INFORMATION
About the activities of the Eurasian Full Contact Karate Organization
The Eurasian Full Contact Karate Organization was registered in 2023 in the United States at the following address:
1111 Street Rd, Ste 312, Room 10, Southampton, PA 18966, USA.
Currently, the Eurasian Full Contact Karate Organization unites more than 70 branches in 19 countries.
The organization’s members include representatives of various organizations, federations, associations, and clubs developing full-contact karate styles, including:
• Ashihara Karate;
• Kudo;
• Koshiki Karate;
• Kyokushinkai Karate;
• and their derivative styles.
Organization Leadership
The President of the Euro-Asian Full-Contact Karate Organization is Vadim Germanovich Kim, who holds the following qualifications and positions:
• 4th dan black belt in Ashihara Karate;
• 5th dan black belt in Kyokushin Karate;
• 9th dan black belt in Karate;
• Official representative of NIKO since 1999;
• Member of the International Committee of the World Full Contact Karate Organization (WFKO) since 2019;
• Deputy Chairman of the Center for the Development of Oriental Martial Arts and Martial Arts of Uzbekistan since 2021;
• Vice President of the Worldwide Martial Arts Organization (WMAO) since 2024.
International Sports Activities
From 2023 to the present, international tournaments, championships, and cups of Eurasia and Asia have been held under the auspices of the Eurasian Full-Contact Karate Organization.
Full-contact karate competitions are held in the following disciplines:
• Kata (individual);
• Kata (team);
• Knockdown Kumite;
• Full-contact Kumite;
• Professional matches.
Rules and Features of the Disciplines
Kata (individual)
The main evaluation criteria are: correct execution of elements, balance, breathing, concentration, rigidity of technique, clear separation of elements, and high speed of execution while meeting all technical requirements.
Kata (team)
Three athletes simultaneously perform a set of exercises, after which they demonstrate bunkai—the practical application of the techniques.
Knockdown Kumite
• Round duration: 3 minutes;
• Strikes are performed with bare hands;
• Only kicks to the head are permitted.
Rules:
• Grabbing with one hand (or two hands on one side of the body) is permitted, with the mandatory execution of a technical action (strikes, sweeps, throws);
• Grabbing the head with one hand is permitted;
• Leg grabs followed by a technique (throws or sweeps) are permitted;
• The use of leg guards is permitted, due to the increased risk of injury from sweeps.
Wazari and ippon scores are awarded for a knockdown or knockout.
An additional wazari may be awarded for a correctly executed throw with mandatory control of the opponent and designation of a finishing move.
Full-contact kumite
• Competitors wear protective headgear;
• Round duration is 3 minutes;
• Punches and kicks to the head are permitted.
Professional bouts
• are held without protective headgear;
• two 5-minute rounds;
• punches with gloves and kicks to the head are allowed.
