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The 10th KIF General Assembly was held

12/07/2025

The day before the World Kudo Cup, the 10th KIF General Assembly was held at the Hotel Avenue, Conference Hall in Burgas, Bulgaria.

The following 19 countries participated:

Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, France, Georgia, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA

The following items were reported:

 Item 1 – Report on the 2024 financial statements and the 2025 budget

 Item 2 – Notification on the junior age category changes

 Item 3 – Explanation of the main points of the proposed revision of tournament rules

 Item 4 – Notification of the “KIF Rules relative to Referees”

 Item 5 – Notification of the “KIF International Instructor Qualification Regulations”

 Item 6 – Explanation of the policy for the director election scheduled for spring 2026

 Item 7 – The 4th World Kudo Cup (2029)

A detailed agenda has been sent to representatives of each member country.