Emery's dream is not to unite all kickboxing sanction bodies but at least have some common ground and unanimity on important issues - Health and safety, an independent world-wide fighter data base similar to boxrec and of-course leading to Olympic recognition the goal of many. This would be possible with an umbrella group - The World Kickboxing Forum which all kickboxing heads sign-up to without conflicting on any other groups.
Well, this historical meeting will now take place and sanctioned by most if not all the major kickboxing groups in the world. Now Emery's dream is a reality when all the kickboxing powerhouses come together on the 20th and 21st November 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland for the first time ever.
Several top executives of the following federations have already confirmed their participation:
IAKSA, ISKA,WAKO, WKA, IKF, WPKA, WTKA, WKN, WFC and WKF
Congratulations to Mr Carl Emery - no doubt the rest of the world kickboxing groups will surely follow.
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History was made on this day 25th August 2010 by Carl EMERY by finalising the last agreement of two executives of the WKA, Klaus NONNEMACHER and Zuzana VALUCHOVA in Switzerland
World Kickboxing Forum
Kickboxing history was made on this day 25th August 2010 and it wasn't in Thailand, Holland or even Japan - the location up in the picturesque alps of Switzerland that's where a world kickboxing forum was born. The venture is the brainchild of Swiss sports personality and former full-contact world champion Mr Carl Emery.
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I am a boomer 66 now and I tell my grandson who is 8 how it was back then. Karen Millen 2012
By airmaxtailairmaxtail on 10 Dec 2012
Excellent! Big step into the future.
Best regards
Paul Martin
By WKA PolandWKA Poland on 31 Oct 2010
Excellent Stuff, and great to promote our sport even further on such stages as Olympics etc..
So many clubs, fighters and promoters will see this as one of the great steps forward in the sport.. and benefit so many
By Mark1 on 25 Aug 2010