NEWSLETTER
JUNE
2020
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I truly hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’ – the human race – and that we are all equal, members of it and must respenct each other and work twords living in harmony.
#WAKOtogether #onerace
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CONFIRMED TOURNAMENTS 2020
Page 4 of 68 CONFIRMED TOURNAMENTS 2021
22nd - 24th January 2021: GOLDEN GLOVE (WAKO European Cup), Mareno di Piave, Italy 3rd - 7th February 2021: 2nd INDIAN OPEN INTERNATIONAL CUP, New Delhi, India 5th – 7th February 2021: ATHENS CHALLENGE, Athens, Greece 12th - 14th February 2021: KARLOVAC OPEN 2021 (WAKO European Cup), Karlovac, Croatia 4th - 7th March 2021: IRISH OPEN (WAKO World Cup), Dublin, Ireland 19th - 21st March 2021: SERBIAN OPEN 2021 (WAKO European Cup), Belgrade Serbia 27th - 28th March 2021: YOKOSO DUTCH OPEN, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 8th - 11th April 2021: 6th TURKISH OPEN (WAKO European Cup), Antalya, Turkey 15th - 18th April 2021: THE AUSTRIAN CLASSICS (WAKO World Cup), Innsbruck, Austria 24th - 25th April 2021: POINT FIGHTING CUP, Castellanza, Italy 3rd - 9th May 2021: WORLD COMBAT GAMES, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (TO BE CONFIRMED) 13th - 16th May 2021: HUNGARIAN WORLD CUP (WAKO World Cup), Budapest, Hungary 10th - 13th June 2021: BESTFIGHTER (WAKO World Cup), Rimini, Italy 14th - 27th July 2021: EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY GAMES, Belgrade, Serbia 13th - 22nd August 2021: WAKO CADETS & JUNIORS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Budapest, Hun 10th - 19th September 2021: 5th ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES, Konya, Turkey POSTPONED 26th – 27th September 2021: FLANDERS INSTERNATIONAL KICKBOXING CUP, Beveren, Belgium 5th – 14th November 2021: WAKO SENIOR & MASTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS, Moscow, Russia
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
2022 Cadets & Juniors WC (All disciplines) in Hungary;
2022 Senior EC (All disciplines) in Athens, Greece;
2023 Cadets & Juniors EC (All Disciplines) in Turkey;
2023 Senior WC (All Disciplines) in Ireland
THE WORLD GAMES - 2022.
7th - 17th July 2022: WORLD GAMES, Birmingham (Alabama), USA
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Dear IWGA member federations,
The World Games introduces a new media hub, where you can easily find videos, photos and members in one place. At the same time, the new media hub replaces The World Games Channel, and all the videos can now be found through it on YouTube. You can also find current and previous Athletes of the Month at a glance.
The World Games Channel was created at a time when our member federations needed a platform where to showcase their sports and live events. Fortunately, most of you now have your own platforms, and many, like us, also have started cooperation with the Olympic Channel. We felt that this was the right time to modernise our channels, start to use YouTube more proactively and concentrate our videos there.
Besides YouTube, The World Games social media video series such as Stay at home, Train at home, can be found on Facebook and Instagram.
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Page 8 of 68 OLYMPIC DAY - June 23rd
THE IOC, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THE UNITED NATIONS JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC – WITH ATHLETES HELPING TO SPREAD THE WORD
In the coming weeks, Olympic athletes will help deliver important public health information, inspiring people to adopt or continue behaviours that will curtail the pandemic and provide resources that promote physical and mental health.
Using the theme “Healthy Together”, partners and athletes will spotlight the collective effort and global collaboration needed to reduce the spread and impact of COVID-19.
IOC President Thomas Bach said: “Sport can save lives. We have seen over the last few months just how important sport and physical activity are for health and well-being. And working together with WHO and the United Nations we can take another step together. Olympic athletes will share the information and best practice that the world needs now.”
