Japan Karate Federation
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-ryu, 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 Mr. Choko Sai, a head the Shudokan of Kanken Tōyama and vice chairmen Mr. Konishi from Shindō Jinen-ryū, Mr. Hiroshi Kinjo from Kanbukan, Mr. Otsuka Hinorori from Wado-Ryu, Mr. Tatsuo Yamada from Japan Kenpo Karate and Mr. Shinkin Gima from Shotokan-ryu. The Japan Karate Federation Championships lead to the coalition (Daido Danketsu 大同団結) of the karate world. The original Japan Karate Federation adopted Bōgutsuki karate in kumite rule.
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 Mr. Gōgen Yamaguchi of Goju-ryu from Goju-kai, Mr. Ōtsuka Hironori of Wadō-ryū from Wado-Kai, Mr. Nakayama Masatoshi of Shotokan-ryu from Shotokan, Mr. Mabuni Kenei and Iwata Manzao of Shitō-ryū from Shito-kai, in addition to the Japan Karate Rengokai, which was founded by Mr. Ryōichi Sasakawa. The new JKF was formed by those six founding members in 1964 and 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, such as Goju-kai, Wado-Kai, Shotokan and Shito-kai. In 1967, Ryoichi Sasakawa became the chairman and went on to incorporate the JKF, submitted to the Ministry of Education.
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