Discussion on ITF Umpire and Tournament Regulations was held in Pyongyang, the capital city of DPR Korea from Nov 5-8. Present there were Prof. GM. Ri Yong Son, President of ITF, GM. Mario Bogdanov, Vice President of ITF, GM. Michael Prewett, President of EITF, GM. Rajendran Balan, Deputy Chair of ITF Umpire Commission and other personages concerned. The participants were unanimous to share the opinions on amending ITF tournament regulations including fixing up of age categories of the ITF Taekwon-Do World Championship, concluding the winner of the match, accepting protest, and on ITF umpire regulations including defining the roles of jury president, chief referees and corner referees in order to enhance their positions and roles. On Nov 9, they visited the grave of Gen. Choi Hong Hi, the first President of the ITF, to pay him deep regards, and then, looked around Taekwon-Do Holy Center.

The Meeting of the Board of Directors of the International Martial Art Fund was held on Oct 7, 2025 in Jesolo, Italy. Present in the meeting were Prof. Ri Yong Son, President of IMGC, IMGC EB members, Directors of IMAF and personages concerned. In the meeting, the activity of IMAF was reviewed, some articles of IMAF Statutes were amended and supplemented, and other pending issues in further revitalizing its work, was discussed.

The IMGC appointed Mr. Samir Rahmani to the post of the President of Afghanistan National Martial Art Games Committee under IMGC in September 2025. The newly appointed President is authorized by the IMGC to organize and arrange all legal martial arts activities within the territory of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

The Arab Martial Art Games Committee headed by Prof. Walid Kassas, Vice President of the IMGC, was officially recognized by the IMGC as its regional body in July 2025. Hence, the Arab Martial Art Games Committee authorized by the IMGC to arrange all martial arts activities as well as legal ones, formally started its work, and as a part of its activity, it will hold its 7th Arab Kowat Alrami Championship in the coming November in Manah, Bahrain.

Prof. Ri Yong Son, President of IMGC & ITF, visited the IMGC HQ on June 11, 2025 to hold the meeting with the officials of IMGC Secretariat. In the meeting were discussed important issues arising in the activities of IMGC: selecting the venue of the 10th IMG and reporting it to EB members and member organizations until the year-end; taking urgent measures to intensify the propaganda of the activities of member organizations that are in brisk move all over the world through website; submitting the affiliation of some international martial arts organizations to the IMGC to the EB.