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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 ]
Of late, W.A.K.O. have begun to get involved with the SportAccord World Combat Games, hosting male and female full-contact, semi-contact and low-contact kickboxing competitions at the 2010 event, [5] with the 2009 world championships (both events) being used as qualifiers. [6] [7]
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations. 2018 WAKO-Pro Serbia K-1 Middleweight (-75 kg) Championship; 2021 WAKO-Pro World K-1 Super Middleweight (-78.1 kg ...
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations This page was last edited on 10 July 2023, at 02:51 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations. 2004 W.A.K.O. Pro Low-kick Kickboxing World Champion −62 kg; Awards. 2007/08 Leeds Sports Federation Sportsman of the ...
On June 29, 2024, Faraoni successfully defended his ISKA oriental rules -95 kg world title for the third time when he defeated Dănuț Hurduc by unanimous decision at Oktagon Tsunami. [ 10 ] Faraoni was announced as part of the eight contestants in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final where he would face Feng Rui in the quarterfinals on December ...
International Sport Kickboxing Association. 2021 ISKA Muay Thai European Super Lightweight (−63.5 kg) Champion; Mamba Fight Club. 2023 MFC Muay Thai World −67 kg Champion [16] World Association of Kickboxing Organizations. 2023 WAKO Pro K-1 European Super Lightweight (−64.5 kg) Champion; Glory/RISE. 2024 Glory RISE Featherweight Grand ...