A faster and improved system for evaluating the kata competition has been tested by the World Karate Federation (WKF). The Competition Rules Commission’s test of the updated system, which aims ...

The World Karate Federation's new kata rules will feature for the first time in a multi-sport event when action takes place on June 29 at the Minsk 2019 European Games ©WKF ...

Aiming to streamline the Kata competition, the WKF introduced a modernised judging system for the category. The traditional decision-taking protocol by flags was replaced by a point-allocation system.