Fighting Affiliate

戦イ加盟

Individuals and dojos from other martial arts styles that only wish to learn full-contact fighting techniques and compete in national and international tournaments can join the USA-IFKK as a Fighting Affiliate.

Benefits of Joining

• Learn the World's Strongest Karate fighting techniques.
• Learn or enhance your skills to fight full-contact, with or without pads.
• Have opportunities to learn much more than fighting at USA-IFK clinics and seminars on kata, weapons, self-defense and much more.
• Champion Fighters and/or Master Instructors teach each seminar, clinic or event.
• Road trip!  On occasion, if properly scheduled, have USA-IFKK Instructors come to your dojo.
• Be part of a world-renowned International organization.
• Compete with the USA-IFKK Fight Team at national events.
• Have the chance to qualify for the USA-IFKK Fight Team and compete in international events.
• We'll support you!  Are you having an event or seminar?  We'll be there to show our support and help when needed.
• Receive a USA-IFKK Fighting Affiliate Certificate.

Terms and Guidelines

Fees

Seminars

The USA-IFKK conducts a number of seminars, clinics and tournaments, and you will be required to attend at least three per year.  There may also be an additional cost for these events, depending on the instructor and curriculum.

Other Funding Issues

Affiliated Dojos and Fighters will be required to help with fundraising for team events.  They may also incur other costs for things such as team shirts, track suits, lodging and other travel expenses in the event that fundraising funds are limited.  Our goal is to conduct as much fundraising as possible to help eliminate or lessen these costs.

Rank and Uniforms

Affiliated fighters with no martial arts experience will be required to wear the following plain-colored belts and a USA-IFK Kyokushin gi to all tournaments in which they represent the IFK-USAK:

Semi-Contact Fighters

• Yellow belts for Novice divisions (1-2 tournaments' experience)
• Green Belts for Intermediate divisions (3-5 tournaments' experience)
• Brown Belts for Advanced divisions (6 or more tournaments' experience)

Knockdown Fighters

• Brown Belt (all fighters)

Affiliated fighters from other martial arts styles may wear belts of their present rank, but they must be plain, with no markings (stripes, insignias, etc.).  Fighters may also follow the above belt guidelines.  Fighters will also be required to wear a Kyokushin gi to all tournaments in which they represent the USA-IFKK.

Other

Rules, regulations, terms and conditions of Fighting Affiliations may change as opportunities to improve arise, or to as necessary for the safety of the fighters.

Fighting Affiliations may be cancelled at anytime, by either party.

How to Join

Download the Fighting Affiliation Application Forms.

Contact:

Shihan Mike Monaco

Kyokushin Karate Fitness USA
482 Ridge Road West
Rochester, NY  14615

(585) 663-7680    email