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WKF HEAD OFFICE work very hard in cooperation with our IRC- “International rules committee”  to train our international officials and referees, to answer protests and requests for the competition rules and to develop our various WKF rules.

 

Our last World referee seminar´s 2023 in Skofije, Slovenia, 2024 in Alicante, Spain and 2025 in Chisinau, Moldova, appointed several new TOP female WKF referees with international licenses.

The last international referee seminar in 2025 in Minsk, Belarus, has brought three more highly qualified “Women in Black” to our team, and thus further strengthens our team.

Today we again have

19 female officials worldwide

only with an international WKF referee license.

As the world know – our next World referee seminar will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday and Sunday just before the WKF World Championships 2026

 

The next but one World referee seminar will be held in in November 2027, the weekend just before the following

European Championships 

 

 

Without valid WKF license you are not an official in our World Kickboxing Federation!

 

 

 

 

Today WKF has more than 140 international licensed referees on 6 continents.

 

 

 

Of these, unfortunately, today we only have just 

19 (!)

 

nineteen 

international 

licensed female officials

 

 

 

 

Like all knowledge, World wide more and more strong female champions and athletes are fighting, on tatami and Ring!

 

Our WKF executive board therefore emphatically requests all our

WKF country presidents

to send more female referees to Cartagen in Colombia to the next World referee seminar in November 2026, in our main Hotel.

 

To all our country presidents World wide:

It’s in your hands and we just need

more female

WKF licensed officials

For Kickboxing and Boxing !!!

again 800 + male / female fighters are expected

As is already known, the WKF Austrian Championships will now take place on 10./11. April held in Vienna.

More than 2.500 down loads (!) already show the great interest in the last qualification for the amazing World Championships in Cartagena, Colombia.

A large field of Austrian WKF clubs and members can be expected again.

Everybody want to fight in the Caribbean World Championships, autumn 2026

 

In semi-contact or point fighting Austrians were able to place themselves TOP at the last World Championships in Alicante.

WKF AUSTRIA have currently special Austrian training centers in Innsbruck, Wels and Vienna.

Austrians new national MMA coach will also announce his national team 2026 for Colombia there!

This event is the last chance for all Austrian champions to qualify for the World  Championship! This applies accordingly to all tatami and ring sports, BOXING  and of course forms / Kata and MMA.

Here is the invitation, of course in German language 

WKF COLOMBIA president Mr. Luis MEDIOMUNDO is the host of the next WKF World referee seminar in November 2026

Venue is the amazing 4 star main Hotel in Cartagena.

This is the perfect weekend, just before the World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia 

 

For the second time our World referee seminar takes place in Colombia.

We got already many requests from our male / female referees and officials from 6 continents and we hope everybody who would need Visa for Colombia start in time at least 8 weeks before with Visa procedure.

For details about Visa invitations, any requests about airport transfer and more contact from our organizing team Donna Bianca BOHORQUEZ

 

Our update WKF licensed referee list is here !

Many photos of our international WKF referees here !

All rule books in 4 languages and more free to down load here !

All International WKF referees who not has attended the seminars in Triest 2023 ,  Alicante 2024 , or Chisinau 2025 must extend their license in Cartagena.

The extended license is valid for three Years again. Many photos from all WKF seminars since 2011 are here in the gallery!

 

Next World referee seminar in autumn 2027 in Europe.

before the upcoming  European Championships

Please note:

without valid WKF license you are

not qualified official for WKF events !

After the International Referee Seminar in Minsk, three new female European referees with official WKF licenses were positively assessed. With our new referees, the number of internationally licensed female referees increases to 17.

The youngest in the trio is Ksenia NOVIKOVA from Belarus, who received the C license after the seminar and an excellent exam.

The Russian expert Liliya VOROGUSHINA has been active in the scene as a referee for a long time and has been awarded the International B License.

By decision of the WKF Board, Mrs. Olga Nikolaevna STRIZHAKOVA was awarded the highest WKF A license. She has many years of experience as an international referee and, in the opinion of many WKF board members present in Minsk, was one of the best referees, both as a judge and in the ring.

In addition to Russian, Ms. STRIZHAKOVA also speaks fluent Spanish und English

She will be another important expert and sporting link between WKF EUROPE and South America at the upcoming World Championships 2026 in Cartagena, Colombia.

The WKF Board congratulates all three ladies and is pleased to have other highly qualified international referees from Europe on the team.

The next Latin American Referee Seminar under the direction of Amateur World President Carlos SUAREZ will take place on November 11th and 12th, before the Pan American Open in Bucaramanga, Colombia. Numerous new licenses will be awarded there, and existing ones renewed. It’s well known that our Latin American sports friends always have top-trained officials.

At the last WKF World Cup in Minsk, Belarus, managers and representatives from 26 nations across five continents were present.

For the first time in history, a PRO World Championship title WKF PRO K-1, -58.2 kg Japan vs. Belarus was held, which local hero Viktor NECHITAILO won on points.

Dmitri SHAKUTA and Alexey IGNASHOV are Belarus heroes and two of the best K-1 fighters at all time.

