Kuwait Federation of Kyokushin Karate is the official organization in Kuwait affiliated with the International Federation of Karate (Kyokushin).
The KFK was founded in 2006 by the committee members of the KFK under the supervision of the Chairman Kyoshi Jassem Al- Duwaisan 8th Dan.
Sensei Ali Al-Manaseer 4th Dan
Sensei Ali Al-Manaseer first meet Hanshi Steve Arneil 10th Dan the founder and president of the IFK in London 2002 (as a white belt) he then started training Kyokushin Karate in his dojo and under his supervision.
That was the time when he was first introduced to the International Federation of Karate (Kyokushin) and the British Kyokushinkai Karate training method, system and philosophy.
Since then he continued traveling and training in London with Hanshi Steve Arneil and the instructors of the BKK which he meet in the BKK summer camps to farther expand his knowledge in Kyokushin Karate.
He was appointed as the Country Representative of Kuwait in 2006 (as a brown belt) and was graded to shodan at the BKK national black belt grading by Hanshi Steve Arneil and Shihan Liam Keavney Chairman of the British Kyokushinkai Karate in 2007.
Kuwait Federation of Kyokushin Karate
The committee members of KFK agreed to have this logo as the official logo of the KFK after getting the approval of Hanshi Steve Arneil and it is derived from the Kanku which represents the philosophy of Kyokushin Karate.
The flag of the state of Kuwait was placed in the middle of the Kanku which represent that the KFK adopt the philosophy of Sosai Mas Oyama 10th Dan in Kyokushin Karate and work based on. The logo is designed by Sensei Ali Al-Manaseer.
KFK is a member of the Kuwait Committee of Kyokushin Karate derived from the Kuwait Olympic Committee since the committe was founded in 2008.
The Kuwait Federation of Kyokushin Karate is committed to promoting Kyokushin Karate in Kuwait as a branches of the International Federation of Karate (Kyokushin) based on the teaching of Hanshi Steve Arneil who is a long time student and devoted follower of the ideas and principle of Sosai Mas Oyama 10th Dan the Founder of Kyokushin Karate.