Over the past six months, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every corner of the globe and every aspect of our lives, bringing with it uncertainty, fears and challenges that require endurance and perseverance to overcome. The world is looking for global institutions to work together and for leaders to deliver reliable, credible information from sources they trust. Olympic athletes can be the trusted messengers for this information.
Tedros Adhanom, Director-General of the World Health Organization, commented: “We are pleased to partner with the International Olympic Committee to spread important health messages that will save lives. Olympians will help us advocate for healthier populations to ensure that people are as resilient as our health systems must be to fight COVID-19.”
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, added: “During this time of unprecedented challenges and change -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the ongoing struggle for racial and social justice and the climate crisis -- there has never been a greater need for global solidarity and hope. The Olympic Movement and its athletes have always brought out the best in humanity, and the United Nations is pleased to work with the International Olympic Committee and the World Health Organization in calling on people everywhere to unite and be #HEALTHYTogether.”
As the pandemic evolves and countries around the world face varying stages of outbreak and recovery, the global partnership will act locally, through the voices of Olympic athletes – voices that symbolise perseverance, dedication and endurance – qualities all individuals need during this public health challenge. The three organisations will work with local health authorities to share public health guidance and resources that inform and empower individuals to take appropriate actions and precautions. The World Health Organization will work with athletes to bring the important information to populations where they live and where conditions may vary through digital platforms.
As COVID-19 forces changes to our daily routines and lives – from how we interact with others to how we move and exercise – we need to pay attention to our own mental and physical health and help others who may need extra support. By working together, the aim of the partnership on Olympic Day and every day is to stay Healthy Together.
For more information, please visit the campaign page.
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Olympic Day - Workout in India
Olympic Day - Workout in Singapore
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June, 26 Planning future activities and focus on cooperation between WAKO Committees. Nothing can stop us.
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June 27th
1. Approval of previous Minutes (April 25th, 2020) 2. President’s Report (10 Mins) a. CV 19 Impact on our Sport Funding 1. IOC Funding 2. Events cancelled 3. Online Activity 4. 2021 Event Plan 5. National Federations Workshops Conference: 3. Commission Review (15 Mins)
a. Commission’s Role: b. Approval of Safety Protocol to adopt at next WAKO Events/Championships 4. WAKO Worlds a. WAKO Serbia request 5. Finance (10 Mins) a. Income / Expenditure update b. Members payment update c. Approval of Financial Statement 2019 d. Update and approval of Budget 2020 e. Sponsors Update f. Outstanding Payments 6. Legal Committee Update (15 Mins) a. Arbitrators cases update b. Implementation of the GDPR compliance update 7. WAKO Arbitrators Committee Approval 8. Ethical and Disciplinary Committees’ Chairmen’s report - Update on cases (5 Mins) a. Proposal of suspension of not compliant members as per art.15 of the WAKO Statutes 9. Continental Update (5 Mins) a. Continental Activity Plan 2020 b. Continental Championships update 10. 2021 Events Update (5 Mins) a. IWGA Qualifications? b. Combat Games c. Junior/Cadet Continentals 2021? 1. Europe (Gyor)
2. Pan America? 3. Africa? 4. Asia? 5. Oceania? 11. Membership (10 Mins) a. New applications (if any) b. Change of name & entity & contacts (if any) c. Discrepancies of membership Lists V WAKO IF d. Suspension of “Ghost Federations”
g. Pan AM reconciliation. The new WAKO rules have been 12. Rules Revision Project (15 Mins) accepted. It will be published on the a. Feedback on approval of updated technical and WAKO web page soon. medical rules coming into effect from January '21 The new rules come into force on 13. General Assembly (5 Mins) 14. Digital Online Development Profile January 1, 2021. 15. Next Board Meeting - August 22nd 2020. The presentation of the changes to the 16. Miscellaneous rules is attached to this newsletter Page 16 of 68
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IRELAND
CONCUSSION EDUCATION WORKSHOP. online webinar workshop on Saturday 6th June 2020 at 7:00pm.
The focus of this webinar was ‘Concussion Education’ and it was facilitated by Mark Beakey (Co- Founder of Concussion Coach).
