Karate World Championships

The Karate World Championships, also known as the World Karate Championships, are the highest level of competition for karate organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF).[1][2][3][4][5] The competition is held in a different city every two years.[6] Championships in the 2000s included Madrid in 2002, Monterrey in 2004, Tampere in 2006, Tokyo in 2008, and Belgrade in 2010.[7][8] The competition was initially riddled with controversy regarding karate styles and the ruleset.[2][9][10][11][12]

Karate World Championships
Competition details
DisciplineKarate
TypeKumite and Kata, biennial
OrganiserWorld Karate Federation (WKF)
Divisions
Current weight divisionsMale -60Kg,-67Kg, -75Kg, -84Kg and +84Kg. Female -50Kg, -55Kg, -61Kg, -68Kg and +68Kg.
History
First edition1970 in Tokyo, Japan
Editions25 (2021)
Final edition2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Most wins Japan (188 medals)

In 1980, women were first allowed to compete in the championships.[9]

Competition and events

Kumite

  • Individual kumite – men and women
  • Team kumite – men and women

Kumite Rules

The result of a bout is determined by a contestant obtaining a clear lead of eight points, having the highest number of points at time-up, obtaining a decision (hantei), or by an accumulation of prohibited behaviors imposed against a contestant.

Scoring & Penalties

  • Ippon (three points)
    • Jodan (head, face, neck) kicks
    • Any scoring technique delivered on a thrown or fallen opponent
  • Waza-ari (two points)
    • Chudan (abdomen, chest, back, side) kicks
  • Yuko (one point)
    • Tsuki (punch)
    • Uchi (strike)
  • Prohibited behavior
    • Category 1
      • Techniques which make excessive contact, in regards to the scoring area attacked, or make contact with the throat
      • Attacks to the arms or legs, groin, joints, or instep
      • Attacks to the face with open hand techniques
      • Dangerous or forbidden throwing techniques
    • Category 2
      • Feigning or exaggerating injury
      • Exit from the competition area (jogai) not caused by the opponent
      • Self-endangerment by indulging in behavior which exposes the contestant to injury by the opponent, or failing to take adequate measures for self-protection (mubobi)
      • Avoiding combat as a means of preventing the opponent having the opportunity to score
      • Passivity – not attempting to engage in combat (cannot be given after less than the last 10 seconds of the match)
      • Clinching, wrestling, pushing, or standing chest-to-chest without attempting a scoring technique or takedown
      • Grabbing the opponent with both hands for any other reason than executing a takedown upon catching the opponent's kicking leg
      • Grabbing the opponent's arm or karategi (uniform) with one hand without immediately attempting a scoring technique or takedown
      • Techniques which, by their nature, cannot be controlled for the safety of the opponent, and other dangerous and uncontrolled attacks
      • Simulated attacks with the head, knees, or elbows
      • Talking to or goading the opponent
      • Failing to obey the orders of the referee
  • Warnings and penalties
    • Chukoku is imposed for the first instance of a minor infraction in the applicable category.
    • Keikoku is imposed for the second instance of a minor infraction in that category, or for infractions not serious enough to merit hansoku-chui.
    • Hansoku-chui is a warning of disqualification usually imposed for infractions for which a keikoku has previously been given in that bout; it may be imposed directly for serious infringements which do not merit hansoku.
    • Hansoku is the penalty of disqualification following a very serious infraction or when a hansoku-chui has already been given. In team matches, the offender's score will be zeroed and the opponent's score will be set at eight points.
    • Shikkaku is a penalty of disqualification in which the offender is expelled from the entire tournament. Generally, it is given for particularly severe infringements, beyond that which would normally result in hansoku being given. In a team match, the offender’s score is set to zero, and the non-offender’s score is set to eight points, as with a normal hansoku.

Kata

  • Individual kata – men and women
  • Team kata (synchronized) – men and women
  • Team kata with bunkai

Rules

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1. Conformity - with standards in form and style (Ryu-ha)

2. Technical performance:

  • Techniques
  • Stances
  • Transitional movements
  • Timing/Synchronisation
  • Correct breathing
  • Focus (Kime)
  • Technical difficulty

3. Athletic performance:

  • Strength
  • Speed
  • Balance
  • Rhythm

4. Fouls:

  • Minor loss of balance
  • Performing a movement in an incorrect or incomplete manner
  • Asynchronous movement
  • Use of audible cues
  • Belt coming loose
  • Time wasting
  • Cause injury in the execution of Bunkai

List of Karate World Championships

Edition Year Host City Country Events
11970Tokyo Japan2
21972Paris France2
31975Long Beach United States2
41977Tokyo Japan2
51980Madrid Spain10
61982Taipei Taiwan13
71984Maastricht Netherlands13
81986Sydney Australia15
91988Cairo Egypt16
101990Mexico City Mexico16
111992Granada Spain16
121994Kota Kinabalu Malaysia16
131996Sun City South Africa17
141998Rio de Janeiro Brazil17
152000Munich Germany17
162002Madrid Spain17
172004Monterrey Mexico17
182006Tampere Finland17
192008Tokyo Japan17
202010Belgrade Serbia16
212012Paris France16
222014Bremen Germany16
232016Linz Austria16
242018Madrid Spain16
252021Dubai United Arab Emirates16
262023Budapest Hungary16
272025Cairo Egypt16

All-time medal table

The following reflects the all-time medal counts as of the 2021 World Karate Championships:

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan985460212
2 France574771175
3 Great Britain29222576
4 Spain253369127
5 Italy213966126
6 Turkey12103658
7 Egypt11122851
8 Netherlands10112041
9 Iran1082341
10 Azerbaijan95822
11 Germany8143254
12 United States6132039
13 Brazil65718
14 Serbia63615
15 Venezuela431017
16 Finland43815
17 Croatia341320
18 Russia34916
19 Sweden34613
20 Greece34310
21 Australia331016
22 Georgia3014
23 Mexico2349
24 Austria22711
25 Serbia and Montenegro2068
26 Norway15410
27 Chinese Taipei13711
28 Vietnam1304
29 Chile1214
 China1214
31 Slovakia11810
32  Switzerland1168
33 Netherlands Antilles1135
34 Senegal1102
35 Benin1012
36 Estonia1001
 Poland1001
 South Africa1001
 Uzbekistan1001
40 Hungary0437
41 Ukraine03710
42 Canada0358
43 Bosnia and Herzegovina0347
44 Yugoslavia0224
45 North Macedonia0213
 Tunisia0213
47 Kazakhstan011011
48 Peru01910
49 Belgium0145
 Denmark0145
 Morocco0145
52 Malaysia0123
53 Czech Republic0112
 Guatemala0112
 Luxembourg0112
56 Czechoslovakia0101
 Paraguay0101
58 Bulgaria0033
 Hong Kong0033
60 Algeria0022
 Colombia0022
RKF0022
 Romania0022
64 Argentina0011
 Dominican Republic0011
IOA0011
 Indonesia0011
 Kosovo0011
 Latvia0011
 Montenegro0011
 Philippines0011
 Singapore0011
 Slovenia0011
Totals (73 entries)3543556621371

See also

References

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