The first IOFTC event held in Kathmandu, Nepal in December 2000. The first event was inaugurated by the Late King Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
Subsequent Championships have been held in Pokhara, Nepal in December 2002; Portland, Oregon, USA in June 2004; Hong Kong, SAR in July 2005; Portland, Oregon USA in October 2006; Kurukshetra, India in November 2007; and in Portland, Oregon USA in October 2008.