital Chisinau.
Date is confirmed for June, 25th to 26th.
This open World Cup in Chisinau has many strong. international teams from all over the World.
Great hospitality , nice Hotels and excellent food is just what you get in Moldova.
Perfect event for all our European countries and champions for preparations in focus for the upcoming amazing World Championships in Cartagena, 19th to 24th October.
For more information and all details contact Mr. Rustam ALIMOV by MAIL.
WKF now open for new partners in Europe
is the oldest and today perhaps the largest World wide sanctioning body since 1964 for Kickboxing, Thai boxing, MMA and SANDA.
For amateur events as well as for professionals.
Since March 1st 2024 is our BOXING / BKFC World division, for amateur and professionals !
World president is WKF HUNGARY president and TOP manager Mr. Daniel Z. HIRLAU, contact by e-mail
Today we have continental office on 6 continents and more than 150 active member countries World wide.
Now we want to invite YOUR BOXING champions for international events and we are looking for new WKF country presidents, promoters and managers in Europe.
If you´re interested to be part of the huge WKF family send just a mail to our WKF Europe office.
You will find our WKF World head office main web site on www.wkfworld.com
For full information’s about PPF – Pro Point Fighting click here, for Sanda here
On the top right hand you will find the translater for other languages
Here are our 6 pro divisions, with valid World ranking lists, rules, title fight minimum requirements and much more
PRO – AM / PPF / SANDA / PRO RING SPORT / MMA / BOXING
Do you know all of our 6 continental websites?
WKF ASIA, WKF AFRICA, WKF EUROPE ,
WKF LATIN AMERICA and CARIBBEAN ,
WKF AUSTRALIA and WKF NORTH AMERICA
International Coppa Italia open tournament March 22nd
Next international TOP WKF event in “San Sebastiano al Vesuvio” near by Naples, Italy.
Open for all teams and countries!!!
Perfect for all teams in focus for the upcoming World Championships 18th to 24th October in Cartagena, Colombia.
For all details contact our WKF ITALY president Mr. Salvatore MATERA by mail
“SPARTAN WARRIOR” in Tecuci, Romania
Master Florin MINA, President of WKF ROMANIA, announces the first event of the new year 2026: “SPARTAN WARRIOR” in Tecuci, Romania.
Event Details.
Promoter: Gabriel DANU from C.S. Kickbox & Muay Thai Tecuci, a member of WKF-ROMANIA.
Head of Officials: The refereeing brigade will be led by Adrian MINA.
Official Supervisor: Master Marius Vasile NITA will serve as the supervisor responsible for scouting and notifying athletes for the National Team ahead of the World Championships in Cartagena, Colombia.
More major events under the WKF Romania umbrella will be announced soon.
WKF fighters license for our Championships 2026
WKF head office
would like to remind all our presidents to fix and to to update on time WKF fighters license (sport book) for all participants for the next tournaments, European and World Cups as well as for the WKF World Championships 2026 sanctioned by WKF.