The 2022 ABKF Winter seminar Kendo, Iaido & Jodo will be held in Brussels from the 16th to 18th December 2022.
Registration is OPEN – Please find more information here
The 2022 ABKF Winter seminar Kendo, Iaido & Jodo will be held in Brussels from the 16th to 18th December 2022.
Registration is OPEN – Please find more information here
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...
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!
Dear friends
the ABKF Summer Seminar & Examinations registrations are now open.
Both iaido and kendo seminars will take place at the same dates but at different locations!Please keep note of this when registering.
Details and registration can be found here:
KENDO:
IAIDO:
31st EKC Frankfurt (Germany) After a long time of not doing kendo because of Covid 19, we finally hadagain a European Kendo Championship in Frankfurt.As the new coach of the Belgium team, together with our new managerIsmail 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 beready for this EKC, but also for the future. I wanted to get a team thatcould work together as one team. This goal was reached by the help ofmany people coming to the team training. I’m really happy with theeffort they did for that...
The 23rd Belgian Iaido Championships 2022 took place this Sunday 22 May 2022 in Louvain-la-Neuve. Congratulations to all the competitors and thank you for the great job of the referees and the organizing committee. Here are the competition results: MUDAN DEMUYNCK AxelARNOULD MichelTUYPES JurgenSAVALLO LaetitiaFS. PERMENTIER Luc SHODAN WILLE KevinANSEEUW SanderDESSERS StephaneDEVIS Veronique FS. DEVIS Veronique NIDAN MAES NicolasNGUYEN Phuc-PhangLE TuanBAKOURA Effi FS. VANDERSTRAETEN Alain SANDAN BASU PramitBOUSRAF MayaPIRARD FlorianBROGGI Jacques FS. PIRARD Florian YONDAN HEUNGENS DaanCROES...
The subscriptions for the Belgian Iaido Championships on 22nd of May 2022 are closing soon! Deadline is 08/05/2022 (end of this week!). Event info:
The invitation email was sent to the official ABKF email of every dojo, please inform secretary@abkf.be if you have not received this invite!
Examinations will be held on this day from 1st Kyu up until 4th Dan, same deadline for examination subscriptions: 08/05/2022! More info on examinations: subscription:
Dear kendoka
Please find the following information, shared by EKF, in regards to the upcoming EKC in Frankfurt:
in addition to the traditional little blue book, the Provisional Shiai and Shinpan Rules will be strictly applied.As a reminder, the link to the video is:
Please watch it carefully again so that you will be comfortable with it and then you can still participate with the aim of the best ippon.I wish you all the best with your EKC preparation and first please take care and stay safe!
Dear members
please be aware that this Sunday we have the national training and the referee seminar. The national training is not a national team training, but an open keiko for all iaido practitioners.
The referee seminar is mandatory to be selected as a referee for the Belgian Iaido Championships. We also need iaidoka to help at this referee seminar for the shiai geiko.
Last weekend, the 13th of March 2022 the Belgian Kendo Championships for Dan grades were held in Braine l’Alleud. After having to postpone the championships for 2 years, we were finally able to continue our events and championships. Thanks to the dojo I Shin Den Shin and the BKR for the organization of this championship, the day was a success with nice kendo and happy kendoka. Congratulations to all medalists! Individuals Junior : 1st place : Takeshi BOFFA (Wakakoma Kenshi Kai)2nd place: Siep Van Heugten (Kojika)3rd places: Mattia Spaepen (Wakakoma Kenshi Kai) & Sakura Haeke...
october
The Butokukan is honoured to organise special kendo trainings sessions with Mr Ishikawa Sensei 8th dan Hanshi on 6-7-8 October. Please note that we can accommodate a maximum of 50 people. Registration and information
6 (Monday) 19:30 - 8 (Wednesday) 21:00
More info; https://www.facebook.com/events/658914846600110
(Saturday) 08:30 - 17:00 CET
Sporthall Bourgoyen
Driepikkelstraat 30, 9030 Mariakerke
november
Championship date: Sunday, 16 November 2025 Location: Dojo of Kendo Iaido Jodo Gent – Sportzaal Bourgoyen
Championship date: Sunday, 16 November 2025
Location: Dojo of Kendo Iaido Jodo Gent – Sportzaal Bourgoyen
Registration deadline: Sunday, 26 October 2025
Please make sure to submit all registrations before this date. Late entries cannot be accepted.
Please find the registration form below.
(Sunday) 09:00 - 18:00
Sporthall Bourgoyen
Driepikkelstraat 30, 9030 Mariakerke
december
Registrations open soon! Schedule Friday 19/12: Iaido 18:00-20:00 H3 Kendo 19:00-21:30 TKD Jodo 20:00-22:00 H3 Saturday 20/12: Morning Opening Ceremony & Group photo 9:00 TKD Iaido 9:00-12:00 H1 Kendo 9:00-11:00 TKD Afternoon Kendo 13:30-16:30 TKD Iaido 14:00-16:30 H1 Iaido Examination 16:30-17:00 TKD Sunday 21/12: Morning Kendo 9:00-12:30
Registrations open soon!
Schedule
Friday 19/12:
Iaido 18:00-20:00 H3
Kendo 19:00-21:30 TKD
Jodo 20:00-22:00 H3
Saturday 20/12:
Morning
Opening Ceremony & Group photo 9:00 TKD
Iaido 9:00-12:00 H1
Kendo 9:00-11:00 TKD
Afternoon
Kendo 13:30-16:30 TKD
Iaido 14:00-16:30 H1
Iaido Examination 16:30-17:00 TKD
Sunday 21/12:
Morning
Kendo 9:00-12:30 TKD
Jodo 9:00-12:30 H1
Afternoon
Jodo 14:00-16:00 H1
Jodo Examination 16:30-17:30 TKD
Kendo Examination 14:00-16:30 TKD
(Schedule may change)
19 (Friday) 18:00 - 21 (Sunday) 18:00
ADEPS - Auderghem
Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, Belgium
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