Iaido Seminar with high-level instructors from ZNKR and Europe, Seminar is OPEN to all grades (Dan and Kyu) and is followed by 1st to 5th ABKF gradings and 6th and 7th Dan EKF gradings.
This event is organized by the ABKF with the support of ZNKR and the authorization of EKF.
Date: 8-9-10 June 2018
Location: Bruges, Belgium
Information and registration here
In December since 27 years in a row, ABKF organise its Winter event for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo. This year, almost 400 persons coming from 31 different countries showed up at (at least) one of the trainings organized from Tuesday to Sunday. During the weekend, also grading sessions took place where we welcomed around 130 candidates and we ended with the traditional Kendo competitions ( ladies, men individuals and the team of three). Specific for this tournament is the “Ippon Shobu” rule which asks for constant sharpness of attention if you want to win the tournament. This year we...
Dear members please already note the following important 2018 ABKF Iaido events in your agenda. 07/01/2018 ABKF Iaido National training – Open to all (Ternat) 25/03/2018 ABKF Iaido Seminar – Open to all with gradings up to 4th Dan (Ardooie) 15/04/2018 ABKF Iaido Referee seminar (To be confirmed) 13/05/2018 ABKF BKC – Belgium Iaido Championships (Rebecq) 8-9-10/06/2018 ABKF/EKF Iaido seminar with ZNKR Delegation and gradings up to 7th Dan (Bruges) 17-18-19/08/2018 ABKF Iaido Summer Seminar (Louvain-La-Neuve) 11->16/12/2018 ABKF Winter Seminar (Auderghem) Please also note...
The 24th European Iaido Championships 2017 was this year organized in Torino, Italy and listed more than 212 competitors. The Belgian team did great in the individual taikai and won 5 medals with Habets Arno 1st dan Bronze, Vermeulen Karen 2nd dan Bronze, Vervack Valentin 4th dan Bronze, Kanto Yuki 6th dan Bronze and Simonini Michael 6th dan Silver.
On sunday the Belgian team composed of Pauwelyn Nicolas, Vervack Valentin, Daan Heungens and Kim Croes did a wonderful job by winning the Gold medal.
Congratulations to all.
Full championships results here
The definitive delegation from Japan for our annual Winter Seminar is knew from now. This delegation has been reinforced, for the Jodo-part, by European Jodo Kyoshi 8th dan René Van Amersfoort and are assisted by a huge number of 7th dan coming from Italy, The Netherlands, France and Belgium.
For those who would like to know more in detail about the Japanese delegation, please find here additional info:
LIST 2017
It is with deep sadness that we have to announce that Aoki Sensei passed away. He was a great Sensei that many of us met during Seminars and EIC. Our deepest condoleance to his family. The Iaido world will miss you :'(
This year, the 20th ABKF Iaido Championships took place on May 21th in Affligem. It was a wonderful day with great shiai. Congratulations to all the participants and medal winners. See you all next year for the 21st edition of the Belgian Iaido Championships 🙂 Results MUDAN 1.VANDERSTRAETEN ALAIN (RAITO) 2.LOPEZ CEDRIC (YAEGAKI-KAI) 3.BASU PRAMIT (KENHACHI) 3.VERHEYDEN BENJAMIN (YAEGAKI-KAI) FS.CORDIER LAETITIA (BUTOKUKAN) SHODAN 1.MAES NICOLAS (YAEGAKI-KAI) 2.PEYNSAERT YOSHI (KIG) 3.MOTIEJUNAS AURELIUS (BUTOKUKAN) 3.REYNDERS MERLIJN (SHINBUKAN) FS.VAN LAETHEM JOS (RAITO) NIDAN 1.HEUNGENS...
Our friend, Luc Defraeye, has been awarded “Renshi” in Iaido last week in
Kyoto (Japan). We congratulate him on this achievement!
Yuki Kanto passed her 6th dan at the end of the seminar organized by CNK in Versailles this weekend. Congratulations!
The 16th edition of the ABKF Summer Seminar will take place for the Iaido seminar the 18-19-20 August 2017 in the Centre sportif de Blocry, Louvain La Neuve and for the Kendo seminar the 23-24-25-26-27 August 2017 in the ADEPS Auderghem, Brussels.
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Iaido 18-19-20 August 2017 – Centre sportif de Blocry
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