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Quick Notes

> Letter from IOC outlining the inclusion process and announcing that Karate has made the short list of sports to be considered. (April 22nd 2008) - See above for download.

> Tokey Hill (USA), former World Champion, was appointed the Committee Technical Chairman for the sport of Karate by the FISU (International University Sports Federation) www.FISU.net We congratulate Mr. Hill and commend the FISU for their sound judgement.

> New WKF rules and Weight Categories - The WKF has announced that it will make a few changes to its competition rules and weight divisions as of January 1st 2009. Click the following link to download the breakdown of changes: WKF Rule Changes (PDF)

> NEW OLYMPIC VOTING PROCESS ANNOUNCED - See below.

Julian Forbes
CEO Karate Athlete, Inc.

Karate Athlete wishes to extend an extremely warm welcome to the Chinese Karate Association which has just been accepted into the WKF with about 500,000 participants.

We hope to exchange knowledge and create new friends with the people of your great nation!

NEW OLYMPIC VOTING PROCESS IS ANNOUNCED FOR SPORT INCLUSION!!
By Julian Forbes

The IOC announced today (July 6, 2007) that it is changing its voting process for the inclusion of sports into the Olympic Program. The new changes are monumental improvements which will help the battle for Karate's inclusion.

There are basically 3 changes:

  Under the old system a sport required a 2/3 rds majority vote for inclusion. A nearly impossible task given the number of other sports trying to get in. Under the new system a sport only requires a majority vote!!!! Given that Karate got more than 30% of the votes last time, more than any other sport, this new change definitely puts us closer to inclusion!!!

The second change is the raising of the number of "core" sports from 15 to 25. This was always an issue for any sport trying to get in. Allowing more sports, again, increases our chances.

Introduction

By Karate Athlete Founder & CEO
Julian Forbes


One of the most common errors made by Martial
Artists is to adhere to the misconception that their dojo training is sufficient to carry them


J. Forbes (USA)

physically and mentally to the medal rounds of a competition.

While this may be true on a local or regional level, world class, and even most national champions supplement their technique training in the dojo with additional conditioning training which helps build the necessary properties his or her body needs to perform their techniques at an optimum level. Conditioning consists of building up the cardiovascular capacity of an athlete as well as the individual strength, stamina, and explosive energy of specific muscles needed to execute the techniques that will bring home the gold.

Lastly, and possibly most importantly, the IOC has changed their policy of only having one vote every 4 years. The IOC President can now request additional voting sessions if he, or she, sees substantial changes in a sport since a previous vote which make it a better contender for inclusion. This is great because it opens the door for federations to lobby the IOC for new votes without having to wait 4 years!

While none of this news is Karate-specific, it is all great news considering we were the most popular choice at the last voting session! I will continue to fight for inclusion but can truly say that I now see a possibility for inclusion in the near future!

For the IOC's full report and press release click here IOC PRESS RELEASE.

  View Video Interview with IOC President Jacques Rogge (QT Movie)

Our Push For Olympic Inclusion

As many of you already know, beyond just putting up a great training resource for karate athletes and coaches, one of our main dreams and missions is to get Karate into the Olympic Games.

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