The aim of the workshop was to provide participants with the knowledge and confidence to safely manage concussion injuries. A common misconception across amateur sporting environments is that having a sideline medic or someone trained in first aid is a sufficient method for managing concussions. Managing a concussion is a process that can take several weeks and requires specialised knowledge and assistance from all stakeholders. As each person plays a key role in the safe management of a concussion, it is therefore very important that we are educated on how to play our part in the process.
WAKO Arab Federation
Page 19 of 68 June 5th - Coach seminar - musical forms INDIA
A very large number of WAKO India on-line activities in June
June 11th - Coach seminar - point fight
June 12th - Coach seminar - pont fight
June 8th - Coach seminar - point fight
June 15th - Coach seminar - kick light
Page 20 of 68 June 20th - June 19th - Coach seminar - kick light Seminar with MANUEL NORIDO (ITA)
June 21st - Celebrating Yoga Day Program of seminars from 23rd to 29th June
June 23th - Injuries in kickboxing Seminar with Dr. MUSTAFA TOPIWALA
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RUSSIA
On Monday, June 15, members of the Presidium of the Russian Kickboxing Federation held a on line official meeting.
The main topics of the working meeting were key issues and further actions on the work and development of kickboxing in connection with the epidemiological situation.
LIVE INTERVIEW
June 28th Moscow live broadcast with a well- deserved master of sports, world champion and professional boxer Svetlana Kulakova
Page 22 of 68 WAKO Africa
Light Revolution Zoom FREE training seminar for Light and Kick-Light oirganized by WAKO IF Board Member Mr. ASLAM MOHAMED and leaded by MANUEL NORDIO (ITA)
Coaches and presenters: MANUEL NORDIO (ITA) NICOLE PERONA (ITA) IVAN SCIOLLA (ITA) TIMOTY BOS (ITA) LUCA PADOAN (ITA) PAVEL ZAMYATIN (UKR) SIMONE BERBIERE (ITA)
Page 23 of 68 MOROCCO
WAKO REFREE SEMINAR
National seminar was organized by The Moroccan kick boxing federation on 07-08 and 9th of June 2020. Held by video conference zoom - online training
Over 906 coaches and referees from all over the country participated on seminar.
Instructor for WAKO rules – ring sport Mr. MBACKE Bara Ahmed - Wako International refree
There was Other instructor for: Training methodology Sport training management Sport psychology Sport dietetics
Page 24 of 68 GUATEMALA
On line seminar on June 3rd given by Guatemala national team member Jose Paz. Participated 150 participants from 7 countries Guatemala, USA, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago and Argentina.
GUATEMALA
On line seminar on June 16th, around 150 people from 9 countries (Guatemala, USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and Colombia) who joined at the Seminar of Sensei Juan Pablo Santiago
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A first step towards getting back to normal.
In Rome, at the ′′ Cavaliero Nero ", the course of the Fikbms Coaches and Instructors of Lazio began and that at the beginning of the parity school ′′ Alfred Nobel ′′ with classrooms prepared for the course.
The covid-19 has put our hand on it, forcing school managers at the end of lockdown to change planning and then 'force' FIKBMS Lazio to seek an equally prestige solution and that could be suitable for the course. The answer was important with 30 participants between coaches and instructors. Organized by the FIKBMS Lazio Regional Committee in the figure of 1 Mario Carella and the brothers Massimo and Paolo Liberati, the day proved to be essential to take stock of the situation also thanks to the presence of the federal president Donato Milano who opened , among other things, the works with the lesson dedicated to the ′′ Performance Model ".
The satisfaction of Mario Carella, president FIKBMS Lazio: ′′ A real success and desire for restart, was the concrete answer to this Covid - 19. Not only football but also Kickboxing wants to start again. All you have to do is wish a good luck to all the trainees. W the Sport ".
Page 26 of 68 GERMANY
June 7th TOLY KUSCHNIR organized "female coaches only" International Training.
It really was a fantastic and exhausting session.
All 3 coaches made work very hard. But at the end it was worth it.
