WKMO is a non-profit association headed in Lugano, Switzerland.
WKMO aim is to include all martial arts practiced in every style in all the world. The new association will be the home for all those who believe in the fundamental right of human beings to practice, grow, help, protect and compete. WKMO will undertake, through modern teaching aimed at an effectiveness based approach, to preserve, pass on and cultivate the traditional values of martial arts.
WKMO will act in full compliance with the principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, the basis of international human rights law. The UDHR will be the guideline of WKMO to propose and apply a universal didactic technical direction that suits the needs of modern man and with the respect and protection of each individual.
All martial arts are an exceptional self-defense tool and a modern sport. Martial arts are based on ancient wisdom and, therefore, contain deep ethical and moral messages that WKMO wants to pass on.
WKMO strongly believes that all martial arts therefore represent one of the highest expression of human art, and deserve a recognition as patrimony of humanity. Due to their capability of fuse wellness, meditation, philosophy and sport they can be practiced by everyone at every age in every place, helping people to feel each others as brothers in the art and stimulating cooperation, empaty and integration.
WKMO was created with the aim of bringing together, with equal dignity, all organizations that recognize the values indicated above and want to be part of a larger and more united family.
2° OTW Open World Karate Championship 2021 - Athletes registration fees
Time & Location
About the Event
Athletes who want to participate in the 2nd World Karate Open Championship Online, organized by the WKMO (World Karate Martial Arts Organization) in collaboration with FESIK (Federazione Sportiva Italiana Karate), will have to send their video and follow the instructions below.
Specialties: Kata
Registration: Online
Registration opens on Monday 8th of June and closes on Sunday 20th of June. Registration for the competition and uploading the file must be done at the same time. The provisional registration reports will be published for checking on Thursday 24th June on the website fesik.org, wkmo.org and on the Facebook page dedicated to the event. Any changes must be requested no later than Saturday 26th June at support@fesik.org indicating as object "World Championship variation". After this date it will no longer be possible to request any changes. The results will be published after the referee judgments.
Fees: € 15 per specialty. Free for Athletes with disability.
Methods of payment: Payment must be made by International bank transfer or Paypal. The International bank transfer must be made payable to Wkmo, Via Pretorio 13, 6900 Lugano (Switzerland) and executed through PostFinance SA in euros at the following Iban > CH47 0900 0000 1524 3984 4 – Bic/Swift > POFICHBEXXX; payment can also be made through Paypal.
The payment receipt with the names of the athletes must be sent no later than 20th June to info@wkmo.org.
Prizes: Diploma of participation for all sent online to the registration address. Medals to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd classified in each category. All medals will be sent to the post address of the organization/club.
Categories: 80 Kata
Competition rules: WKMO, visible on wkmo.org
Additional rules:
- In all categories, athletes are finalists, therefore participants must send only one video of the Kata.
- For athletes with disabilities, the certificate proving the degree of disability must be sent by Sunday 20th June to info@wkmo.org.
- Athletes can only participate in their category (age, grade and style).
Registration procedure:
The registration for the competition can be made through the following address:
Enter the email address, organization name, athlete name, athlete surname and category on the first page; finally insert the video on the next page.
ATTENTION: in order to proceed with the registration you need to have a Google account (gmail.com email address). If you do not have it, you can register for free directly from the website www.google.it.
Video recording mode:
The videos must be done from the front, from a distance of between 3 and 5 meters and from a height of between 1 and 2 meters from the ground.
They can be done anywhere and on any pavement or ground; for this reason, athletes will also be able to keep sneakers to protect their feet.
If the shot is taken with a smartphone or tablet, the support must be positioned horizontally.
The figure must be taken completely for the duration of the test and there must be no breaks or intervals.
Format: The use of MP4 format is preferable but other video formats are also valid (.MOV .MPEG4 .AVI .WMV .MPEGPS .FLV). The minimum definition required is 1024x768 and the total weight of the file must not exceed 500 MB.
- Athletes registration fees€15+€0.38 Service fee€15+€0.38 Service fee0€0
- HC Athletes registration€0€00€0