Please find here the rules and Regulations for the European Kendo Championships 2025Click to download:
33EKC-2025-RULES-Final
Please find here the rules and Regulations for the European Kendo Championships 2025Click to download:
33EKC-2025-RULES-Final
After a long break due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the European KendoFederation was again in capacity to organise for Kendo and Iaido thehigh-level grade examinations. For Kendo, the examinations gathered 86 candidates for 6th dan and 39candidates for 7th dan on the next day of the EKC in Frankfurt. Ourfederation was happy to see the results for its members by welcomingthree successful candidates: – Koenraad FRANCOIS (Seishinkan) – 6th dan – Simone FORESI (Yu-Hi) – 6th dan – Kensaku MAEMOTO (Wakakoma Kenshikai) – 6th dan And for Iaido, only two weeks later in...
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 8-9-10 June 2018 the International Iaido seminar took place in Bruges, Belgium. It was organized by the ABKF with the help of the EKF (European Kendo Federation). Under the guidance of the Japanese delegation sent by the ZNKR, we had a two days seminar and gradings on Sunday afternoon. The Japanese delegation consisted of Kamikokuryo Shuichi 8th dan Hanshi, Oda Nobuaki 8th dan Kyoshi and Mikawa Noriaki 8th dan Kyoshi and they were assisted by European 7th dan sensei. Some 140 people took part in the seminar. This posed no problem for the Sports complex were we had ample space so everyone...
Please find attached the legal GDPR information that was placed on the EKF Website recently.
“Data protection: Any data received, processed and/or displayed will only be used within the limits of the purpose of the EKF and not for any commercial objective. For detailled information on data processing according to art. 13 and 14 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) please read the attached document”
EKF GDPR Document
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
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED => https://forms.gle/iLAdA6FNSYQBkHyWA This allows us to have an idea of how many groups we need to create so that everyone gets enough turns. Subject: Shinpan (referee) Learning objectives of this
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED => https://forms.gle/iLAdA6FNSYQBkHyWA
This allows us to have an idea of how many groups we need to create so that everyone gets enough turns.
Subject: Shinpan (referee)
Learning objectives of this Regional Training:
Learning objective 1: to provide interested members from 1st dan onwards with basic knowledge regarding shinpan*
Learning objective 2: to allow members who already have practical experience with shinpan to apply this experience in practice through simulated matches*
Learning objective 3: to teach the other members techniques and offer the opportunity to participate in shiai (as a practical exercise for shinpan)The training is organized by the TC Kendo
*if there are few participants for shinpan, both groups can be merged
link shinpan handbook : https://www.abkfevents.be/revision-of-the-fik-handbook…/
(Sunday) 09:00 - 12:00
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
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