The All Japan Kendo Federation ( AJKF ) has been member of the International Kendo Federation ( FIK ) since it was founded in 1970.

Korean representatives to the World Kendo Championships ( WKC ) are typically chosen by the KKA, as the event is overseen by the FIK.

* World Kumdo Association ( WKA )-founded around 2001 as a merger of thirteen smaller, rival kumdo organizations, they are critical of the KKA and seek to become a rival to the FIK by having kumdo included in the Olympic games with them as the recognized governing body ahead of the FIK.

The World Kumdo Association ( WKA )-founded around 2001 as a merger of thirteen smaller, rival kumdo organizations, they are critical of the KKA and seek to become a rival to the FIK by having kumdo included in the Olympic games with them as the recognized governing body ahead of the FIK.

The International Kendo Federation ( FIK ) was founded in April 1970, it is an international federation of national and regional kendo federations and the world governing body for kendo.

International Kendo Federation ( FIK ) grading rules allow national kendo organisations to establish a special committee to consider the award of those grades.

* International Kendo Federation ( FIK ).

The International Kendo Federation ( FIK ) was founded in 1970.

The head office of FIK is located in the All Japan Kendo Federation building in Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Though there are many kumdo organizations, the Korea Kumdo Association ( KKA ), a member of the Korean Sports Federation and by far the most influential and most dominant kumdo organization, claims to be the only official body for kumdo in Korea and serves as the Korean affiliate for the International Kendo Federation or FIK.

For example, many of the kumdo dojangs in the United States choose to affiliate with an overseas branch of the KKA instead of seeking association with the All United States Kendo Federation ( AUSKF ), the FIK affiliate for the US.

The FIK was accepted as a member of the General Association of International Sports Federations ( GAISF ) in April 2006 and thus recognised as the peak world federation for kendo.

As a consequence, the previous acronym of IKF was altered to FIK.

The FIK is a non-governmental organisation, and its aim is to promote and popularize kendo, iaido and jodo.

The FIK is a non-governmental organisation, and its aim is to promote and popularise kendo, iaido and jōdō.

The international competition is contested by individual and team representatives of the FIK affiliated nations.

Forms practiced by kumdo practitioners include the Bonguk Geombeop (, ), Joseon Saebeop (, ) and the ten bon or kendo no kata (, ), forms standardized by the FIK.

Many of these dojangs choose to be affiliated with overseas branches of kumdo organizations like the KKA rather than the local FIK affiliate for that country.

However, because the KKA is a FIK affiliate, rankings awarded by them, are honored and accepted by the other affiliates including the AUSKF.

Unlike most of the FIK affiliates, including Japan, they wish to see kumdo / kendo become an Olympic sport as with Judo and Taekwondo.

Although they have strong political ties with people who were involved in making Taekwondo part of the Olympics, their membership is far smaller in number to that of the KKA and many FIK affiliates.

The record is now held by Norwegian Arne Tvervaag from Ringerike FIK Sportclub, who jumped 3. 71 metres in Noresund on 11 November 1968.

Many notable sports teams come from the Fana area, such as IL Gneist, IL Bjarg and Fana IL and the athletics club FIK BFG Fana.

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