NEW E.K.F. REFEREE PROGRAM 2010

The Chief Referee will now have the option of having up to 5 assistants.  The assistants will have input into courses and will also be able to make recommendations. A payment will be made to 2 assistants at each course from the Chief Referee's fee. These payments will ensure that Referee's Assistants will get paid for attendance ensuring that courses will always have adequate cover.

A new group of Elite Referees will be created.  Referee 'A*', Assistant Tatami Chief and Tatami Chief Qualifications.  There will be approximately 18.

These Elite will be invited onto Elite courses for Tatami Chief training and also for European/World preparation.  Everyone invited will have to pay for these Elite courses although European and World qualified officials are not required to pay on regular Referee courses.

There will be 6 Open Kumite Referee course, 2 Kata Judge course and 2 Elite courses per year.  These will be held at various venues in the North, Midlands and South esuring that everyone has access to them.

For details on Qualificatons and Requirements, please go to our QUALIFICATIONS page.

BRITISH KARATE FEDERATION CHAMPIONSHIPS
MEADOWBANK
EDINBURGH
SCOTLAND
5TH & 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2009
 
NEW QUALIFICATIONS
ANTHONY COTTER - BKF KUMITE REFEREE
GEOFF MARKS - BKF KUMITE REFEREE
BILLY BROGAN - BKF KUMITE REFEREE
PETER BIBBY - BKF KUMITE REFEREE / BKF KATA JUDGE
BRIAN JARVIS - BKF KUMITE REFEREE / BKF KATA JUDGE
GARY HOYLE - BKF KUMITE REFEREE / BKF KATA JUDGE
GORDON HARRISON - BKF KATA JUDGE
MARK SYMONDS - EKF REFEREE 'B'
DONALYN MARSHALL - EKF REFEREE 'B'