EGKF General Meeting, 24th May 2013

Austria, Fürstenfeld

1. Invitation

Invitation and welcome of the EGKF Vice President  Mr. Horst Nehm and EGKF General Secretary Mr. Jiri Bocek, apologies of the EGKF president Mr. Humberto Oliveira

2. Information from the local organizing Committee

Mr.Jedliczka, chairman of the Organizing Committee Austria Karate Federation has informed about organizing of the event, time schedule.

3. Report of the EGKF auditors

Report of the EGKF Auditor Mr. Erhard Kellner (AUT):
EGKF Treasurer has made a very good job, incomes and outcomes are correctly scheduled.

4. Report of the EGKF treasurer

Mr. Pieter Harms has reported EGKF budget (income and expenditure). Complete report is at the disposal.

Many countries doesn’t pay EGKF fee for years.

Proposal: If we know another group in this country with interest in being a new member, after three years we send last call and than we will change this new Federation membership.

Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED

5. EGKF elections

EGKF committee nominate the same positions for the new term:

President:                  Mr. Humberto Nuno Oliveira (POR)

Vice President:          Mr. Horst Nehm  (GER)

Secretary General:    Mr. Jiri Bocek   (CZE)

Teasurer:                   Mr. Pieter Harms  (BEL)

Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED

Members of the EGKF Organizing Committee:

Christian Bogza (ROM)

Jiri Bocek (CZE) DC member

Valdemar Almeida (POR)


Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED


New member of Referee Committee:

Thomas Braatz (AUT)
 out of the Committee

Franz Katzlberger (AUT) to the Committee

New Referee Committee

Chairman       Uwe Portugall (GER)

Secretary        Jaromir Musil (CZE)

Member         Nuno Cardeira (POR)

Member         Franz Katzlberger (AUT)

Member         Maite Moreno (ESP)

Member         Mauricio Nencetti (ITA)

Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED

6. New system of European Championships

Proposal:  In the year of the WGKF World Championships, the EGKF will not organize any European Championships.

European senior – European Junior, Cadets – World Champ. – European senior – …

All events will be organized in the term of the month September.

Organizer of the Youth event – European Junior and Cadet Championship can also organized a children category, but only as a Cup and not a Championships.


Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED

7. Proposal and presentation of next events – EGKF calendar

2014    Ukrain, Odessa         Junior and Cadets Championships

2015    Austria, St.Poelten    Senior Championships

2016    Germany, Erlenbach            WGKF Championships

2017    Belarus, Minsk          Junior and Cadets Championships

2018    Romania, Bucuresti  Senior Championships

2019    ?                                  WGKF Championships

8. EGKF Proposal for the next World Championships

2016    Germany, Erlenbach            WGKF Championships

This event is EGKF proposal for WGKF General meeting for next World event decision.

8. New members

–         New member of the EGKF – Azerbaijan

Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED

–         New member of the EGKF – Slovakia:

Current member (Slovak Federation of Karate and Martial Arts) member of WKC will be replaced by new Federation lead by Mr. Klaudio Farmadin and this Federation will be accepted also as a member of WGKF for the next WGKF Championships in South Africa.

Voting: Agree 10, against: 0, abstain: 0       APPROVED

9. Other issues

EGKF General meeting has been closed by the EGKF Vice President.

Jiri Bocek

EGKF General Secretary