Coaches: KEI MEJIA - Mexico EVELYN NEYENS - Belgium KESHIA NAOMI - Germany
SPAIN
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HUNGARY Summer Camp - Champions with champions June 15-19 2020.
GREAT BRITAIN WAKO Squad 1st ONLINE TRAINING SESSION…. “What a SUCCESS”
In this current climate ALL martial art practitioners have been affected during this COVID 19 pandemic. However there is an old saying… “There is light at the end of the tunnel”.
WAKO GB are focused on supporting ALL martial art athlete’s during this time and recognise that there need to be a focus and support to assist them achieve their potential. This is the reason that WAKO GB was the first to market to hold an “ONLINE GB squad training session” open to ALL…
On Sunday May 3rd WAKO GB held its inaugural WAKO GB ONLINE squad session, of which covered Point Fighting, Light Contact, Kick Light and Full Contact. ALL of the categories were well attended and the feedback from those that took part enjoyed the sessions immensely. The coaches that contributed towards the content were as follows: Billy Bryce, Sean Veria, Sharon Gill, Tony Aderton, Jacey Cashman, Diane Stuart, Chris Collymore, Karen Bailey, Duane Reid, Leigh Randall, Chris McNeish, Mark Watkins and Dev Barratt.
We obviously also have to thank the guys that worked behind the scenes to make this a great event Linda and Nigel Baxter and Lucy Edwards.
Last but not least thanks to Peter Edwards and Nev Wray for their continued support. WAKO GB will be communicating future ONLINE training sessions to aid and support all of those wishing to compete later this year and all of those who like to experience this unique experience.
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MEXICO
On line Kickboxing seminars organized by FEKNAKIB - in June
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GREAT BRITAIN Paul Busby
KIDS ONLINE CLASSES
Online, daily Martial Arts classes for every age group.
Live classes: Ages 4-8 years: 3pm weekdays Ages 9-13 years: 345pm weekdays Adults: Lunchtime and evening live sessions Family training: Saturday mornings!
Page 30 of 68 UKRAINE Webinar - WAKO Rules - June 20th - Lead by International referees: Roman Krol, Stanislav Kovtunenko (Ukraine); Yuri Bratchenko (Latvia); Eduard Shpakov (Lithuania).
WAKO Ukraine, Kyiv Region on June 24th start with trainings after COVID lockdown
GREAT BRITAIN
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WAKO Trinidad and Tobago hosted its’ 2nd event for the 2020 the season on March 8th. The 2nd of the qualifiers for the WAKO Panam championships. It was held at their favourite venue the Central Regional Indoor Sport Arena with a 20% increase in competitors from the last event of February 1st
Competition was very keen, with the younger athletes bringing their game to the tournament; the Winters sister Chelsea 13-15 age group and brother Christian 10-12 age group did not disappoint; the Ali brothers Saifullah, Sahir and Samir definitely brought their “A” game. We congratulate all the competitors and coaches for the fantastic performances and thank the Referees and Judges and congratulate the new certified officials for a job well done. We thank all involved for being part of the journey to make WAKO Trinidad and Tobago the success that it is becoming.
WAKO Panam
Page 32 of 68 LOH KIN KAI - coach SINGAPORE
On June 7th, the leaders of Kickboxing Federation of Singapore continues training with National Training Squad.
Despite the current challenging times, National Kickboxing Coach, Nazri Sutari continues to conduct stay at home training for all athletes via Zoom.
Vice-President Joel Lye and Secretary, Valencia also joins in the training session to be updated with the progress of the National Training Squad.
Kickboxing Federation of Singapore always looks ahead in the development of Kickboxing in Singapore. We are constantly looking for new ideas, new knowledge to take Kickboxing the next level. We also plan ahead as well as to better take care of the members of Kickboxing Federation of Singapore.
Federation will continue to work hard for the people and the community of Kickboxing in Singapore.
NAZRI SUTARI - coach and athlete Federation also thanks all member clubs for the support render so far. We seek your kind patience for this long wait. We look forward to working closely with all of you post COVID-19, aka Circuit Breaker Singapore.
