USA National Karate-do Federation
- USA National Karate-do Federation
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| USA National Karate-do Federation |
| Abbreviation |
USA-NKF |
| Formation |
1996[1] |
| Type |
Sports association |
| Legal status |
Federation |
| Purpose/focus |
Development of karate as a sport in United States |
| Headquarters |
1631 Mesa Ave., Suite A-1, Colorado Springs, CO,USA |
| Location |
United States |
| Region served |
United States of America |
| Official languages |
English is the official language. |
| Website |
USA National Karate-do Federation |
USA National Karate-do Federation is the national governing body (NGB) of karate for the United States Olympic Committee and as such is the official Member National Association (MNA) of the World Karate Federation (WKF) in the USA.
The organization has complete authority over all decisions regarding U.S. national junior and senior team selections for World Karate Federation events. The tournaments that are held by the USA-NKF are big and nationwide and many famous martial artists attend the events. The U.S. Open is one of the largest international Black belt-only events in the world.
Every year the USA-NKF holds a competition, generally referred to as Nationals, where all the people who qualified in one of the many Qualifiers around the USA compete in different categories for the National Champion title.
The divisions are:
- Kata
- Korean Kata
- Okinawan Kata
- Mandatory Kata
- Kobudo
- Kumite
- Team Trials
References
External links
Categories:
- 1996 establishments in the United States
- Karate organizations
- American karate
- Organizations based in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Sports governing bodies of the United States
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