Category - ABKF

The 22nd Belgian Iaido Championships 2019 took place this Sunday 12 May 2019 in Ninove. Congratulations to all the competitors and thank you for the great job of referees and the organizing Dojo of Raito Ninove. Here are the competition results: MUDAN Anseeuw Sander (Agehacho)Van Eesbeeck Laetitia (Raito)Garreyn Steven (KIG)Dessers Stephane (Agatsukan) FS. Devis Veronique (Agatsukan) SHODAN Basu Pramit (Kenhachi)Vanderstraeten Alain (Raito)Brasseur Leopold (Shidokan)Fredericx Jeffrey (Kenhachi) FS. Brasseur Leopold Shidokan) NIDAN Peynsaert Yoshi (KIG)Linssen Jimmy (Shinbukan)Renders Merlijn...

On April 6th 2019, we commemorated the creation of our Federation. 50 years is an important milestone; different trainings for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo led by Hirakawa, Oda, Kidani and Van Den Broeck were organized in Brussels from Thursday 4th until Tuesday 9th. “D-day” for the celebration was on Saturday 6th at the “Palais des Académies – Paleis der Academiën” in central Brussels near the Royal Palace. Two very interesting lectures, proposed by Dr PhD Sergio Boffa & Baudouin Decharneux, took place before the “main course” in presence of His...

Reserve the date: Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 3 PM – 8 PM Location: Palais des AcadémiesRue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Celebration of 50 years Kendo, Iaido, Jodo, Tan & Jukendo in Belgium for ABKF members & Friends. We propose two conferences to our guests: ‘The Japanese sword during the ancient, medieval and modern Japan”by Sergio BOFFA, Ph D, Curator in Chief at Nivelles Museum“Does the practice of the Japanese sword makes us becoming Samurai?”by Baudouin DECHARNEUX, Ph D, Professor at ULB Followed by a graduation ceremony to outstanding people who have...

This morning, we received the very sad news of the loss of one of the founders of our Federation. Mr Jacques Dupont passed away at the age of 83.

He was one of the founders of our group but also the first EKF General Secretary. His contribution to Kendo in Europe was unanimously recognized.

We have lost a great man, some of us have lost a friend. Our profound condolences go to his wife and family…

RIP.