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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 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]
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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Organization Date No. of title defenses Source(s) Thai: Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9: Glory: Sep 29, 2018 6 English: Jonathan Haggerty: ONE (Kickboxing) Nov 4, 2023 0 [6] English: Jonathan Haggerty: ONE (Muay Thai) Apr 22, 2023 1 Japanese: Tetsuya Yamato: K-1: 2022 2 Australian: Chadd Collins: RISE: Dec 16, 2023 0 Turkish: Deniz Demirkapu Enfusion ...
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations. ... Centrale Live del Foro, Rome, Italy: 5 Loss 4–1 Yassine Habachi TKO: 5 (6) ... a non-profit organization.
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1978 were the first ever W.A.K.O. World kickboxing championships introduced by the pioneer of German Karate Georg Brueckner [1] and the third major event hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization – formerly known as the W.M.A.A. (World of Mixed Martial Arts Association). [2]
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