The
World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (
W.A.K.O or just
WAKO) is one the international organization of
kickboxingKickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord. It is formed with two organization WAKO for amateur sports and
WAKO PRO for professional sports, and besides holding world championships, they sanction the champions of kickboxing in 6 rules.
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The
World Association of Kickboxing Organisations (
W.A.K.O or just
WAKO) is one the international organization of
kickboxingKickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord. It is formed with two organization WAKO for amateur sports and
WAKO PRO for professional sports, and besides holding world championships, they sanction the champions of kickboxing in 6 rules.
History
It started its activities in
EuropeEurope is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
in 1976 and created the rules and regulations for the new fighting sport and acted, as the Kickboxing Federation of the World. It was founded by Georges Bruckner. Today, W.A.K.O is the largest unified kickboxing organization in the world. In 2006, the International Amateur Kickboxing Sports Association (I.A.K.S.A) and W.A.K.O merged, making it possible for their acceptance by the General Association of International Sports Federations (G.A.I.S.F) as the governing body for the sport of Kickboxing. W.A.K.O offers 8 different styles: semi-contact, light-contact, full-contact, kick-light, low-kick, K1-style, aero-kickboxing and musical forms. Today W.A.K.O can count on 126 affiliated nations in the 6 continents, with 75 officially recognised by their respective Sports or Olympic Council
Competitions
W.A.K.O holds a world championships every two years, with youth (18 and under) and adults (18-45) on separate years; only national teams are accepted. Each member country can present only 1 competitor in each weight class. Competitors are commonly the national champion of their weight class in that particular kickboxing style and many are also officially recognised by their
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s or Ministry of Sports.
WAKO kickboxing is one of thirteen combat sports participating in the first Combat Games being held in Beijing, China under the patronage of the IOC and SportAccord.
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