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AN INNOVATIVE K1 GOVERNING BODY
"Throughout the years, I've seen how this sport can change lives. Among many other positive benefits, it builds self-esteem, creates a strong character, teaches perseverance, responsibility, and determination, and it teaches you how to deal with self-doubt and how to manage stress and confrontational situations. The empowerment and lessons that combat sport brings to the athlete have an incredible impact on the community. Our focus is to bring the benefits and opportunities of K1 to communities across the country.
To achieve greatness in this sport takes countless hours of dedication and discipline, and our vision is to make big opportunities more affordable and accessible to all the athletes that dedicate their lives to the sport of K1."
Morné Lotter
President of WKU K1 South Africa
ABOUT US
WKU K1 South Africa is a national governing body for K1 rules that's affiliated to the World Kickboxing Union (WKU) and an official member of the Global Combat Sports Organization (GCO) and the Kickboxing Organization of South Africa (KOSA). All our members have access to dual membership to KOSA and WKU K1 South Africa.
Our focus is on growing, uplifting, and regulating K1 throughout the country by creating a platform that makes the sport more accessible, reduces the cost of participation, and creates equal opportunities for everyone.
With our focus being Fight Night promotions and title fights, our model has been specifically designed to provide all levels of athletes with a development path that prepares them for a potential professional career in the sport.
OPPORTUNITIES
We create big local and international opportunities for all our athletes. All our modes of participation take place inside the ring and it provides athletes with the opportunity to develop their skills, conditioning, and mental strength before transitioning to Normal K1 Rules.
Our modes consist of the following (more details can be found in our rulebooks in the "Rules and Regulations" section):
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K1 Light Contact (Development Mode)
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K1 Hard Contact (Development Mode)
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K1 Full Contact
Our unique K1 Curriculum is available to instructors who want to become licensed WKU K1 SA Instructors. Once licensed, instructors gain access to online training content and a detailed curriculum that covers K1 techniques, combinations, and sparring strategies that range from white belt to black belt.
Our support network is designed to empower athletes, coaches, officials, event organizers and gym owners with a variety of benefits that lowers the cost of the sport and empowers them to make successful careers in K1. Being a member of WKU K1 South Africa, you will gain full access to our Support Network that will give you discounted and free services provided by our partners.
ATHLETE's DAY
WKU K1 South Africa is all about developing, uplifting, and supporting its athletes. Our vision is to be a support structure that makes it easier for them to compete in the sport that they love and empowering them to chase their dreams and achieve greatness.
The Athlete's Day is dedicated to assisting all our athletes in getting ready for all the opportunities that will arise in the next 12 months.
THE DAY CONSISTS OF:
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Free medical examinations to get clearance for the following year.
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Professional photo shoots for online profiles, tale of the tapes, graphics and marketing material.
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Competitions and exhibitions.
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Dental impressions for custom mouth guards.
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Physiotherapy assessments and injury management.
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And much more.
benefits WHEN JOINING
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Free Annual Medical Examinations
Discounted Training and Gym Equipment
Educational Courses and Webinars For Athletes and Coaches
Discounted Supplements and Free Supplements For Champions
Discounted Physiotherapy and Free Physiotherapy For Champions
A Wide Range of Discounted
Professional Services
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Online K1 Curriculum and
Athlete Development Path
Officials Gradings and Career Paths
Online Rankings, Fight Record and Results Tracking
INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL AFFILIATIONS
OUR VISION
Make the sport more accessible and affordable
Uplifting communities and changing lives
Create career paths for athletes and officials
Create opportunities for our athletes to achieve greatness
partners
We are grateful to have the partners below as part of our Support Network, having the right team that shares the same vision is crucial for success.
Our Support Network consists of a variety of services provided by our partners that make the sport more affordable and accessible to athletes, gym owners, and event organizers. Each partner plays a pivotal role in our mission to create equal opportunities for everyone and to empower our members to make successful careers in the sport.