<h4>ABOUT FOUNDER OF WDKF</h4><br />

Prof. Karen Avetishan 9 dan is the founder and president of the WORLD DENTO KARATE DO FEDERATION (WDKF). He is of Armenian origin and was born in July 23 ,1959 in Donetsk, Ukraine.
He started practicing karate in 1977 while serving in the army, under the guidance of sensei Yervand Tahmazyan.<br />
Two years later, after army in 1979, he continued to practice with sensei Aleksey Shturmin, who was also the first founder of a karate do federation in the Soviet Union.<br />
In 1983 he had the honor of studying alongside sensei Zurab Merabishvili 8 dan, European president of WFF.<br />
In 1985 he became a student of Dr. Prof. lija Jorga 10 dan, founder of Fudokan style and founder of WFF, and finally a student of the late sensei Vladimir Jorga 10 dan, Vice-President of ITKF and founder as and president of ETKF.
Prof. Karen Avetisyan took part in seminars with important teachers such as sensei Hidetaka Nishiyama 10 dan (founder of ITKF), sensei Hirokazu Kanazawa 10 dan (founder of SKIF) and sensei  Hiroshi Shirai 10 dan (Chef instructir of ITKF).
In 1980 he opened his first Dojo in Yerevan, Armenia and in 1991 he founded the Armenian Dento and Fudokan Karate do Federation of Armenia.<br />
With his ability, perseverance and tireless work for the development of karate and always having in his quiver weapons such as the values, principles and ideals of traditional karate as a guide, great karatekas emerged alongside him, many of them later becoming instructors.
It is important to note that through all the years of teaching and coaching, he has managed to have many of his students return to Armenia as trophy winners from important European, World and International championships around the world.
Continuing his contribution to karate, in 2000 he founded the Traditional and Fudokan Karate do Confederation of Caucasus where he was the chief instructor.<br />
Two years later, in 2002, he became the Co-founder and Chef Instructor Traditional Karate do Federation of Iran.<br />
After years of significant contribution to karate, he founded the WORLD DENTO KARATE DO FEDERATION (WDKF) in 2017. With this important event, his value and effort over all these years is validated and proven.
Already several countries officially registered with the Federation enjoy his presence at seminars and various events. It is important for him that WDKF becomes the home where it will house and embrace all those who will have the opportunity to become its members.
All those who want to hold high the greatness of traditional karate always with respect and humility, guiding them towards the evolution and development of our art.

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<h4>ABOUT WDKF</h4><br />


WDKF was founded in 2017 by the Prof. KAREN AVETISYAN 9th dan and is based in Armenia.
In 2020 with the establishment of WTKU (World Traditional Karate do Union), it joins as a founding member of the organization along with 4 other official federations (World Dento Karate do Federation, World Fudokan Federation, World Traditional Karate do Federation, International Traditional Karate do Federation, World Budo Karate do Association).
It is ranked in the budo of traditional karate as it was created and founded by sensei HIDETAKA NISHIYAMA 10 dan with the aim of preserving, strengthening and spreading values and principles, such as discipline, respect and dedication. The mission of Prof. Karen Avetisyan is to highlight the spirit of traditional karate. The main reason for the inclusion of WDKF as a founding member of WTKU is the continuous and sincere cooperation with the other registered organizations consisting of people who want to protect the idea of true karate, and maintain its authenticity ensuring that karate will remain true exactly as we inherit it and will not end up being another sport without an idea and philosophy, just as sensei HIDETAKA NISHIYAMA did until the end of his life.

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