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The World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (W.A.K.O or WAKO) is an international kickboxing organization counting over 120 affiliated countries representing all five continents. [1] WAKO is a major governing body of amateur kickboxing and is responsible for the development of kickboxing worldwide.
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]
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In 1994, the World Kickboxing Network was founded as a subsidiary of International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) to capture new markets. The ISKA's operations were concentrated in the North American market, while WKN was focusing in Europe. In the 1990s there was strong competition between kickboxing federations. [1]
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (3 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Kickboxing organizations" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total.
Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s) Thai: Superlek Kiatmuu9: ONE (Kickboxing) Jan 14, 2023 1 [7] Thai: Rodtang Jitmuangnon: ONE (Muay Thai) Aug 2, 2019 5 Italian: Luca Falco WBC Muaythai Oct 29, 2023 Russian: Myrza-Bek Tebuev Karate Combat: Sep 16, 2023 0 Dutch: Matthew Daalman Enfusion: May 14, 2022 1
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The event closes with the Night of Champions featuring the ISKA World Martial Arts Championships, which was featured on ESPN in both live and pre-recorded segments. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The US Open was the longest continuously running martial arts event on ESPN until 2023, when it moved to FITE. [ 20 ]