President Ofifice

Dr. JOSÉ M. GARCIA MAAÑÓN (Argentina)

LAWYER

PRESIDENT PANAMERICAN KARATE FEDERATION

 1st VICE PRESIDENT WKF

President of the Sport Technical Commission of the Argentinean Olympic Committee

WKF EC (1994-1996) (1996-2000) (2000-2004) (2004-2010) (2010-2014) (2014-2018)

CHARMAIN WKF LDC

PRESIDENT ARGENTINE KARATE FEDERATION

FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE WORLD KARATE FEDERATION (Former WUKO) 1970

VICE-PRESIDENT IBEROAMERICAN KARATE FEDERATION (2003-2007) (2007-2013) (2013-2019)

PRESIDENT OF ARGENTINA SHOTOKAN KARATE ASSN.

PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN KARATE CONFEDERATION (2008-2012) - (2012-2014)

PKF DC (2005-2013)

2nd vice-president of the ARGENTINE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 2017 -2021

TECHNICAL COORDINATOR OF COMBAT AND NAUTICAL SPORTS (NATIONAL BOARD OF HIGH PERFORMANCE -ENARD) 2010-2015

NATIONAL SPORTS DIRECTOR OF ARGENTINA 1993-1997 / 2011 -2015.

TECHNICAL POSITIONS:

PRESIDENT PKF TC (2001-2005) - (2005-2009) - (2009-2013)

PRESIDENT WKF TC (1994-1997)

HEAD COACH NATIONAL TEAM OF ARGENTINA (1979-1993)

8TH DAN SHOTOKAN - WKF (1975)

SPORTING CURRICULUM:

CAPTAIN ARGENTINA NATIONAL TEAM FROM 1968-1986

1ST NATIONAL CHAMPION 1968

NATIONAL CHAMPION 1970-72-73

SOUTH AMERICAN CHAMPION 1972-81

PANAMERICAN TEAM CHAMPION 1980-83

SEMIFINALIST 1ST WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JAPAN 1970

KARATE INSTRUCTOR:

 ARGENTINE FEDERAL POLICE (1977-2000)

MILITARY SCHOOL OF OFFICERS (1979-1981)

MILITARY INFANTRY SCHOOL (1979-1981)

NATIONAL SPORTS INSTITUTE

CLUB ATLANTA- (1970-1991)

CLUB A. VELEZ SARSFIELD- (1976-81)

OBRAS SANITARIAS CLUB- (1979-85)