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The All Belgium Kendo Federation is the central link between the two federal federations VKIJF and BKR that are responsible for the practise of Kendo, Iaido & Jodo (Kendo, Iaido and Jodo are martial arts which use the Japanese sword or katana.) in Belgium and abroad, it is a member of the European Kendo Federation (EKF) and the International Kendo Federation (IKF). The ABKF is also responsible for the practise of Jukendo and Tankendo (Jukendo and Tankendo are martial arts which use the bayonet mounted on the rifle or dismounted) in Belgium and is in relationship with the "All Japan Jukendo Federation" (AJJF). The abkfevents website list all the ABKF news, events, agenda and competition results.

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Belgian Kendo Dan Championships and examinations registrations now open
Federation

Belgian Kendo Dan Championships and examinations registrations now open

This week the invitation mail has been sent to all official ABKF Kendo dojos with the information for the Kendo Dan Championships. This was sent to the official ABKF email address of each dojo.

Any dojo that has not received the information, please contact the ABKF Secretary and President as soon as possible.

Examinations will be held right after the championships closing ceremony, the link with details and subscription form can be found here: https://www.abkfevents.be/events/abkf-kendo-examinations-bkc-2023/

Registration form link: https://forms.gle/rkbMSvqh8775PSfa9

Please make note of the deadline, subscriptions are closing on the 19th of March.

Payments need to be done by the 19th of March at the latest.

New kendo 6th and 7th dan in Belgium!
Federation

New kendo 6th and 7th dan in Belgium!

Congratulations to Peter D’hont and Yusuke Nakamura on their achievements in Kendo! We are proud to announce that Yusuke Nakamura has earned his 6th Dan and Peter D’hont has earned his 7th Dan after a successful exam following the EKF Referee Seminar, held on February 5th in Brussels.

Congratulations, Nakamura and Peter, on this well-deserved recognition of your skills and achievements.

Peter D’hont
Yusuke Nakamura
BKKC 2022 – Results
Federation Kendo

BKKC 2022 – Results

The results of the BKKC 2022 at Braine-l’-Alleud can be found here : Results

ABKF wishes to thank all participants, the organisation, shinpan, the clubs and supporters for their participation.

Belgian Kendo Kyu Championships & Examinations registrations are open!
Federation

Belgian Kendo Kyu Championships & Examinations registrations are open!

Dear members

The invitation to the ABKF Kendo Kyu Championships has been sent to all official ABKF Kendo dojos with the necessary information.

Any dojo that has not received the information, please contact the ABKF Secretary and President as soon as possible.

Please note that we are still looking for referees and motodachi to help out on this day. Please register your referees and motodachi on the official form as received by the dojo leaders/managers.

Examinations for 1st kyu and 1st dan will be held right after the championships closing ceremony, the application for these examinations is done through the official BKKC form received by the dojo leaders/managers.

Please make note of the deadline, subscriptions are closing on the 24th of October.
Payments need to be done by the 24th of October at the latest.

Detailed schedule: https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Booklet.pdf

New Kendo Rokudan in Belgium!
Federation

New Kendo Rokudan in Belgium!

Last weekend EKF organized high-level examinations in Montpellier, France. In total 83 kenshi participated to the examinations, 49 for rokudan and 34 for nanadan.

Our federation is happy to announce we have a new rokudan in kendo.
Congratulations to Lisa Van Laecken – Koga!

EKF organises examinations for 6th & 7th dan Kendo and Iaido – Frankfurt (Deu) & Budapest (Hun)
EKF Iaido Kendo

EKF organises examinations for 6th & 7th dan Kendo and Iaido – Frankfurt (Deu) & Budapest (Hun)

After a long break due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the European Kendo
Federation was again in capacity to organise for Kendo and Iaido the
high-level grade examinations.

For Kendo, the examinations gathered 86 candidates for 6th dan and 39
candidates for 7th dan on the next day of the EKC in Frankfurt. Our
federation was happy to see the results for its members by welcoming
three successful candidates:

– Koenraad FRANCOIS (Seishinkan) – 6th dan

– Simone FORESI (Yu-Hi) – 6th dan

– Kensaku MAEMOTO (Wakakoma Kenshikai) – 6th dan

And for Iaido, only two weeks later in Budapest, a high-level seminar
followed by examinations gathered 30 candidates for 6th dan and 15
candidates for 7th dan examination. Here as well our federation may
welcome four successful candidates:

– Luc DEFRAEYE (Koomyoo Kai) – 7th dan

– Guy LONCELLE (Butokukan) – 6th dan

– Liviu VLAD (Agehacho) – 6th dan  

– Nicolas VAES (Tsuru Kai) – 6th dan

Congratulations to all of you for this wonderful achievement!

EKF Federation Kendo

31st EKC Frankfurt (Germany)

31st EKC Frankfurt (Germany)

After a long time of not doing kendo because of Covid 19, we finally had
again a European Kendo Championship in Frankfurt.
As the new coach of the Belgium team, together with our new manager
Ismail Bozok, we can say that this year was more then a great success.

