European Karate Federation

European Karate Federation
Jurisdiction	Europe
Membership	52 members
Abbreviation	EKF
Founded	1963; 61 years ago
Headquarters	Madrid
Location	Europe
President	Antonio Espinós of Spain
Official website
	www.europeankaratefederation.net

The European Karate Federation (EKF) is the governing body of competitive karate in more than 50 countries across Europe.^[2] The EKF's stated goal is to promote, organize, regulate, and popularize the sport of karate. It is one of the five continental federations recognized by the World Karate Federation.^[3]

EKU (1966–1992) / EKF (from 1993)

^ "EKF Statutes Art. 1, Sec. 1" (PDF). Wkf-web.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
^ Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2003. p. 31. Retrieved 30 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. Karate Union of Great Britain.
^ Arriaza, Berat Jakupi (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN 9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

[1] "EKF Statutes Art. 1, Sec. 1" (PDF). Wkf-web.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

[2] Black Belt. Active Interest Media. December 2003. p. 31. Retrieved 30 November 2014 – via Internet Archive. Karate Union of Great Britain.

[3] Arriaza, Berat Jakupi (March 2009). "Chapter 16: Karate". In Kordi, Ramin; Maffulli, Nicola; Wroble, Randall R.; et al. (eds.). Combat Sports Medicine. p. 288. ISBN 9781848003545. Retrieved 8 November 2014.

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