In the meantime, stay safe!
Page 33 of 68 SINGAPORE
Kickboxing Federation of Singapore had a productive meeting and dialogue with WAKO to discuss the current state of affairs in these challenging times. President of Kickboxing Federation of Singapore Mr. Jason Lim had a virtual meeting with President of WAKO Mr. Roy Baker.
Mr. Jason Lim updated Mr. Roy Baker on the current state of affairs in Singapore as well as the directions that the Singapore Government has taken to manage the Coronavirus Situation. The state of Kickboxing and its potential in Singapore was also discussed. On behalf of Kickboxing Federation of Singapore and Singapore, Mr. Jason Lim thanks Mr. Roy Baker for his full support and for all the advise offered to further develop Kickboxing in Singapore
On June 14th podcast was held in organization of WAKO Singapore
The seminar was led by one of the best kickboxers from Scotland, Kevin Patrick Baldwin and Natasha Baldwin.
Talked all things kickboxing and how they make "Mr and Mrs Baldwin" work on the mat, and off the mat!
Page 34 of 68 TURKEY Activities of WAKO Turkey in June
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, WAKO Turkey haven't had as many activities as we usually do.
President of Turkish Kickboxing Federation Mr. Salim KAYICI was the guest of "Spor & Spor" live tv show that was broadcasted by Turkish TV channel Ülke TV. The live broadcast took place on 15 June at 15:00 (GMT+03:00). Highlights of the important information given by Mr. KAYICI are as following:
- Mr. KAYICI informed ickboxing black belt dan examinations will be held in various provinces throughout the co.untry - Turkish National Kickboxing Cup will be held in Diyarbakır in August. - Turkish National Kickboxing Championships for Seniors, Cadets & Juniors will be held in Gaziantep in September. - Turkish National Team will be participating in the WAKO Children, Cadets & Juniors World Championships that will take place in Belgrade, Serbia. Mr. KAYICI stated that he is planning to bring a very big team to this important championships. - WAKO Senior & Master European Championships will be held in Antalya, from 5th to 13th December 2020. Mr. KAYICI stated that he is very happy to have the opportunity to host the great WAKO family one more in the beautiful city of Antalya. He also stated that all the necessary sanitation, health and safety measures will be implemented strictly during this organisation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. - Mr KAYICI informed that Islamic Solidarity Games will be organised in Konya from 10 to 19 September 2021. - Mr. KAYICI also said that several referee & coaches seminars will be organises throughout thw country.
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Awesome Seminar with the one and only Raymond Daniels Thank you for the support and be sure to tune In next week. Toli Kuschnir all the way from Germany giving his prospective
VIETNAM
Great Asian Power lead by Vietnam.
Vuetn get ready for 2021 Thailand Indoor & Martial Arts Games and 2021 Vietnam SEA Games.
For the first time after the lockdown in national all- club kickboxing championships 2020.
Vietnam Kickboxing Association is excited to take part in Kickboxing competition of 2021 SEA Games.
We wish all athletes good luck and success for their competition. Asian Kickboxing Confederation (WAKO ASIA)
Page 36 of 68 CROATIA
THE SAD NEWS
Croatian coach Veljko Vetma left us on June 1st after short and severe illness.
Veljko was the coach of many Croatian and WAKO champions, and his greatest coaching success was achieved by WAKO champion Antonio Plazibat in 2018 when he won the K-1 Grand Prix in Tokyo.
The Croatian Kickboxing Association and WAKO have lost very professional coach and good friends.
Sincere condolences to the family, members of the club and the Croatian kickboxing federation.
Veljko Vetma - first on right, Tokyo 2017
WAKO
MEXICO
THE SAD NEWS
At FENAKIB & WAKO Mexico we regret the sensitive passing of a GREAT CHAMPION: Mario Pineda Méndez.
We join the pain of their family and friends.
Rest in peace. WAKO & FENAKIB
Page 37 of 68 CROATIA
THE SAD NEWS
On June 26, 2020, Croatian coach RUDOLF OLIVA died at the age of 63 after a long and severe illness.
