WAKO IF and WAKO Team USA Kickboxing are sanctioning bodies for World, Continental and National Championships. WAKO Team USA Kickboxing is a registered organization in the state of Illinois and has the status of a tax-exempt, 501(C)(3), nonprofit organization. WAKO is the only kickboxing organization that is accepted as a full sport for 2021 World Games and WAKO is the only kickboxing organization in the world to have an application accepted by the IOC (International Olympic Committee).