About Us

Peter Bynens

Peter Quanten

Caroline Ameloot

Public relations & funding

Doctor Carlo Oud

Head of Medical Commission

& TUE Panel

Greet Cuyvers

Founding board members

Eric Bortels 6de dan Shotokan

Founder & Techinal director.

Sensei Gonosen Karate Academy. Technical Director JKS Benelux.

Responsible for the I karate of the Flemisch Karate Federation VKF

Frank Duboisse 2de dan Goju-ryu,

General Secretary

World Champion Wheelchair Kata 2014 WKF, European Champion Wheelchair Kata 2014 IGKK

Philip Willems

Koen Spitaels, 5de dan Kyokushinkai

General secretary

Chief judging team IKF

Founder & sensei Niji Yama Dojo

The organisation’s management structure:
IKF Global vzw: 4 people responsible for the daily management, supported by volunteers

 Bortels Eric, president and chairman technical commission

 Koen Spitaels, secretary and technical commission

 Frank Duboisse, treasure and technical commission

 Caroline Ameloot, board member and PR & funding

The Inclusive Karate Federation IKF GLOBAL is a federation of countries, clubs and individuals worldwide, who have agreed to follow the same standards for instructing inclusive karate. The founder of this federation is Eric Bortels, also founder of G-Karate vzw.

Eric Bortels and Koen Spitaels are also welknown within the regular karate world:

 Eric Bortels, 6th dan Shotokan, founder & sensei Gonosen Karate Academy, founder & Technical Director JKS Benelux, European Champion 2012, Vice-European Champion 2014, Worldchampion JKS Shotokan masters 2016.

 Koen Spitaels, 5de dan Kyokushinkai, founder & sensei Niji Yama Dojo

Franck Duboisse has earned his reputation in the wheelchair karate world:

 Franck Duboisse, 2de dan Goju-ryu, World Champion Wheelchair Kata 2014 WKF, European Champion Wheelchair Kata 2014 IGKK

Aims of the organisation:
The mission of IKF GLOBAL (Inclusive karate federation) vzw is to stimulate the integration of physically and mentally disabled children, youngsters and adults via sport, ie. I-karate or inclusive karate, as part of their personal development by raising self-awareness, physical strengths and social contacts.

More in detail:

 To promote karate for people with a disability, expand and develop the principle of I-karate (ie. inclusive karate) across Europe and worldwide

 To organize trainings, fellowships, competitions, sport days, holiday camps, tests, incl. formation of I-trainers

 To unite karate clubs, remaining their own traditions, but willing to integrate I-karate

 To organize activities, events, excursions, exchanges of sportive, cultural, social and other aspects, to help realize above goals and further integrate our I-karatekas.

To promote mutual respect and integration, enhanced by the principle of buddies, ie. young valid karatekas assisting I-karakekas during trainings competitions, etc. with the idea to create friendship during the karate-sessions but also in daily life.