November 12, - 19th World Congress of World Karate Federation in Tokio
Tokio was scene oft the 19th World Congress of WKF alongside the proceeding World Senior Championship. For Ernes Erko Kalac this congress became a great success. Designated delegate of the WKF for handicapped persons he presented his concept about admission of Karate into Paralympics 2012 to the presidents of all 102 participating countries.
Highlight of this presentation was the performance of the application video which had been shot in Germany and directed by the DKV. In spite of its length of only four minutes it turns up like a motion picture and tells the story of a female wheelchair user from the very beginning of her karate training to her achieving a championship title. The fact that both, character and action, are real, makes it very special. So no wonder that delegates of the congress rose from their seats for standing ovations at the end of the film, thanking Erko Kalac for his excellent piece of work. With the vote and the reliance of the WKF officials in his hands, Erko now can attend to that difficult duty of helping Karate to achieve worldwide attention.
On Saturday, September 20th, the Festival "Integration through Sport" took place in the club "Lotus" of Eppertshausen (Germany). It had been organised by Erko Kakac, who is founder of the club "Lotus" as well as Integration Ambassador of the DOSB (Deutscher Olympischer Sport Bund) and Chairman of the WKF Commission for Handicapped. The event counted with the presence, between others, of the German Minister of Justice Mrs. Brigitte Zypries, the President of the DOSB and IOC Vice-president Mr. Thomas Bach. WKF President Mr. Antonio Espinós attended the event, accompanied by the President of DKV Mr. Roland Hantzsche and Vice-president Mr. Wolfgang Weigert.
The Karate presentations were introduced by Mr. Walter Sosniok from the DKV. The President of WKF delivered a speech in German, and among other things he said that sport was a rather suitable vehicle for the social integration of minorities, first of all the emigrants, and that between different sports, karate was especially suited to contribute to this integration: it was attractive, popular, accessible and all-around. Athletes spoke a common language and they understood each other very well, notwithstanding their derivation, the colour of their skin or their religious backgrounds.
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