KIFI Association (Kudo International Federation India), is the governing body for Kudo in India, it was established on 19th Oct 2011, under the aegis of Jukucho Takashi Azuma and Shihan Akshay Kumar.

The Kudo revolution was started in India by Soshihan Mehul Vora president of KIFI Association, on the eve of the 3rd Akshay Kumar International Invitational Karate-Do Tournament, this was the first time ever a six member all Japan champion team gave demonstrations and taught students and instructors in India.

The mission statement of Soshihan Mehul Vora and KIFI Association is to promote Kudo in its purest form across every, village, town and city of India, and to create world champions in Kudo.