The Lebanese Karate Federation will open the 2023 season by organizing the Lebanese Junior Championship on Sunday, January 15th, at the Palace of Sports – Mont La Salle, which will also host the Lebanese Championship for adults on the 22nd of it, which will be held under the auspices of the Japanese Embassy. The two tournaments are supervised by the Lebanese-Canadian international referee Nabil Taqo, who has the highest arbitration degree in the world (Kumita Referee A and Kata Kata A Judge). Tako will also lecture in a specialized course for referees organized by the Lebanese Federation in the General Security Hall (Camille Chamoun Sports City) next Friday and Saturday the 12th and 14th of this year, during which he will discuss the latest developments in the International Karate Federation (WKF) regulations related to the laws of kata and kumite (fighting).