Almost two decades ago, when south Korea was going to host the Olympic, Taekwondo got the IOC majority and was fully recognised as an Olympic sport. Comparing Taekwondo and Karate; Karate was much biger and popular than Taekwondo at that time and of course still is. Everyone knows that South Korea's Taekwondo Federations had a successful strategy and earned...

For the attention of: National Olympic Committees as required For the attention of: Mr Thomas Bach, President of International Olympic Committee Dear Mr Bach, President of International Olympic Committee Re: Karate We are trying to bring to the attention of the IOC that many respected karate organisations do not consider that their views are...

When statutes are designed to favor incumbent leadership (as is the case of the 2006 revised Statutes) with no clear stipulations for term limits for elective and even appointive posts, political and economic corruption will be the logical conclusion. Politics takes many forms in the WKF, all of which should be of concern to us. Most glaring is...