Antwerp kendo dojo’s are to honoured to invite you all to the 8th edition of the “Antwerp Cup” kendo competition which will be hosted by the joint Antwerp kendo clubs: Enmei Ryu & Seishinkan, on Saturday, April 4th 2026. The Antwerp Cup applies a unique formula whereby all participants continue fighting throughout the day and take turns as shinpan & kakari-in (score & time keeping). Focus is on “learning by doing” and gaining experience regarding all aspects of shiai in a friendly atmosphere. Please note, we must limit the number of participants to 90...
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We’re happy to share that the event went extremely well, with a strong and positive atmosphere throughout the day. Participants showed great engagement, and it was clear that everyone appreciated the opportunity to practice shinpaning (some for the first time). A big thank you to the organizers, the ABKF, and the VKIJF & BKR Technical Committees for their dedication and hard work in making this seminar such a success, for the fighters of the Belgium National Team for their hard fight and for everyone participating. As announced, you can fill in the satisfaction form here: Let’s keep the...
The All Belgium Kendo Federation is rebuilding its event registration platform.
The project is already underway:
GitHub environment is set up
Backend development is in progress
Features are clearly defined
We are now looking for a volunteer front-end developer with experience in:
React
TypeScript
Redux
If you’d like to contribute to the ABKF community, or know someone who might, please contact us at president@abkf.be.
Help us complete the team and build better tools for our budoka!
A great start for 2026.
Jan Van Eupen and Kitashima Yo got their Rokudan this month.
And Stefan Van Boven received his Nanadan.
Congratulations to all!
Edit: the seminar is done but you can fill in the satisfaction form here: On behalf of the VKIJF & BKR Technical Committees, we are pleased to invite you or your members to the upcoming ABKF Kendo Referee Seminar. This seminar is a vital step in our national calendar, providing both theoretical and practical training. It will also serve as the official pre-selection for referees for the upcoming Belgian Dan Championships on Sunday 26 April 2026 in … Seminar Details Date: Sunday, 15 March 2026 Location: Adeps – G2 Room Schedule: ...
We would like to share two important updates regarding the upcoming ABKF Winter Seminar:
1. Iaido Schedule Update
An additional keiko session has been added on Sunday from 9:00 to 11:00 AM in the hall G2.This keiko is offered as an extension of the seminar at no extra cost to practitioners.
2. Equipment Request from Oda Sensei
Oda Sensei kindly asks that all participants bring their bokuto with them to the seminar.
We thank you for your attention and look forward to welcoming you soon.
The ABKF Winter Seminar Schedule has been updated! Please find the updated schedule here;
The ABKF Winter Seminar Schedule has been updated! Please find the updated schedule here;
An extra training for all nanadan present, under the guidance of Kiyono sensei in the G2 on Saturday!Extra Jodo training on Sunday under the guidance of René van Amersfoort sensei!The Sayonara dinner has been moved to 19:00, to give you some time to have more keiko!
Registrations can be done here:
Please register in advance to avoid congestion during the seminar!
Dear all,
The registrations for the Kendo referee Seminar 2026 are open. Please find all the info in the documents below. If you want to participate in the seminar as a referee, a fighter or just for the examinations, please contact us before 10/12/2025 so we can make you registration on time.
2026-EKF-RefereeSeminarBrussels-Information-FINALDownload
2026-EKF-RefereeSeminarBrussels-SHORTDownload
Cat A: 1) Tonari Tobitsuka 2) Yutaka Maemoto 3) Ubbe Dierick 3) Yael Breeman FS) Elise Bouko Cat B: 1) Aime Meunier 2) Elliot Lopez 3) Rutger Vercauteren 3) Sara Soulimani FS) Ksawery Ziolkowski Cat C: 1) Arthur Aubrey 2) Sam Masslovsky 3) Simon Johas 3) Dré Christiaens FS) Thibaut Pigne Cat D: 1) Lisa Decorte 2) Evangelos Englezakis 3) Anne Konings 3) Dimitrios Lefas FS) Shaun Tillaert Cat E: 1) Aori Senna 2) Saar Breman 3) Peppe Brackman 3) Wolf De Zommers FS) Nao Dargent Cat F: 1) Yura Hirayama 2) Yuan Otsuki 3) Yoshiki Takeuchi 3) Jannes Pelgrims FS) Emilio Saeys Cat G: 1) Axel Charot 2)...
Please find the booklet with the drawings here;`
BKKC_Booklet_2025 v2Download
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Antwerp Cup 2026March 23, 2026- The ABKF Kendo Referee Seminar was a great success!March 20, 2026
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