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Articles & Q&A

How the ranking works, who is rising, what every event is worth, and answers to the questions we get most. Every number in these pages comes from the same engine that builds the tables.

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AllRules & points 16Rankings explained 15Fighter stories 15Events & results 16Branches & federation 17Referees & officials 9Health & safety 10Guides & how-to 20Training & preparation 6For federations & organisers 7For fans 5Glossary & explainers 4Questions & answers 7

For federations & organisers

Starting a federation, joining KBN, sanctioning and running events.

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Joining KBN

For federations & organisersJoining KBN
How a national federation joins KBN and becomes a branch

A national federation joins KBN by applying with its legal credentials, accepting the KBN Executive Statute and paying annual memb...

14 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁11.8k ♥754 ↗113

Running a branch

For federations & organisersRunning a branch
The branch admin role explained: powers, limits and good practice

A KBN branch administrator manages their country's branch page and events, and reviews their country's applications through the fi...

8 Sept 2026 · 5 min👁14.4k ♥1.1k ↗270

Branches & federation

How national branches work with KBN World.

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Branches & federationGovernance
Branch isolation: what a branch admin can and cannot do

A branch admin sees only their own country. The split of duties between branches and KBN World HQ, and why it protects the ranking...

5 Jul 2026 · 2 min👁34.3k ♥1k ↗504

Guides & how-to

Step-by-step help for applicants, admins and fans.

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Guides & how-toAdmins
For branch admins: verifying an application in under ten minutes

The pipeline board, the stage-1 checklist, the AI pre-check, and the approve/reject decision for each result.

15 Jun 2026 · 2 min👁2.7k ♥158 ↗47

Questions & answers

Short answers to the questions we get most.

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Q&ABranches
Branches and federation

4 questions answered: How does a country join KBN? · What can a branch admin see? · Can a branch run its own ranking?

3 Jun 2026 · 2 min👁14.9k ♥1.1k ↗583

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Branches and federation
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Questions & answers

Q&A

Short answers on points, applying, documents, rankings, officials, branches and privacy.

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