International Kickboxing Federation

   In July 1992, the International Kickboxing Federation (IFK) was established by Steve Fossum and Dan Stall based on their knowledge and experience as former kickboxers, trainers, and event promoters. In December of 1996, the IFK launched a website with news of various upcoming events, worldwide rankings, rules, and regulations.

    Then two years later in 1998, the IFK expanded to the United Kingdom through a former European director, Alby Bimpson with his associates Jacqui Thompson and Mick Fowles, the International Kickboxing  Federation began sanctioning events in England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and other European countries. Bimpson and Fowles played a giant part in sanctioning IFK events throughout Europe in unison with the IFK World Headquarters in California, USA.

     The IFK has grown into a global organization under Steve Fossum and others associated with the International Kickboxing Federation World Team. Along with its growth was the development of the IFK Amateur Tournaments. The first amateur kickboxing tournaments was held in the United States in 1999. It eventually became an annual event and becam the North American Championships in 2004, and then the IFK World Classic in 2006. Today it is one of the largest of all amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championship tournaments in the world.