| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| CKA | Chinese Karate Association |
| CKA | Colorado Karate Association |
| CKC | California Karate Championships |
| CKSR | Clud de Karaté Shotokan de Repentigny |
| CMAF | Christian Karate and Martial Arts of Michigan |
| CSKC | Colchester Shotokan Karate Club |
| CSKK | Charlottenlund Shotokan Karate Klub |
| CSKL | Centro Shotokan Karate de Leiria |
| DKI | Dillman Karate International |
| Do | Path or way (as in karate-do or taekwon-do) |
| EKC | English Karate Council |
| EKKA | English Korean Karate Association |
| EKKO | European Kyokushin Karate Organization |
| EMKA | European Matsubayashi-ryu (Shorin-ryu) Karate-do Association |
| ESKA | Eastern Shotokan Karate Association |
| ESKA | English Shotokan Karate Association |
| ESKA | European Shotokan Karate Do Association |
| ETKF | Egyptian Traditional Karate Federation |
| EWRK | Essex Wado Ryu Karate |
| FEKO | Federation of English Karate Organisations |