Articles & Q&A

To start a martial arts federation you need a legal entity, a written statute, elected officers, member clubs, trained officials,...

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

Clean national rankings depend on official result sheets from every event, a single register of events and athletes, consistent na...

Sponsors and partners can support events, athletes and education, and receive visibility in return, but they can never influence r...

To become a kickboxing referee you typically need solid knowledge of the sport, a referee course and exam run by a federation, sup...

Becoming a combat sports judge means learning the scoring criteria of your discipline, practising scoring full bouts against exper...

To sanction an event with KBN, work through your national branch: submit the event as a draft with venue, officials, medical cover...

A good weigh-in uses calibrated scales, a published time and tolerance, identity and licence checks, and a clear record of each we...

Branches create events as drafts. HQ sanctions them and sets the level. Applicant-submitted events have no level until HQ decides.

From the live Istanbul Open to the World Championship in Dubai, the remaining sanctioned events and what a win at each is worth.

Every KBN-recognised event has a level with a multiplier: National ×1.0, International Open ×1.5, Continental Championship ×2.0, K...

You climb the KBN rankings by adding verified results at higher-level events, staying active so new results replace ageing ones, a...

A fight card lists the bouts at an event in running order, usually ending with the main event, and shows each fighter's corner, di...

Athletes whose KBN country is the United Arab Emirates apply online and are verified by KBN UAE in Dubai before KBN World HQ issue...

Founded 2019 in Tehran with 72 member clubs, 4 licensed fighters and 3 sanctioned events. President Reza Karimi.

Founded 2023 in Dubai with 19 member clubs, 2 licensed fighters and 3 sanctioned events. President Khalid Al Mansoori.

Founded 2022 in Tashkent with 27 member clubs, 2 licensed fighters and 2 sanctioned events. President Bakhodir Yusupov.

Founded 2026 in London with 34 member clubs, 4 licensed fighters and 3 sanctioned events. President Daniel Hughes.

Founded 2021 in Istanbul with 58 member clubs, 5 licensed fighters and 7 sanctioned events. President Murat Aksoy.

Founded 2022 in Moscow with 61 member clubs, 5 licensed fighters and 2 sanctioned events. President Igor Volkov.

Founded 2024 in Lagos with 22 member clubs, 2 licensed fighters and 3 sanctioned events. President Chinedu Okafor.

Founded 2023 in São Paulo with 41 member clubs, 2 licensed fighters and 2 sanctioned events. President Rafael Costa.

Most amateur fighters find bouts through their club, their national federation's championships and open tournaments, and through m...