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Branches & federation

How national branches work with KBN World.

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Branches & federationEurope

Getting ranked from the United Kingdom: a guide to KBN United Kingdom

Athletes from the United Kingdom apply for the KBN World Ranking online; KBN United Kingdom, based in London, checks their documen...

22 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁13.1k ♥1.2k ↗547

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Getting ranked from Turkey: a guide to KBN Turkey

Turkish athletes apply for the KBN World Ranking online, and KBN Turkey in Istanbul verifies their documents and results before KB...

16 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁5.7k ♥193 ↗54

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Getting ranked from Russia: a guide to KBN Russia

Athletes from Russia apply online for the KBN World Ranking; KBN Russia in Moscow verifies identity and results, and KBN World HQ...

10 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁31.6k ♥3.4k ↗1.6k

Rankings explained

Reading the tables, movement, scopes and divisions.

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Rankings explainedScopes

Continental rankings explained: how KBN decides your continent

A KBN continental ranking lists fighters from the same continent in the same division, ordered by the same points as the world tab...

29 Aug 2026 · 5 min👁27.4k ♥2.2k ↗613

Events & results

Sanctioned events, levels and what they are worth.

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International Open

Events & resultsInternational Open

KBN European Open 2026: results and what they were worth

London, 5 Sept 2026. International Open (×1.5). 14 verified results and the points they produced.

4 Aug 2026 · 2 min👁47.2k ♥5.6k ↗2.9k

Continental Championship

Events & resultsContinental Championship

KBN European Championship 2025: results and what they were worth

Istanbul, 14 Jun 2025. Continental Championship (×2). 7 verified results and the points they produced.

2 Aug 2026 · 2 min👁27.7k ♥2.2k ↗886

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KBN European Open 2026: results and what they were worth

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