WUKO was created to revitalize Karate and promote the exchange of technical, cultural and friendship internationally among the affiliated members.We started with the creation of a series of events, both Continental and Worldwide, offering at each event a FREE Kata Seminar to the participating Referees at the events.We are now proceeding to the next stage of our plans to develop and educate our affiliated members. Our goal is to bring Kata, Kumite and Referee Seminars to all 5 continents and in this way give more prominence to teachers and coaches in WUKO.

This March we organized the first Special International Seminar for WUKO Referees in Norcia, Italy. The referees were invited by Mr Carlo Henke, our General Co-ordinator. The Seminar was free of
charge and all hotel and food costs were paid by WUKO.
Now we are bringing our team to all five Continents, with the goal to continually improve the level of Teachers, Referees and Coaches of Karate.

It is our intention during the 2008 Children, Cadet and Junior World Championships in Jesolo, Italy to provide a Kata Seminar (Shotokan, Gojuryu, Shitoryu & Wadoryu) FREE OF CHARGE.
We will be organizing these Seminars in 2009 in America, Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania. We will also be going to Arabian Countries and East European, where our affiliates need our technical support, and we will be there to assist them.

We would like to remind everyone that in May 2008 we are organizing the European Championships in Belgium, the Pan-American Open International in Sao Paulo, Brazil in July, and in October the Children, Cadet and Junior World Championships in Jesolo, Italy. To finish the year's activities, we will host the Open Intercontinental Asian-Oceania in Hyderabad, India.

As you can see, we have a full calendar of events for the year! Because we have the co-operation and participation of our affiliated members, we once again anticipate great success at these events.

Let us proceed into the future together and do the Best Karate in the World.

Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira
WUKO President

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