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

Every combat sports club and federation needs a written safeguarding policy, a named welfare officer, appropriate background check...

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...

At a KBN event, the officials' final result creates pending bouts for both fighters; they count in the ranking only after an admin...

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

On event day a promoter needs medical cover in place before the first bout, officials briefed, fighters checked in, a clear runnin...

KBN Social is the members-only network of the KBN World Federation for fighters, coaches, officials and fans of combat sports. Mem...

Medical clearance confirms that a registered medical practitioner has found an athlete fit to compete. KBN records only a clearanc...