Professional Karate Association

The Professional Karate Association (PKA ) was one of the first karate world organizations. It was founded by Don Quine, Judy Quine and Mike Anderson in Los Angeles in 1974 year and had run the goal full contact karate world championships. From the PCA out later several other major karate organizations like the WKA (1976 ) or the ISKA (1985 ) founded.

History

Immediately after its establishment in 1974 organized the PCA annual Karate World Championships. Between 1974 and 1985 she was the most famous karate organization. The PCA was the first World Federation of rules for full-contact karate aufstellte. So after PCA rules kicks were allowed only above the belt line. In 1976, the former PCA members Arnold Urquidez and Howard Hansen splitted from it the World Kickboxing and Karate Association. The PCA had the end of the 1980 years television contracts with CBS, NBC and until 1986 also with ESPN. After three years of internal bickering Joe Corley took over in an out of court settlement in 1989 the rights to this Martial Arts World Federation. However, founded already in 1985, dissatisfied PKA members the International Sport Karate Association ( ISKA ), also in response to financial problems in the PCA. From 1986, the ISKA got the exclusive TV contract with ESPN. From then on, the PCA lost its importance. Today other martial arts organizations such as the World Kickboxing and Karate Union or the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations have the meaning assumed that the PCA once had the most famous fighters of the PCA were Bill Wallace, Joe Lewis, Benny Urquidez Howard Jackson, Tom Hall, Jeff Smith, Rick Roufus and Bob Thurman Thunder. Already at the first World Cup in 1974 in Los Angeles, there was for the winners Bill Wallace, Jeff Smith and Joe Lewis a win bonus of dollars per 3 000.