Belgium returned from the European Iaido Championships (EIC) with a fantastic result: three gold 🥇, three silver 🥈 and one bronze 🥉 medal, crowned by the gold in the team competition.

Day 1: Individual championship

Day 2: Team competition

🥇 Gold for Belgium! A great way to close the championships and proof of the strength of the whole team.

A new Rokudan

Besides the medals, there was more good news: Valentin Vervack successfully passed his 6th dan examination. Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

A big congratulations to all iaidoka, and thank you to everyone who supported the team along the way.

We would like to inform you about the newly established European Kendo no Kata Competition, for which additional details are provided in the attached document.

As part of the preparation for this event, we are issuing two calls:

1. Call for Referees – Our first priority is to nominate nanadan referees. If insufficient nanadans are available, we will proceed with rokudan candidates.
2. Call for Competitor Pairs – Candidates must apply as a pair, clearly indicating the grade of each participant.

This registration is exclusively for ABKF members. Participants from other federations should contact their own federation to arrange registration. 

Please note that ABKF will not foresee any budget in 2027 to reimburse competitors or referees for this event. This situation may change depending on the federation’s financial outlook, but for now, participants and referees should assume that no reimbursement will be provided.

Candidatures must be submitted no later than 5 October. Submitting your candidature means you consider yourself a serious candidate, and as such, you are expected to participate.

Register via: https://registrations.abkfevents.be/

Results of the 2026 BIC can be found here;

• Detailed overview: https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BIC-2026-Results-detailed-1.pdf
• Brackets only overview: https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BIC-2026-Results-brackets-1.pdf

The drawings and booklet of the BIC 2026 can be found here: https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/BIC-2026-Programme-v2.pdf

Please download and bring this to the BIC yourself. See you all this weekend in good health!

For examination candidates, ensure you have paid the application fee to the ABKF Bank account!

Please find the results of this year’s Belgian Kendo Championships online: https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/BKC-2026-Results.pdf

Feedback is a gift! We have already received some valuable feedback! Keep giving us feedback so we know what can be improved for the next championships!
Feedback form; https://forms.gle/rEjLvj4wwKMLWP1m9

Please bring your own lunch during the competition. There is no possibility to order food on location.

Limited drinks at the bar.

The drawings and booklet of the BKC 2026 can be found here: https://www.abkfevents.be/bkc-2026-booklet-v2/

Please download and bring this to the BKC yourself. See you all this weekend in good health!

For examination candidates, ensure you have paid the application fee to the ABKF Bank account!