Our first goal was to get a team back to the dojo. A team that would be
ready for this EKC, but also for the future. I wanted to get a team that
could work together as one team. This goal was reached by the help of
many people coming to the team training. I’m really happy with the
effort they did for that.

From then on we could really prepare for the EKC in Frankfurt. With a
mixed team of experienced members and new members, we went to the event
with a really nice vibe and full of energy. For us, manager and coach,
it was a big challenge since it was our first time doing this. But i can
say we managed well. Because the team did really great!

The juniors fought strong as a team and individual. They where really
nervous but fought really hard. As a reward we got a fighting spirit
for Takeshi Boffa.
For the ladies team, they had very strong opponents and couldn’t get out
of the pool.
But they took there revenge on the individuals! Not only do we have a
third place for Lisa Van Laecken, but Freija D’hont is the EUROPEAN
CHAMPION!!!!

For the men, they fought really hard and got in to the quarter finals,
where they lost against the strong team of Poland. But again they also
got there revenge the next day at the individuals and fought very
strong. For that we got the third place for Kensaku Maemoto!

Again as a coach i am really proud of the team for there effort and
results. It was not an easy job, but a job i really liked. I started to
train with the team when i was twelve years old, became a fighter for
the team and now to be coach is a great experience. But this adventure
doesn’t stop here. I’ve learned many things during this EKC, where we
need to improve to become even stronger and better kendoka. We can only
do this with the support of others.

Looking forward to the next one!

Peter D’hont

All Events Calendar

april

01apr09:0012:00ABKF Kendo National Team TrainingOpen from 3rd Dan09:00 - 12:00 ULB - Ixelles, Avenue Adeolphe Buyl 87A, 1000 IxellesEvent Type :Kendo

02apr09:0018:00ABKF Kendo Championships 2023 - DanABKF Belgian Kendo Championships for yudansha09:00 - 18:00 Sporthal De Kluize - Oosterzele, Sportstraat 5Event Type :Kendo

02apr15:0018:00ABKF Kendo Examinations (BKC 2023)Kendo Examinations (BKC 2023)15:00 - 18:00 CET Sporthal De Kluize - Oosterzele, Sportstraat 5Event Type :Kendo,Kendo Grading

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

30apr09:0013:00ABKF National Jodo Training + EJC Selection09:00 - 13:00 Sportcenter Horizon, Ternat, Bodegemstraat 12, 1740 Ternat, BelgiumEvent Type :Jodo

may

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

21may10:0018:00ABKF Iaido Championships 2023With gradings from 1st Dan up to 4th Dan10:00 - 18:00 Sportpark Lakerveld - Houthalen, Guldensporenlaan 16/AEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading

21may15:0018:30ABKF Iaido Examinations (BIC 2023)Deadline for registration & payment: 7th of May 2023!15:00 - 18:30 CET Sportpark Lakerveld - Houthalen, Guldensporenlaan 16/AEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading

june

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

03jun09:0012:00ABKF Kendo National Team TrainingOpen from 3rd Dan09:00 - 12:00 ULB - Ixelles, Avenue Adeolphe Buyl 87A, 1000 IxellesEvent Type :Kendo

04jun09:0013:00ABKF Iaido Seminar + EIC Selection09:00 - 13:00 Sportcenter Horizon, Ternat, Bodegemstraat 12, 1740 Ternat, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido

11jun09:0014:00BKR Iaido – Regional training09:00 - 14:00 ADEPS - Auderghem, Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading

25jun09:0013:00VKIJF regional training - Jodo09:00 - 13:00 Sportcenter Horizon, Ternat, Bodegemstraat 12, 1740 Ternat, BelgiumEvent Type :Jodo

july

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

august

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

25aug(aug 25)09:0027(aug 27)17:00ABKF Iaido Summer Seminar 202309:00 - 17:00 (27) Centre Sportif Blocry, Place des Sports 1, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading

30aug(aug 30)09:0031(aug 31)16:00ABKF Kendo Summer Seminar 2023ABKF Kendo Summer Seminar and Examinations until 5th dan09:00 - 16:00 (31) CET ADEPS - Auderghem, Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, BelgiumEvent Type :Kendo,Kendo Grading

september

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

october

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

november

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

december

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

15dec(dec 15)09:0017(dec 17)17:00ABKF Winter Seminar 202309:00 - 17:00 (17) ADEPS - Auderghem, Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading,Jodo,Jodo Grading,Kendo / Iaido / Jodo,Kendo / Iaido / Jodo Gradings

january

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

february

23apr(apr 23)09:0028(apr 28)12:00VKIJF Kendo - Regional training09:00 - 12:00 (28) CET Sporthal Brilschans, Lodewijk van Sullstraat 37, 2600 Antwerpen

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