ISKA (sports governing body)

Not to be confused with Iška, a river in Slovenia.

International Sport Karate and Kickboxing Association
Company typePrivate
IndustryKickboxing, MMA, and Sport Karate promotion
Founded1985 (1985)
Headquarters
United States
Key people
Cory Schafer (President)
Websitewww.iska.com Edit this at Wikidata

The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association[1][2]) is international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches. It is based in the United States. It was established in 1985 as a response to legal and revenue issues that sent the Professional Karate Association (PKA) into decline.[3]

  1. ^ Sherdog.com. "International Sport Kickboxing Association Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "About us – ISKA World Headquarters". Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ^ Bill Wallace (October 1988). The Decline and Fall of the PKA Empire (Digitized by Google Books). Black Belt Magazine. p. 13. Retrieved July 29, 2010.