Mr. Rudolf Oliva was a longtime member of the Croatian Kickboxing Association. He was a long-time national and international referee and coach in the kickboxing clubs "Lav" from Pula and Medulin in Croatia.
Few competitions could take place in the Republic of Croatia and neighbouring countries without Rudolf Oliva being either a referee or a coach of his competitors.
Sincere condolences to the family, members of the club and the Croatian kickboxing federation. WAKO
Page 38 of 68 Humanitarian activities of WAKO Members
KRISTINA PILKO - Croatia YEGOR FROLOV - Ukraine GALIN DIMOV - Bulgaria
WAKO India SANTOSH K AGRAWAL DHARMENDER KAUSHIK AYAY SAINI LAXMAN KUMAR ROHIT KAUSHIK
Page 39 of 68 NIGERIA
Za’atari Refugee Camp
WORLD REFUGEE DAY June 20th
Everyone Can Make a Difference. Every Action Counts.
The “Live Together” program in Zaatari
refugee camp, Jordan, empowers the refugees through sport.
Refugees as active players of solidarity, inclusion and change!
Page 40 of 68 STORY OF OUR REFEREES
As much as there is no our sport without kickboxers and coaches, there is no our sport without referees. We meet them at every competition, many times we get angry at them, but we agree even more with their fair decisions, we always claim that without good referees and judges there are no good championships. And who are our judges? Here, takes a look.
WAKO Chief Referees - Yury Lahtikov, Sami Savo, Brian Beck
Page 41 of 68 Agnieszka Turchan - Poland - coach in club in Bielsko-Biała in Poland
Ahmed Bara - Morocco - security manager
Allal Khaled - Algeria Ana Isabel Sordo - Portugal Olympic pool - team leader in a telecommunications company ـ-Director of the Semi -
Anan Ayyad - Palestine Antonio Cerundolo - Switzerland - System Administrator in Abudis Municipality - insurance adviser
Beata Sękowska - Poland - medicines analysis specialist in control laboratory National Medicines Institute in Poland
Page 42 of 68 Antonio Duarte - Portugal - kickboxing coach
Aues Badov - Russia Brian Beck - Great Britain - trainer at Moscow Kickboxing Federation - Owner and chief instructor of martial arts Academy
Balázs Gábor - Hungary - collection manager and art technician in Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest
Camilla Jörneheim - Sweden - ventilation service technician
Page 43 of 68 Daniel Vaglenov - Bulgaria - ITS Service Manager - SAP Master data and coach in kickboxing gym
Danilo Andjelkovic - Serbia Dragana Sretenovic - Serbia - medical technician / nurse - criminologist
David Ramon - Israel - kickboxing coach
Denis Meshcheriakov - Russia - coach in his own gym
Page 44 of 68 Denitsa Milenkova - Bulgaria - sport manager and coach of children
Dragana Vitkovic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - trainer of women's kickboxing team
Efy Kokkinou - Greece - Security officer and current profession in the UK as a clinical live-in carer and nursing for disabled
Filippos Papantonioy - Greece - owner of shading systems company
Page 45 of 68 Emir Tarahija - Bosnia and Herzegovina Fatima Oliviera - Portugal Professional soldier in the Army of B&H - kickboxing coach
Farigat Kasymov - Russia - professor at the Gabriele Guerra - Italy university, but most importantly, the father of - pensioner four wonderful children, as he said
Geoff Aldridge - United Kingdom Giuseppe Trovato - Italy - Programme Manager for The Open - Managing Director Recruitment Agency University
Ivan Vasilievich Derkachenko - Moldova - professor, doctor of philosophy and pedagogical sciences at State University of Physical Education and Sports of the Republic of Moldova
Page 46 of 68 Gina Engelhardt - The Netherlands - Job coach (work counsellor) - support people with a work disability in finding work
Gianmaria Sartorato - Italy - Refractory bricklayer
Günter Ecker - Austria - Sales manager for a big oil Hassan Bajrami - Switzerland company – responsible for filling stations - automotive mechatronics technician