In addition to the outstanding athletic performances of all athletes – men and women – behind the scenes, global politics were being played out and WKF history was being made.

In addition to the many international WKF directors, many international sports stars were also at ringside and gave a press conference. From Sydney in Australia multiple World Champion Mr. Rustam ATTAI was part of many important meetings. He opens the door to UAE and Dubai with our new director Mr. Abdulah Alex SAYER. 

The internationally well-known organizer and manager Abdulah Alex SAYER from Dubai takes over the WKF for the Middle East with immediate effect.

As always with such major international WKF events, new events for 2026 were agreed upon, and fighters for title fights were sought and offered.

A great supporter and friend of the WKF is Batu Sergeevich KHASIKOV from the only official Russian federation, FKR.

Batu Sergeevich KHASIKOV, in a conversation with World Amateur federation President Carlos SUAREZ of Argentina, confirmed a large Russian team for the upcoming World Championship in Colombia in 2026.

Through the mediation of our WKF Chief Diplomat and Secretary General Roman Viktorovich LOGISCH, the Japanese legend Takayuki KOHIRUIMAKI was also invited to Minsk. After intensive discussions, he was appointed to lead the WKF in Japan.

Furthermore, another legend, the great MUSASHI, will be working on his team.

Akio Mori (森 昭生) better known by the ring name Musashi (武蔵),  is a four-time K-1 Japan tournament champion and two-time K-1 World Grand Prix finalist. 

Our highly esteemed President of the WKF CHINA and Wushu World President, Yan Sifu, unfortunately couldn’t be there in Minsk. He is currently in South Korea, and there was a strike at all airports at the time. A video conference with Yan Sifu brought many new international connections, events, and new projects to China!

Over 600 athletes from Pakistan, Moldova, Hungary, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, England, Russia, Egypt, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Armenia, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Australia, Belarus, Argentina, Japan, and the United Arab Emirates participated in the WKF Kickboxing World Cup.

First 150 photos already online HERE

Ring divisions: Low kick, adults 18-40 years old only

K-1: 14-15; 16-17; 18-40 years old   289 participants;

Tatami disciplines (musical forms, light contact, kick-light) – 315 participants.

Based on the results of the competition, taking into account the results of the ring and tatami divisions (kick-light, light contact, and solo compositions), the nominees for the overall team standings were determined:

1st place – Republic of Belarus

2nd place – Russian Federation

3rd place – Republic of Moldova

The International referee corps:

Roman Viktorovich Logisch (Germany) – Secretary General, WKF Competition Inspector,

Carlos Suarez (Argentina) – supervisor of the fight for the title of absolute world Champion WKF PRO K-1, -58.2 kg.,

Derkachenko Ivan Vasilievich (Belarus) – Supervisor of the Ring Sections of the World Kickboxing Federation WKF,

Baibara Igor (Bulgaria) – senior referee of the tatami divisions!

On September 15 and 16, 2025, Derkachenko Ivan Vasilievich held an international referee seminar on WKF kickboxing, after which 6 judges received international referee / judge licenses.

From Russia: Voronets Evgeniy, Vorogushina Liliya, Strizhakova Olga, Belous Dmitry.

From Belarus: Semenov Sergey and Novikova Ksenia. 

Also working at the WKF World Cup were licensed judges: Istvan Rozman (Hungary), Kuvik Gabriela (Poland), Trofimov Ilya (Bulgaria), Azizova Edita (Armenia), Mocanu Roman (Romania), Afanasyev Sergey (Moldova), Vnodchenko Maxim (Moldova)

Super top-class event in Minsk, Belarus.

26 nations and over 600 fighters from five continents met in Minsk for the World Cup in all WKF disciplines.

For this purpose, an international WKF referee seminar was held, bringing men and women from Eastern Europe back into the WKF referee community.

Our thanks go to Ivan Vasilyevich Derkachenko, who conducted the seminar so professionally.

The WKF pro K-1 world title fight Japan vs. Belarus went to Minsk after a real ring battle.

More than 150 professional photos will be online here soon.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this event,

 

 

More full information to follow soon …

The idea behind is to upgrade our thousands of semi contact – or point fighting – fighters World wide.

Many tournaments on all continents has many competitors and now World Kickboxing Federation offers the Chance to fight for a real pro title with a great value and Champion belt, sanctioned by our World wide federation.

Posted in the weekly updated World ranking and with high value.

Valid with same PPF rules everywhere, same reqirements like in professional Ring sport. Professional weigh-in a day before, 3 international judges, WKF supervisor, flags and anthem and an amazing belt.

Send fighter profiles of your best point fighters male and female for the PPF World ranking, to get a chance to fight!

If you are interested to promote a PPF – PRO POINT FIGHTING title visit our web site and send just a request to our new office by mail.

  many new updates in the PPF World ranking.

Mr. Daniel Z. Hirlau has been a successful WKF manager for several years and has done an outstanding job as World President of the Boxing Division in a very short time.

Our intention was to assist and relieve the previous Hungarian President, Mr. Istvan Rozman, of his excessive responsibilities.

He will continue his work as World President of the WKF Professional Division and in the IRC.

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