World Union of Karate-Do Organizations
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World Union of Karate-do Organizations (WUKO), was originally founded in 1970. The name of WUKO was abandoned in the early 1990s when WUKO and the International Traditional Karate Federation
(ITKF) were to amalgamate as the World Karate Federation
(WKF). The unification did not occur and the WUKO group left to form the WKF on their own.
In July 2005 an organization by the name "Wuko" was founded in Fortaleza, Brazil, by Carlo Henke, 8 dan master, and a group of friends, aimed at "the development of karate on a sports and on a promotional level." While the organization grew fast, disagreements caused the founder to revoke the temporary concession of the Wuko name and logo.
In 14th November 2009, in Verbania
, Italy, WUKO, World Union of Karate-do Organizations, was founded again, this time as a no-profit association.
International Traditional Karate Federation
The International Traditional Karate Federation is the international governing body for Traditional Karate...
(ITKF) were to amalgamate as the World Karate Federation
World Karate Federation
The World Karate Federation, or WKF, was formed in 1990 from former WUKO members and is the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 130 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than ten million members...
(WKF). The unification did not occur and the WUKO group left to form the WKF on their own.
In July 2005 an organization by the name "Wuko" was founded in Fortaleza, Brazil, by Carlo Henke, 8 dan master, and a group of friends, aimed at "the development of karate on a sports and on a promotional level." While the organization grew fast, disagreements caused the founder to revoke the temporary concession of the Wuko name and logo.
In 14th November 2009, in Verbania
Verbania
Verbania is a city and comune on the shore of Lake Maggiore, Piedmont, in northwest Italy, about north-west of Milan and about from Locarno in Switzerland.-Overview:...
, Italy, WUKO, World Union of Karate-do Organizations, was founded again, this time as a no-profit association.