Hayrettin Güler - Turkey - Internal Project Sales
Iva Semerádová - Italy Ivan Jesic - Croatia - Shop assistant - cake design shop - retired organization engineer
Page 47 of 68 Ivica Spevec - Croatia - kickboxing coach
Jacint Balazs - Hungary - logistic administrator at JAFAR Kft (industrial fittings sales)
Jacqueline Walters - Canada - Insurance Operations Coordinator
Jan Frana - Czech Janusz Wielgosz - Poland - golf fitness trainer - Official of the City and Commune of Pasłęk
Page 48 of 68 Jasmina Pobrklic - Bosnia and Herzegovina - accountant
Jean Louis Gaudioso - France - manager of a mask distribution center for the City of Marseille
Jelena Kuburic - Serbia - Master of laws João Ricardo - Portugal - Insurance agent
Julia Antunes - Portugal - Technical Assistant at the Karl Wilson - Ireland Ministry of National Defense – Portuguese Army - Fireman & Paramedic
Page 49 of 68 Katarina Marjanovic - Serbia Kim Kristofferson - Norway - office manager at - gynecological and obstetric nurse Directorate for Internationalization and Quality Management in higher education
Konstantin Demoreckiy - Russia - coach Ljupcho Stochevski - North Macedonia - Hydro Construction Technician
Kritina Pilko Demirkiran - Croatia - Regional sales nanager, Lecturer at the High Business School
Manuel Doria - Italy - Building technician
Page 50 of 68 Manuel Teixeira - Portugal - coach Marco Scuderi - Italy - Civil engineer
Marco Pacor - Italy - Incurance expert consultant
Marek Melko - Slovakia Marija Petkovic - Serbia - kickboxing coach - boxing and kickboxing coach
Marko Desa - Croatia - kickboxing coach, physical conditioning trainer
Page 51 of 68 Marlon Rios - Guatemala - Martial Arts Instructor
Maurizio Valsesia - Italy Mikhail Gerasimov - Russia - Personal trainer - national federation secretary
Mimi Rodopoulou - Greece - Economist, Manufacturer and merchandiser of men shirts
Miljenko Kutlesa - Croatia - construction craftsman
Page 52 of 68 Nedjo Bratic - Bosnia and Herzegovina Nikola Jokic - Serbia - master professor - Construction manager of sports and physical education
Nikolai Dumke - Germany - Nursing manager
Nikolay Hadzhigenov - Bulgaria - Lawyer
Oleg Barkov - Ukraine Oleksandr Paceruk - Ukraine - Seaport officer - kickboxing coach
Page 53 of 68 Patrus Dmytro - Ukraine Primoz Bracic - Slovenia - Kickboxing coach - Construction project manager
Radoslav Petrov - Bulgaria Róbert Gasparik - Hungary - personal conditioning trainer - production technician in the Hungarian oil industry
Rastislav Babincak - Slovakia - Owner of food shop
Róbert Jó-Dobronya - Hungary - IT Engineer Roman Krol - Ukraine - Coach
Page 54 of 68 Ryszard Zawistowski - Poland - Deputy Director of the Center for Training and Education
Sami Savo - Finland - responsible for importing martial art equipments and biochemistry products and for the maintenance and development of a nationwide e-commerce system
Sandra Teixeira - Portugal - Hardware Support Admin
Antonio Skladany - Croatia - Lawyer
Santosh K. Agrawal - India - National federation president
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Sofia Adamecková - Slovakia Srdjan Antic - Serbia - Physiotherapist - technician on the packaging of herbal products
Stanislav Kovtunenko - Ukraine Teemu Tietäväinen - Finland - - head of the Department of an install and creation of Manager, Data and Analytics solutions - metal design Developing and securing reporting and analytics of food markets supply chain
Stathis Palias - Greece - dietitian and kick boxing training assistant
Tamara Nikolic Zivkovic - Serbia - sales Tereza Vukadinovic - Serbia commercialist of work and protective equipment - Professional soldier
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Theodoros Theodorakakos - Greece Tim Mazurkiewicz - USA - Technical/Customer Support Resolution Expert A+ Restoration C.E.O.
