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...
Category - Jodo
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
As well as last year the Belgian delegation has gained beautiful results.
Team Competition:
Bronze (Gold: Sweden ; Silver: Germany ; Bronze: Slovakia)
Individual competition :
Shodan division : VAES Nicolas : Silver
Sandan division : VERMEULEN Karen : Bronze
Yondan division : DE BLOCK Marjan : Gold
Gradings :
Van den Broeck Albert : nanadan
Vlad Liviu : godan
Vermeulen Karen : yondan
Vaes Nicolas : nidan
Heungens Daan : shodan
Arthur Degand
Team Manager
Our dear Albert Van denBroeck succeeded in 7th dan Jodo examination today at the end of the European Jodo Championships. All our congratulations for this achievement !
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België, OPNIEUW EUROPEES KAMPIOEN JODO 2016, in Zwitserland. De Belgische Jodo delegatie in het rood: Nicolas Vaes, Daan Heungens, Florian Pirard,Steven Cool,Valentin Vervack, Karen Vermeulen,Arnaud Lammens, Marjan De Block, Liviu Vlad, Jean Trembloy, Patrik De muynck en Albert Van Den Broeck. Beste vrienden, Hartelijk gefeliciteerd met deze puike prestatie, voor de inzet en de sfeer. Een hechte vriendengroep ook met de andere deelnemers uit vele landen. Het Team behaalde Goud en bewaarde de wisselbeker van vorig jaar. Op de foto, Liviu de coach en Steven, Valentin, Marian en Karen...
(texte en français en-dessous) Beste Jodoka, In het kader van de voorbereiding van onze delegatie aan het EJC, organiseert het Technisch Comité Jodo een stage, gevolgd door een vriendschappelijke taikai. De selectie voor deze taikai zal gebeuren ter plaatse onder de aanwezigen. Wij hopen, ter ondersteuning, op een maximum aantal deelnemers. Examen is mogelijk tot Nidan op het einde van deze dag. (goedkeuring van uw dojoleider is vereist.) Datum : Zondag 11 september 2016 Plaats : School HORIZON – Ternat Uur : 09.30u – 12.30u en 13.30u – 16.30u s’ Middags is er mogelijkheid tot nuttigen...
The first week of May, during the “Golden Week” is every year the moment of the ZNKR gatering known as the “Kyoto Taikai”. Demonstrations & matches in Jodo, Iaido & Kendo are organized at the Butokuden in Kyoto (Japan) for 6th up to 8th dan. This year, five members took part in the Kendo division and one in the Iaido part. They certainly have some very nice experience to share with us but… one of them got also the result of his Renshi examination. We are very proud to inform You that our friend, Michael Simonini, has been awarded “Renshi” in...
Dear Members, Following the dramatic events that happened today in Brussels, we forward you the message from French Federation’s Vice-President, Dominique Dupuis. C’est avec une profonde tristesse que nous avons appris l’horreur qui vous touche ce matin. Croyez bien que tout le Comité National Français de Kendo, comme tous les kendoka Français sont atteints dans leur cœur par ce malheur. La Belgique, comme la France il y a peu, subit aujourd’hui la méchanceté et la lâcheté d’individus “nonhumain”. Croyez bien, que nous vous soutenons de toutes...
Dear Sirs & Madams, We delightedly announce you that there will be an exclusive exposition of Japan’s Martial Art. Title : “The Spirit of Budo – The History of Japan’s Martial Arts” Dates : 26 November 2015 – 8 January 2016 Place : Japan Information and Cultural Centre (Embassy of Japan in Belgium) Address : Rue Van Maerlant 1, 1040 Bruxelles This is the Japan Foundation Touring Exhibition. This exhibition consists of two parts: in the first part, reproductions/originals of historical weapons such as bows and arrows, suits of armor, helmets, and so on...
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