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The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, ... This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 12:46 (UTC).
The 2024 Asian Karate Championships were the 20th edition of the Senior Asian Karate Championship and were held in Hangzhou, China from 20 to 22 September 2024. [1] [2]
It was launched with the initial world championships in 1974 at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, and was telecast on ABC's Wide World of Entertainment. The winners of the initial championship were Joe Lewis (heavyweight), Jeff Smith (light heavyweight), Bill "Superfoot" Wallace (middleweight), and Isiasis Duenas (lightweight). [ 3 ]
All world open tournaments operate under knockdown karate rules which involve standup bareknuckle fighting with basically no protection. The more characteristical rules in knockdown karate compared to other styles are that you are not allowed to punch in the face and a point system that only counts hits that actually "hurt" the opponent.
June 1–3: 2024 CISM World Military Taekwondo Championship in Mungyeong; July 1–3: Chuncheon 2024 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in Chuncheon; October 1–6: 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Chuncheon; November 16–17: Singapore 2024 World Taekwondo Virtual Championships in Singapore
In 1976, the WKA was founded by Howard Hanson in the United States and originally named World Karate Association.The organization was the first non-profit governing body to use an independently controlled rating list and the first to establish a world championship division for women and the first to include countries from Asia. [4]
The World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships, also knows as World Karate Championship Junior are the highest level of competition for karate for U21 athletes organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF). [1] Initiated in 1996 held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the competition is held in a different city every two years. [2]
The 2024 European Karate Championships is the 59th edition of the European Karate Championships and 6th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Zadar, Croatia from 8 to 12 May 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]