ABKF Events

This year, ABKF organized its championships for Iaido on May 12th in Ninove.

Results & pictures are here:  Results BIC2013

At the end of the first day of the 25th EKC, our member, Sara Van Laecken got a fighting spirit award in the “Junior” category.

The second day has seen the “men” team matches. This year, our national team got the second place in this tournament after very strong matches against Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Austria, Spain and finally France… details are on the EKF website and more pictures available at social networks. Check also the letter from our ABKF President (NL & FR versions)

DD EKC 2013_fr
DD EKC 2013_nl

ABKF Summer Seminar 2013 – Kendo and Iaido – information are available here: http://www.abkfevents.be/seminar/summer2013

Valentin Vervack, member of Kendo Iaido Gent won recently the 2nd dan division Iaido competition for Tokyo area at the Tokyo Budokan (Japan).

Congratulations Valentin!

For the 4th time, all ABKF Yudansha had their National Championships in Forest/Vorst on Sunday  March 3rd.

We had 5 pool of ladies, 3 pool of juniors and 29 poolof men attending the individual tournaments and 17 team for the team tournament.

Complete results can be found in the excell files here:

BKC Junior 2013  BKC Team 2013  BKC-Men-2013-A  BKC Ladies 2013

Pictures will follow as soon as possible, check also social media for more…

At the end of the 2013 EKF Kendo Referee Seminar, our Federation had the honour to congratulate Yoshinobu Kurogi from Wakakoma Kenshi Kai & Wesley Haeke from Kojika for their achievement for 7th & 6th dan. Beside them, also other successfull Belgian candidates had the pleasure to pass a grade. Congratulations to all of them!

This year we had a delegation of 16 teachers & students coming from allover Japan for the annual winter event organized by our Federation. For one entire week we had Nishiumi sensei for Jodo, Kobayashi & Uehara sensei for Iaido & Tahara, Hirakawa, Nomura and others for kendo.  Around 400 persons travelled to the Centre Sportif ‘Forêt de Soignes’ for the different classes. On Saturday afternoon, exams from 1st up to 5th dan were organized in Kendo. Sunday was the last day with the usual Kendo competitions and in the afternoon were the dan examinations for Jodo & Iaido.

A lot of pictures were taken by the trainees and are available at the social communities on the Web. Full results and some pictures are here:

roosters 2012 (DEFINITIEF)

Well-known dojoleader of Agehachô Budokai, VKIJF Iaido & Jodo Technical Committee Member, Patrik DEMUYNCK, got the confirmation that he successfully succeeded for shogo title “Renshi” in Jodo last month (November) in Tokyo.

Congratulations, Patrik !

On Saturday November 24th, 140 competitors, 24 referees, motodashi, kakari-in & enthousiasts had their annual ‘rendez-vous’ in Auderghem for the national “kyu” (beginners) tournaments.

The day was also an opportunity for some of the participants to try ‘ikkyu’ or ‘shodan’ examination.

Thanks everybody for making this day so big that we are thinking about a new formula for next year which will make the event even more enjoyable for all…

Hereby the complete results in pdf-format. Lots of pictures can be found at the social communittee network ‘Facebook’

results BKKC 2012

Last October 21st 2012, the frenchspeaking wing of our federation (BKR) organized its first Yudansha Kendo Tournament in Châtelineau. This tournament was also preceeded by a referee seminar. About 60 persons took part in the event. A success for a first attempt!

Results are here: BKR_ChampionshipYudansha2012RESULTS