{"id":4163,"date":"2021-05-25T10:37:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T08:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vechtsportautoriteit.nl\/covenant-partners\/"},"modified":"2024-04-18T11:52:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T09:52:53","slug":"covenant-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vechtsportautoriteit.nl\/en\/covenant-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Every year, the Combat Sports Authority signs a covenant with all active sports associations in kickboxing, Thai boxing and MMA in the Netherlands. In 2024, these agreements will be made for the first time with one organization: the Dutch Martial Arts Association (NVB). The parties that have been the covenant partners until now will now be covered by the agreements between the VA and the NVB. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The agreements with which we want to make the sport safer, better organized and (literally and figuratively) healthier, are laid down every year in a so-called covenant. These are agreements that have been in place for many years, but new agreements are also added every year, because it is everyone’s ambition to make the sport a little stronger every year.<\/p>\n

Municipalities have included in their policy that events can only take place under the auspices of a VA covenant partner. You cannot organize events without an agreement with the Dutch Martial Arts Authority.<\/p>\n

Gyms that participate in events without the guidance of a covenant partner may lose their Martial Arts Authority Quality Mark. They will then be excluded from all events of all recognized organizations and promoters in the Netherlands and Belgium. Athletes who participate in such events also risk exclusion from competitions by all recognized organizations and promotions in the Netherlands and Belgium.<\/p>\n

The agreement provides clarity to all those involved in the martial arts world about the requirements. It gives governments the confidence that martial arts are organized within clear frameworks. It gives governments the confidence that martial arts are organized within clear frameworks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The VA has concluded the 2024 Agreement with the Dutch Combat Sports Federation (Nederlandse Vechtsportbond<\/a>, or NVB). However, this year will be a transition year. In practice, this means that the organizations that have been covenant holders until now will remain active within the framework of the 2023 covenant until they are integrated into the NVB. The parties that are still active in this context and are in charge of events are:<\/p>\n