• INITIAL IKF CONTACT
  1. If at all possible, a minimum 60 days prior to your event date, E-mail or phone the IKF Headquarters at (916) 663-2467 or main@ikfkickboxing.com as an introduction of your desire to sanction with the IKF.
     Be ready to answer the below details. If e-mailing please include the answers to the following:
     • Have you ever promoted a Kickboxing Event before?
     • Have you ever promoted an IKF Sanctioned Kickboxing Event before?
     • What city and state do you hope to have your event in?
     • What date would you like to hold your event on?
       • Before selecting a date, please check the IKF Events page to assure you will not conflict with other already scheduled IKF Events in your region.
     • Will your event be all amateur fighters, all professional or amateur and professionals mixed?
     • If e-mailing please allow 6 days for a response.
       • Although you will probably be answered within 24 hours, we ask for 6 days in case we are out of the office for another event around the world.
         
         
  2. APPLICATION PROCESS
     You do not have to make contact with the IKF Headquarters before submitting your IKF Promoters Application, License & Event Registration form.
     • Please fill out the IKF Promoters Registration form found at this page HERE and mail in to the IKF Headquarters at IKF, P.O. Box 1205, 9250 Cypress Street, Newcastle, CA, 95658, USA.
       
       
  3. SCHEDULING YOUR EVENT
     • As in any other Professional Sanctioning Body (NBA, NFL etc.) the IKF will continue to assure events will not conflict with one another when it comes to event scheduling. Knowing this, we have established the following guidelines for scheduling an IKF Sanctioned event:
       • If your proposed IKF Sanctioned event is more than 50 miles from any other already scheduled IKF Sanctioned event, the following rules do not apply to you and your proposed IKF Sanctioned event.
       • If your proposed IKF Sanctioned event is within 50 Miles In The Same State Or Across Any Bordering State, IKF Scheduling protocols require that the second scheduling promoter schedule their event date a minimum of:
         • 5 Days BEFORE or 5 Days AFTER the already scheduled Promoter who's event is already scheduled on the IKF Events page. (The scheduled event days do not count as counted days)
       • If you are in need of a certain date that falls at or inside the required guidelines above you may request to the IKF Headquarters a written request for a "waiver of date guideline" by e-mail to main@ikfkickboxing.com
       • Such a request must include a detailed reason why you "NEED" the requested date and why you cannot extend your date to the required guidelines as noted above.
       • If the already scheduled IKF Promoter agrees to waive the time guidelines you will be allowed to schedule your event inside the required time guidelines listed above.
         
         
  4. APPROVAL PROCESS
     • Your IKF Promoters Application will be Approved or Denied within 7 business days from the day it is received here at the IKF Headquarters.
     • If denied you will be notified in writing via e-mail of the reasons for your denial and given suggestions on how to attain approval if possible.
     • If approved your event will be listed on the IKF Events page.
       
       
  5. OTHER FIGHTING STYLES
     • If you are planning on having MMA/NHB (Mixed Martial Arts) as part of your event we ask you to look into sanctioning this event with our sister organization, the ISCF. However, as of 2008, it is no longer mandatory that you co-sanction your IKF Kickboxing event with the ISCF.
     • For ISCF sanctioning Click HERE.
       
       
  6. EVENT OFFICIALS
     • After your event has been posted on the IKF Events page, you will be appointed your event Officials. If you have requested certain Officials, we will consider these individuals first in the appointment process.
       
       

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