Dear Shihan,Sifu and Sensei’s,
We would like to take this opportunity to invite you to join the World Kumite Organization .
The WKO is a non political Martial Arts Organization comprised of some of the most influential Masters of Martial Arts living today. We are made up of styles from all over the world. Including Kyokushin, Shorin Kempo , Bayakuren Kempo Karate, Judo, Jujitsu, Ryu Jujitsu, Kung Fu systems, Kenshinkai, and over 79 other systems.
The World Kumite Organization was reformed in order to break down the political barriers between systems and to join together as one to help bring back the traditionalism, power, and charisma that the traditional martial arts deserves.
The World Kumite Organization is fast growing into one of the largest Martial Arts organizations in the world due to its strength in unity and recognition of each other.
The World Kumite Organization is free to join. We don’t get involved with internal politics of other organizations or dojos that are part of the WKO. The WKO does not do gradings, however, we do underwrite its members grades and Dan’s providing proof is supplied by way of certification from the applying instructors organization or system.
The World Kumite Organization is a purely non political organization formed to create and help revive the esteem of traditional Martial Arts Tournaments which ensures that competitors and members are truly practitioners of traditional Martial arts. Every two years the World Kumite Championships are held and are by invitation only. Each master puts forward his best fighters to compete. The Tournament is now held in Thailand every two years , this is due to Thailand's Government support and visa status for competitors. The first Kumite held since 1982 in Hongkong was held in 2008. The next is confirmed and being held on March 9th 2010. These events are traditional Kumite that will help bring back the charisma of traditional Martial Arts.
The World Kumite Organization in conjunction with the South East Asian School Of Martial Arts Thailand, (a certified school under the Thailand Ministry of Education), and sponsored by McInnes Corporation Co Ltd (Thailand), intends to bring back the full glamor and esteem of traditional martial arts.
The WKO has implemented the following:
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Accommodation will be supplied for all invited branch chiefs and competitors. Sponsorship for airfares will also be provided for competitors (conditions apply).
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To help create the charisma needed to promote this event to a worldwide status the organization will broadcast the events semi finals and finals on TV through out Asia and most parts of the world, the 2008 Kumite was broadcast to over 150 countries.
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The stadium is decorated in traditional Kanji banners hanging high from the stadium roof showing in Japanese and Chinese the characters of each system or style that is part of the WKO.
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Executive Masters of the WKO will wear their traditional uniform displaying their full rank and will sit high above the fighting mat side by side showing unity where all competitors must look up to before each bout begins. These masters wear a red Kimono over their do-gee
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All Styles associated with the WKO will have a large banner of equal size and shape behind them or displayed in the stadium with Kanji characters displaying the school or style name.
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The rules are designed to give all styles invited to the event a fare and even chance to win with a unique scoring system for Kumite (WKO) sanctioned events designed to prevent any unfairness.
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Instructors and students over the grade of black belt may apply to have their grades certified and underwritten by The world Kumite Organization along with any or all Kumite’s they have competed in providing they can be verified by the WKO. These will be posted on the official World Kumite Organization web site: www.worldkumite.org
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No competitors will be allowed to compete in any WKO sanctioned event unless they are a traditional Martial artist with grade certification and underwritten by their individual chief instructors and organization.
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The WKO Kumite is a closed door event. Entry for spectators and competitors will be by invitation only ensuring the quality of the tournament. Fighters or schools may be nominated and be recommended by current members of the WKO to become a member and submit competitors.
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Official members of the WKO my apply to promote an official WKO Kumite in their own regions or countries the winners from those Kumite’s will automatically be invited to the World Championships with airfares and accommodation paid for by the WKO.
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Specially selected Shihans, Branch Chiefs and Masters will make up the world Kumite Organization executive Board, and each year will meet one day before each years tournament at the expense of the Organization to plan the following years growth of The World Kumite Organization.
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The World Kumite Organization hosts a web site that certify those whom have qualified to compete in the World Kumite Championships each year, and local Kumite’s in each member country.
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The Organization will supply a passport type membership book as an option for each member where it may be used to register all Kumite tournaments the member has competed in including local Kumite’s in their own regions as well as international Kumite's ie: the world champ’s held in different countries though out the world over the year. However all entry’s will need to be stamped with a seal from a representative in the members region or by his branch chief if he or she is a member of the WKO. This optional booklet will be supplied at a cost of $10 US plus postage if requested.
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Members will also be able to register 30 ,40, 50 and 100 man Kumite’s with the organization under four categories providing the protocol of the World Kumite Organization was followed :a
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No Contact points Kumite ie: Shotokhan or similar systems.
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Semi Contact points Kumite ie: Tae Kwon Do or similar systems.
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Knock down Kumite Kumite ie: Kyokushin or similar systems.
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Open Rule Knock Down Kumite ie: Kempo or similar systems.
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The WKO will promote its masters on a worldwide scale as we believe by promoting the masters traditional martial arts will grow.
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The WKO will also promote a yearly training camp for schools all over the world hosted by different systems. At this camp, the masters of the WKO will each have a turn at teaching and passing on some off their knowledge to others. The WKO will cover all expenses for those masters that are attending the camps.
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Japan, Australia and other countries WKO Shihans are promoting Tournaments every month for WKO members, regardless of Style or organization, these tournaments are listed on the WKO web site. For information in competing, please contact
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Our aim is to promote an interest in and bring the charisma back into the traditional Martial Arts as it once was.
The World Kumite Organization wants to promote the skill of traditional Martial Arts, in the purest form possible, and we hope those schools wishing to promote and demonstrate to the world the power of traditional Martial Arts will combine to make The World Kumite Organization a meeting place and a stepping stone for the unity of traditional Martial Arts.
Our main goal is to run The World Kumite Championships and to ensure a fair chance to all competitors from around the world despite what system, country or school the competitor comes from. To bring back the charisma of the Kumite and not let it be influenced by politics, we follow the kohi ,sempi , Sihing, Sidai system regardless of system or style.
The World Kumite Championships held every two years is closed door. The WKO organization offers only privileged Masters and Branch Chiefs to join of which is normally by introduction from another member or direct invitation from the World Kumite Organization itself. The South East Asian School of Martial Arts which is a certified school of the government of Thailand and the WKO selects only those whom we believe can make a difference in the world of martial arts and will be a benefit to the WKO and its future.
Extensive advertising will ensure the success of the Organization and its events. By the end of 2010 the World Kumite Organization will be a household name among Traditional Martial Artists.
Please take some time to look at our sight www.world-kumite.org and also search youtube and see the success of WKO tournaments though out the world
With the advice guidance of the Masters. Especially Kancho Masayasu Sugihara, Shihan Kazuyuki Hasigawa, Sifu Robert McInnes, Kancho Toshio Mizuguchi from Japan, Shihan Eddie Emin, Shihan Adimer Dacosta, Shihan George Kolovos , Kancho Walid Hassan , Hanchi Shaghaghi ,Master Ooi , Shihan Monte Allen, Shihan Barry Johnson ,Shihan Gonghan, Shihan Brg. Gen Terra Nawangwara, Shihan Hoosain Narker, Shihan Tamaki Moriguchi, Sifu Gawain Siu along with 70 other Shihans and masters from styles and systems all over the world we will ensure the success and strength of the WKO continues to grow and promote the martial arts on a global scale to the level it truly deserves.
I humbly wish to thank you for taking the time to read this introduction and I hope you will seriously think about joining and being a part of this new and exciting organization.
On behalf of;
The World Kumite Organization & The South East Asia International School Of Martial Arts
Rear Admiral Samak Noopairoj
President World Kumite Organization
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