Officials

    ITKF officials are as follows:

  • Chairman
    The ITKF Chairman is responsible for carrying out all administrative functions
    concerning the ITKF. The Chairman is elected from the ITKF Board of Directors.
  • Vice President
    The Vice President supports the Chairman and is elected by each ITKF regional or
    continental organization.
  • General Secretary
    The General Secretary maintains the records of the ITKF official meetings and the legal
    documents of the ITKF.
  • Treasurer
    The Treasurer is responsible for all ITKF financial matters and is selected by the Board
    of Directors and confirmed by the ITKF General Meeting.
  • Directors
    Members of the Board of Directors are elected from each ITKF regional or continental
    organization and include the Chairman of the Technical committee.

    Current List of Officials:

                        














Meetings

    ITKF meetings are as follows:

  • General Meeting
    This is the highest decision making body of the ITKF and is composed of all ITKF official
    national federation representatives.
  • Board of Directors Meeting
    The Board of Directors makes the decisions on details and execution of matters from
    the General Meeting.
  • Special Committees
    ITKF has administrators for special committees and technical committees.  Each
    committee’s administrator carries out decisions by the Board of Directors.
  • Technical Committee
    The Technical Committee is made up of technical sub-committees; each sub-
    committee carries out duties for a specific area.

Technical Qualifications

    ITKF recognizes or issues the following technical qualifications:

  • Dan Ranking
    ITKF officially recognizes Eligible Style Organization (ESO) rankings which have
    standards that match ITKF technical standards.  ITKF recognizes each ESO ranking as
    an official rank.
  • Ranking Examiner
    ITKF recognizes Ranking Examiners who have completed the necessary ITKF course
    and examination and each respective style organization’s recommended examiners.
    Examiners are ranked as Class A, B or C.
  • Judge
    ITKF qualified judges serve at all official ITKF competitions. Judges must complete the
    required course and successfully pass the examination. There are two categories for
    Judges: Kumite and Kata.  Each category has three classes: A, B or C.
  • Certified Coach
    ITKF issues certificates for Certified Coaches, which require completion of the
    necessary course and examination.
  • Certified Instructor
    ITKF issues certificates for Certified Instructors, which require completion of the
    necessary training course.


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Last Updated: 06.23.2007
International Traditional Karate Federation
The International Governing Body of Traditional Karate
International Traditional Karate Federation
Chairman
 Hidetaka Nishiyama
 (U.S.A.)
Vice President
 Dr. Vladimir Yorga
 (Serbia)
General Secretary
 J. Michael Crowe
 (U.S.A.)
Treasurer
 Aiko Torii
 (U.S.A.)
Directors:
 Rick Jorgensen
 (Canada)
  Rajeev Sinha
 (India)
  Sabeth Mukhsin
 (Indonesia)
  Luciano Puricelli    
 (Italy)
  Nobuhiro Tsurume
 (Japan)
  Dr. Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski
 (Poland)
  Kenneth Taylor
 (U.K.)
About ITKF:
Officials, Meetings & Technical Qualifications
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