Welcome to the English Karate Referees Department. 

Referees, Judges and Table Assistants are essential for the smooth running of competitions. They are often overworked and undervalued. Without them there would be no sport Karate.

The English Karate Referees Department is dedicated to the Training and Development of Association, National, International and future Karate Referees, Judges and Table Assistants throughout England whose Associations adhere to the statutes of the World Karate
Federation.

Training Courses and Assessments are only open to officials already licensed through their
own Association, who are in membership of the WKF recognised National Governing Body.
 

DO YOU ORGANISE  KARATE COMPETITIONS?
Do you want to run a quality competition that people will want to come back to year after year?
Do you want to attract the best competitors in the country?
Do you want the best Referees in the UK to attend your event?
Do you want to ensure your tournament has the best opportunity of being a financial success?
 
If the answer to the above is YES then why not let the English Karate Referees help you by:-
1  Registering your event with us.
2  Attending our training courses.
3  Contacting us for training or assistance at your event.
 
Once you have decided what your requirements are ie: training courses, or number of Officials required if you require assistance, please feel free to contact us. All English Karate Referees are members of English Karate Federation and have been qualified to the highest standards and range from EKF Referees & Judges to WKF Referees & Tatami Chiefs.  
Here you will find information and profiles about them and also information on WKF Rules and Regulations for both Kumite and Kata.
This site is currently under construction.  For further information, please contact EKF Chief Referee Terry Pottage - KarateKYK@aol.com
 

LATEST NEWS

 
THIS WEB SITE IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT US AT:- mail@karatereferees.com
 
At the English Karate Federation National Championships in Sheffield, it was assessment time again for Referee's and Judges hoping to move up the Referee ladder.  The following officials were successful in their assessments after recommendations from their Tatami Chiefs and Assistant Chief Referee Doug James.
 
GARY HOYLE (KOFUKAN) - KUMITE REFEREE 'A'
ALAN CONNOR (CHOJINKAI) - KUMITE REFEREE 'A'
ANTHONY COTTER (B.I.K.O.) - KUMITE REFEREE 'A'
JOANNE HILL (KEN YU KAI) - KUMITE JUDGE 'A'
ROB HARDY (B.I.K.O.) - KUMITE JUDGE 'A'
TOM CLARKE (KEN YU KAI) - KUMITE JUDGE 'A'
 
At every E.K.F. championships,  nominations are also given by each of the Tatami Chiefs for Referee of the Championship. The Referee of the Championships for the E.K.F. National Championships 2009 was Peter Bibby of Ken Yu Kai.

LINKS TO WKF SHITEI KATA VIDEOS