Austrian Newcomer Championships 2022
In 2023, WKF AUSTRIA will again work in cooperation with the partner associations in the interests of sport.
The date has now been set and the “Newcomer Championships 2022” will take place on December 10th in Eichgraben near Vienna
The 4 ring sports are held: full contact, low kick, K-1 and Thai boxing.
For all men and women aged 16 and over. A novice is considered to have 0 to 5 fights in the ring sport! Our licensed referees are assigned by WKF AUSTRIA.
Fighters who are not yet WKF AUSTRIA members can participate without prejudice with a valid day license for 25 € and a medical certificate.
The “Newcomer Championships 2023” is planned for spring. Send your non-binding inquiry BY MAIL to the President of WKF AUSTRIA Ms. Tanja HELML
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Review of the European Championships in Wels
The last WKF European Championship in Wels, Upper Austria, was the expected success. Many thanks to WKF AUSTRIA President Mrs. Tanja HELML, LV. OÖ. President Andreas HELML, Alexander PLETZ and everyone who helped.
WKF Supervisor was Mr. Carlos SUAREZ from WKF Latin America
Our thanks also go to the city of Wels, who have tirelessly promoted our European Championship. Without the many helpers, the great success in Wels would not have been possible.
Four full days of action on 2 tatami and 2 rings, total over 500 fights 28 nations have registered online in advance and, as always, some nations did not appear. It was gratifying that small teams from Italy, Croatia, the Czech Republic and Turkey found their way to Wels again. Exactly 306 men and women from 21 nations weighed in on Monday and were professionally registered by our friendly team.
TOP international WKF referees from Romania, Austria, Croatia, France, Argentina, Spain, Ukraine and Germany.
The largest team was the Austrians as hosts with 97 (!) participants from 6 federal states. As always, our friends from France provided the largest team of guests. As is well known, France is the host of the 2024 World Cup in Thionville in Alsace.
Romania, Portugal and Spain also all had large teams. Poland also had a lot of fighters and Frenky PAWLAK held first talks with many nations in view of the 2025 European Championships in Mikolow.
Important details would be discussed at the Europa Congress in the Hotel Plaza. Also some updates in the competition rules and also forms division, valid from 01.01.2023. Another report will follow shortly.
Romania and Slovakia have now applied for the 2023 European Championship. You can already find the list of results HERE, the medal table of ALL European Championships HERE.
NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SPORTS
In spring 2022, our European WKF board decided 7:1 not to exclude our Russian sports friends of WKF RUSSIA from participating in the European Championships in Wels, Austria, from October 24th to 29th.
The reason was that we are a worldwide sports federation – and not politicians!
We were also criticized for this decision!
For the same reason (!) the Olympic Boxing Association IBA has now abolished its ban on Russian AND Belarusian athletes with immediate effect.
Ми знову запрошуємо наших українських спортивних друзів взяти участь у Чемпіонаті Європи та чекаємо на ваше повідомлення!
IBA Board of Directors voted in favor to cancel its previous decision and allow boxers of Russia and Belarus to compete at the IBA events with immediate effect. The IBA strongly believes that politics shouldn’t have any influence on sports. Hence, all athletes should be given equal conditions.
Respecting its own autonomy as the international sports federation, the IBA shall remain politically neutral and independent. IBA calls for peace and remains a peacemaker in any conflicts. Moreover, the IBA has obligation to ensure equal treatment towards the athletes and competition officials, regardless of their nationality and residence.
Both Russian and Belarus teams will be able to perform under their flags, and the national anthems will be played in case they win a gold medal.
According to the decision, the technical officials of Russia and Belarus will also be back in the competitions.
WKF AUSTRIA present European Championships 2022
31 countries have today already
received their username and
password on request
Don’t miss the registration deadline October 7th
The Austrian WKF team is working hard for the European Championship in Wels near Linz.
The City Wels celebrate 2022 it´s 800 Years of foundation.
The date is long time confirmed for October 24th to 29th.
The Austrian team also have referees who are going to take part of the annual World Referee seminar October 21st to 23rd.
Just the weekend before the European Championships.
The organizing Team of the European Championships is led by the WKF AUSTRIA President Mrs. Tanja HELML. MAIL
You can participate in various disciplines and categories:
For kids under 13, juniors under 18, adults 16-35, veterans 35 -40 and masters 40 +: Forms, Semi contact, Light contact.
For adults 16-35 Years: Kick light, Full contact, Low kick, K-1, Thai Boxing, Sanda, MMA.
Best countries in the European Championships
trailer European Championships
This is the Grand total medal record of our TOP TEN European countries
from all WKF European Championships in the past !
JUST FEW MORE DAYS TO GO!
here are tour TOP FIVE European countries:
Leading European country is today AUSTRIA , Gold 101, Silver 101, Bronze 93
Second is GERMANY , 68 / 63 / 53
third is FRANCE , 50 / 32 / 23
fourth is CZECH REPUBLIC, 47/34/20
and fifth ROMANIA, 43 / 47 / 32
All our WKF EUROPEAN countries are welcome in our
WKF EUROPEAN Championships in Wels,
Austria, October 24th to 29th 2022
Overview of our WKF forms discipline in Wels, Austria
Dear friends in martial arts!
Respected WKF country presidents!
As everybody know, the European Championship in Wels, Austria is coming closer. Confirmed date is October, 24th to 29th!
Today we have 14 categories for forms/Kata/poomse/Hyong/creative etc.
To avoid any misunderstandings on the tatami or mat, I would like to ask you kindly one more time to read carefully the online WKF rule book for forms.
To see what is a traditional form, have a look here in two lists of forms.
What are the dress codes?
When does the timer start e.g. for traditional forms with and without weapons ?
Any traditional form / Kata 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 or soft style forms?
All traditional Forms must be using traditional moves only. A traditional Form / Kata / Pommse / Hyong 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 any creative forms is just the division creative forms with music, with and without weapon.
Once again I kindly ask you read the online forms rule book , available in 4 languages!
There you will find exactly what is a traditional form, where is which time limit, what is a creative form and so on.
I thank you for the cooperation so far and wish all of us many traditional participants and a successful European Championship in Wels, Austria.