Tom Henniger - USA Vadim Zelev - Lithuania - Police Special Teams Instructor - Owner and head coach in martial art club
Vera Monge - Portugal - Lawyer Yersain Kassambayev - Kazakhstan - coach
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Yurii Zubov - Ukraine - Kickboxing coach
Yury Lahtikov - Estonia - Martial Arts Coach
Zoran Simurina - Serbia - Regional sales manager for safety and protection equipment
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WAKO IF
IRELAND
WAKO Arab Federation
On line Coach Seminar - July 2nd
The seminar will be led by Dr. Fayez Abu Wideh (Palestine) and Miodrag Jotic (Serbia)
Page 59 of 68 WAKO ARAB FEDERATION On line Coach Seminar - July 2nd - 5th
RUSSIA
Russian Kickboxing Championships in Ulyanovsk will be held on time from 03.08.2020 to 09.08.2020, under favorable conditions of the epidemiological situation. All requirements set by Rospotrebnadzor will be complied with the Russian Kickboxing Federation
Page 60 of 68 UNITED STATES
Fight Camp July 31st - August 2nd Huntley, Illinos
WAKO PanAmerica
On line seminar July 4th
Doping in sports Led by Dr. Saul Saucedo
SportData e-tournament in forms
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PALESTINE
First qualifying course for points fighting in Palestine
Under the auspices of the Palestinian Olympic Committee organizes Wako International Federation with the Palestinian Kick Boxing Federation, the first qualifying course to fight points on electronic platforms.
The chairman of the International Tatami Referee Committee, Brian Beck from Great Britain, lecturer on the tatami rules on 2020/07/03
On 2020/07/04, the ten-time world champion and the chairman of the International Athletes Committee Zsolt Moradi from Hungary in practical training to fight points.
Thanks to the President of the International Federation Wako Mr. Roy Baker
BULGARIA
Bulgarian National kickboxing championships in Full contact and K-1 - July 3rd -5th
Page 62 of 68 IRELAND ITALY
The point fighting camp Sicily will take place from 26 to 28 July with the supervision of technicians and coach of the Fikbms .
It will be a camp dedicated to Kickboxing / Point Fighting training. It will be a 4-day experience, which technical, strategic, physical and mental conditioning trainings will take place, with the possibility of dealing with champions regarding the approach to competitions.
CROATIA ARGENTINA
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AmeriKick Internationals has been postponed to 4th - 6th September 2020.
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The Serbian Championship in Low Kick, which, after several changes to the competition calendar that were made in the past period in accordance with the recommendations of the Government of Serbia and the Crisis Staff for the fight against the COVID- 19 virus on sports activities, was to be held on 27-28.6.2020. in Belgrade, in the sports hall "Ranko Zeravica", was postponed.
As part of the championship, it was planned to hold the "Belgrade Trophy" tournament.
CROATIA
The Croatian National championships in:
LOW KICK - for seniors KICK LIGHT - juniors LIGHT CONTACT - older cadets POINT FIGHTING - younger cadets
- delayed until further notice due to the current situation with the COVID- 19 pandemic.
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Foz do Iguaçu, Brasil in December, from 9 to 13 - to be confirmed,
COMPETITIONS CANCELED
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‘COVID Safe Martial Arts Instructor Certification’ is a program developed and administered by the Martial Arts Industry Association - Australia, as a free service to the martial arts industry.
The program can be accessed here: https://www.openlearning.com/courses/covid-safe-martial-arts-school/
The COVID Safe Martial Arts Instructor Certification course ensures instructors take the appropriate measures when conducting martial arts classes
What You Will Learn
• Course Outcomes Martial arts instructors will understand the fundamentals about the COVID- 19 virus. But more importantly, be able to take appropriate meausures to conduct martial arts classes in a safe and healthy environment. In this course you will: • Understand the basics about the COVID-19 virus, including how it is spread. • Know what you can do to protect yourself and others. • Tell the difference between myths and facts about COVID-19.
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