Federation of All Japan Karatedo Organizations
JKF National Headquarters in Tokyo
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| Abbreviation | JKF |
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| Formation | January 13, 1969 |
| Type | Sports National Governing Body |
| Legal status | A public organization, approved by the Cabinet of Japan |
| Purpose | Bringing unified order to Karate and development of karate as a sport in Japan |
| Headquarters | 1-1-20 Tatsumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan 135-8538 |
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Region served
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Japan |
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Membership
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Japan Olympic Association World Karate Federation |
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Official language
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Japanese |
| Leader | Takashi Sasagawa, Chairman |
| Website | Official Website |
The Japan Karate Federation (JKF), a.k.a. Japan Karatedo Federation, is a national governing body of sport karate in Japan. The JKF is officially affiliated with the Japan Olympic Association (JOC), World Karate Federation (WKF), (JSA) and (JBA). The styles recognized by the JKF are Wadō-ryū, Shotokan, Shito-ryu and Goju-ryu. The headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan.
In 1959, the original Japan Karate Federation, formally known as the Federation of All Japan Karatedo Organizations (FAJKO), was formed to be an unifying organization to bring karate schools together by the Karate world leaders, who were its chairman Choko Sai, a head the Shudokan of Kanken Tōyama and vice chairmen Konishi from Shindō Jinen-ryū, Hiroshi Kinjo from Kanbukan, Otsuka Hinorori from Wado-Ryu, Tatsuo Yamada from Japan Kenpo Karate and Shinkin Gima from Shotokan.
On October 1, 1964, the original Japan Karate Federation, which changed its own name to Japan Karate Renbukai, handed over its organization name to the new united league, such as Gōgen Yamaguchi of Goju-ryu, Ōtsuka Hironori of Wadō-ryū, Nakayama Masatoshi of Shotokan, Mabuni Kenei and Iwata Manzao of Shitō-ryū, in addition to the Japan Karate Rengokai, which was founded by Ryōichi Sasakawa. ThIs unified all the Karate organizations in Japan. Japan Karate Renbukai later changed its name to the JKF Renbukai, and then became an official member of the new JKF as a group, encompassing Bōgu uniformed Karate. Japan instilled "a uniform order in Karate", recognizing the four major schools, Goju-kai, Wado-Kai, Shotokan and Shito-kai. In 1967, Ryoichi Sasakawa became the chairman.
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