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l Officials
President: Kenji Midori
Vice President: Isao Kobayashi
Vice President: Attila Meszaros
General Secretary: Kazuo Miyoshi
l Board Members
<Japan> Kenji Midori, Isao Kobayashi, Kazuo Miyoshi, Yasuharu Fujihara, Masashi Kimoto, Shinichi Sotodate
<Europe> R. Vitkauskas (Lithuania), A. Meszaros (Sweden)
<Russia> Y. Shabanov (Russia)
<Middle East> H. Makki (Lebanon)
<Central America> A. Gonzalez (Costa Rica)
<South America> E. Garcia (Uruguay)
<South Africa> I. Mashinini (South Africa)
<South Pacific> P. Volke (Australia)
<Asia> J.B. Sujoto (Indonesia)
l Headquarters
Executive Director: Yasukazu Koi
l l Grading Committee (Chairman: Kenji Midori)
Isao Kobayashi, Keiji Sampei (Japan), B. Fitkin (Sweden), F. Kalman (Hungary),
l Technical Committee (Chairman: Yasuharu Fujihara)
H. Collins, B. Fitkin (Sweden), Keiji Sampei, Shinichi Sotodate (Japan), J.C.Escalera (Spain)
l Referee Committee (Chairman: Isao Kobayashi)
A. Goncharenko, M. Soderkvist (Europe), Y. Shabanov (Russia), A. Gonzalez (Central America), D. Carvalho (South America), I. Mashinini (Africa), T. Levar (Australia)
l Doping Control Committee (Chairman: Takatomi Naito)
Akira Furukawa (Japan), R. Vitkauskas (Lithuania), J. Bulow (Denmark), R. Reznik (Russia)
OUTLINE OF THE WKO REGULATIONS
The World Karate Organization, is a democratically run organization, with its headquarter in Japan. The main purpose of the Organization is to follow the spirit of Kyokusin Karate and devote itself to spread and develop Kyokushin Karate world wide. As a contribution to society , the WKO shall work on the development of personal character through training of the mind and body, and also for raising healthy, young people.
The highest decisive authority within the Organization is the General Assembly which is formed by the affiliated countries and their Branch Chiefs.The General Assembly meets every 4th year, in connection with the World Tournament, and it is also possible to have extra meetings in between. The Board of Directors is elected by the General Assembly and has 15 members.
The President as well as the Board Members and other officials of the Organization are elected with the term of office of four years. The President must be stationed in Japan.
The Organization is devided into ten Regions:
1. Africa
2. Asia
3. Central America
4. Europe
5. Middle East
6. North America
7. Russia
8. South America
9. South Pacific
10. Japan
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Each Region has their own organization, and elects a Regional Representative to represent the Region in the Board. Each Region consists of several countries, and each country select a Country Representative among the Branch Chiefs in that Country. A Branch Chief is recommended by the Country, the Region and must then be approved of by the Board.
The main activities of the WKO are the World Tournament and the World Cup Championship which are alternatively held every second year. The World Tournament is held in Japan whilst the World Cup is held by the different Regions. The WKO does also conducts seminars and any other activities which assist in promoting and spreading Kyokushin Karate world-wide. Each Region and Country do also conduct tournaments, seminars and camps. The Organization is constantly growing.
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