Dear Dojo members
Via the link below you can find the UPDATED program for the next BKKC in Gent
Click here for the program => BKKCC 2019 PROGRAM (.pdf)
Print your own copy and for your club members .There will be only printed copy’s available for the referee’s
Best regards and good luck
Chris
Kendo/Iaido/Jodo
Date: 17->22 December 2019
Location: ADEPS Auderghem
All Registration Information: https://www.abkfevents.be/seminar/winter2019/
Just back from the 26 th European Iaido Championship in Athens, the largest until now with over 300 participants and 25 countries. As it was the first time Greece organized the EIC, they did a fantastic job. The hotel was fine, the sayonara party was great and the championship itself went smoothly, thanks to the dedication of the many Greek voluntary assistants. The kakari-in knew what they were doing, results were correctly noted and send trough to the head tables. Thank you, Greece.
The Belgian team came on Thursday, to be in time for the seminar on Friday morning. Thanks to the effort and help of Efi, several taxicabs were awaiting us at the airport of both flights and on this first evening, she had made a reservation for all 21 Belgians in a fine restaurant. Where the Fix beer was greatly enjoyed.
On Friday ZKR Iai was demonstrated by Tanno sensei and explained by Kusama sensei, in the presence of Nakamura sensei. In the afternoon there was also a referee seminar for the shinpan of the championship. Kusama sensei also gave a seminar for the rokudan present, who were not shinpan on this event. This was greatly appreciated.
On Saturday, the individual championship. Belgian shinpan were Patrik Demuynck, Emilio Gomez, Philippe Bruwier and Luc Defraeye. From the 11 Belgian competitors , 8 passed the pools and started the knock outs. Almost everybody continued until the quarter finals, to be stopped just before the medals. Although all Belgians demonstrated great iai !!! Liviu, the coach of the Belgian team, and myself were very proud of the iaido our members showed on this event. As Kusama sensei told in his final speech, the quality of the European iaido is increasing every year. Our both rokudan competitors, Yuki Kanto and Michael Simonini gained the well deserved bronze and silver medal. Karen Vermeulen received a fighting spirit for her performance in the sandan division.
On Sunday, the team championship took place and the Belgian team passed the pool competition to be stopped by the Swedish team with 1fight won but 2 lost. But again, nice iaido was shown. In the afternoon came the peak of the day. All Belgians who took exam in Athens passed !!!
Sander 1st Dan, Anissa , Soumaya and Pramit 2nd Dan, Yoshi 3rd Dan and Michael 7th Dan.
Great, wonderful …. many reasons to celebrate at the sayonara party in the evening.
A big congratulation to the Belgian team !!
Report by Carlier Freddy – Belgian Iaido Team Manager
A new 7th Dan for Belgium! Michael Simonini succeed for Iaido 7th Dan at the end of the European Championships organized in Athens…
We congratulate him with this achievement.
Wakakoma Kenshikai will hold the 11th Godo Keikokai for Junior Kendo kids in January 2020 as well as past year.
Please kindly read attached file and apply your junior members.
https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/APPLY-FORM-2020.xlsx
Dojo teachers, leaders and adult members who are interested in are also welcome.
We are waiting many participants and looking forward to having keiko with you.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact below email address.
ejk.community@gmail.com
Thank you and best regards,
Wakakoma Kenshikai Godo keikokai Commitee
Y.Kurogi – N.Hamada – K.Maemoto – S. Klugkist
Guidance regarding our study “Questionnaire about the relationship between budo habits and children’s mental health”
Guidance regarding our study “Questionnaire about the relationship between budo habits and children’s mental health”
For the maintenance and promotion of mental health, we hope to offer information about a joyful and healthy way of practicing budo through research into what things Budo habits cultivate.
For those who would like to help with our research, please access the website linked by URL below and answer the all the questions.
English
http://bit.do/KUNP_En
French
http://bit.do/KUNP_Fr
Italian
http://bit.do/KUNP_It
English and Italian/French language are found in mixed manner in Italian and French version of the questionnaire
<How to Participate>
→Read through the Objectives of the Study and the Explanatory Brief
→Register your own ID and password
→Log in to your account for the first time
→Start to answer
Anyone who has a 4 to 17-year-old child who learns budo can participate in the questionnaire. We hope for you not only to answer them, but also to forward or share the URL with acquaintances whose children also learn a budo.
The time it takes to complete the questionnaire is approximately 10 minutes.
You will be asked to cooperate once again, a year later, so we would be grateful if you could remember your ID and password.
In this first questionnaire, you will answer about your “current state”. There will be a follow up a year later.
Hironobu Fujiwara M.D., Ph.D.
Lecturer, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University
Visiting Researcher, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project
Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Society Team
For the maintenance and promotion of mental health, we hope to offer information about a joyful and healthy way of practicing budo through research into what things Budo habits cultivate.
For those who would like to help with our research, please access the website linked by URL below and answer the all the questions.
SDQPSIパンフレット190927_EN_KENDO
Our friend and ABKF Secretary/VKIJF President Chris Maes has passed the shinsa for 7th Dan Kendo at the EKC in Serbia.
We congratulate him on this occasion.
ABKF Winter Seminar 2019
EIC 2019 in Athens, Greece. Belgian Iaido Team report
New 7th dan Iaido in Belgium
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