TIMELINE
2022 | May | Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) and World Karate Federation (WKF) signed the "Memorandum of Understanding" (MoU) to collaborate on the Guardian Girls program. |
October | KIF, WKF and UNFPA sign trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch the "Guardian Girls Global Karate Project" (GGGK) at the Official Residence of the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles. The first "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" was also launched next day in Downtown Los Angeles. | |
2023 | January | "Guardian Girls Karate Reception" was launched at the Official Residence of the Japanese Ambassador to Egypt in Cairo. "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" and "Guardian Girls Karate Demonstration" were also launched during the WKF's Karate-1 Premiere League in Cairo. |
March | "Guardian Girls Karate Reception" was launched at the Official Residence of the Japanese Ambassador to Spain in Madrid, Spain. "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" and "Guardian Girls Karate Demonstration" were also launched during the WKF's EKF Senior Championships in Madrid, Spain. | |
April | "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" was launched for two days in Downtown Los Angeles, USA. | |
May | "Guardian Girls Karate Reception" was launched at the Official Residence of the Japanese Ambassador to Morocco in Rabat, Morocco. "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" and "Guardian Girls Karate Demonstration" were also launched during the WKF's Karate-1 Premiere League in Rabat, Morocco. | |
June | "Guardian Girls Karate Reception" was launched at the American Consulate's American Center in Fukuoka, Japan. "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" and "Guardian Girls Karate Demonstration" were also launched during the WKF's Karate-1 Premiere League in Fukuoka. | |
September | "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" and "Guardian Girls Karate Demonstration" were launched during the WKF's Karate-1 Premiere League in Dublin, Ireland. | |
October | "Guardian Girls Karate Reception" was launched at the Official Residence of the Japanese Ambassador to Hungary in Budapest, Hungary. "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" and "Guardian Girls Karate Demonstration" were also launched during the WKF's World Karate Championship in Budapest. | |
December | WKF and GGI launched the first "WKF Guardian Girls Karate Instructor Certification Course" in Madrid, Spain. WKF's National Federations from 8 countries such as Italy, Ireland, Mexico, Jamaica, Germany, Sweden, USA and Canada have participated the course. | |
2024 | January | KIF/GGI and WKF have signed the new "Guardian Girls International Partnership and Licensing Agreement", granting the exclusive use of the "Guardian Girls Karate" brand to the WKF. This agreement rebrands and relaunches the project as "Guardian Girls Karate" (GGK) worldwide. |
June | Under the new GGK project, the Jamaica Karate Federation launches the "Guardian Girls Karate Seminar" in Kingston, Jamaica |