Name: Kendo National team training
Start: 2025-9-6T09-09-00-00
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ABKF • Kendo

ABKF Kendo Agenda 2018

January 2, 2018

Dear members please already note the following important 2018 ABKF Kendo events in your agenda.

07/01/2018 ABKF Kendo National training (Het Rooi)
04/03/2018 ABKF Kendo National training (Het Rooi)
08/04/2018 ABKF BKC – Belgian Kendo Championships 2018 (Ixelles)
05-06/05/2018 Kojika Kendo Championships 2018 (Ghent)
06/05/2018 BKR Championships 2018 (Ixelles)
21->28/08/2018 ABKF Kendo Summer Seminar (Auderghem)
11->16/12/2018 ABKF Winter Seminar (Auderghem)

For more information & other dates (BKR/VKIJF Regional Training) check the full 2018 Agenda

Happy new year 2018 🙂

ABKF • Iaido

ABKF Iaido Agenda 2018

January 2, 2018

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 Furuichi Sensei seminar the 19-20/05/2018

For more information & other dates (BKR/VKIJF Regional Training) check the full 2018 Agenda

Happy new year 2018 🙂

ABKF • Iaido

EIC 2017 – European Iaido Championships Torino

November 7, 2017

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

ABKF • Iaido • Jodo • Kendo

Japanese delegation for 2017 Winter Seminar

October 22, 2017

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

ABKF • Kendo

16th Otsu Cup – Miyamoto Musashi Women’s Kendo Tournament

October 21, 2017

Following the visit of Mimasaka city’s Mayor and Kendo Hanshi Tahara sensei last December 2016 during the Winter Seminar 2016, our NT Ladies were invited to join the 16th edition of the Otsu Cup.

Two of them, Lisa Van Laecken & Freija D’Hont, together with our President Dany Delepière and the European Tour leader Yoshinobu Kurogi joined the event.

As a part of the 17 people large selection of European Kendo Ladies, they will take part in a unique Women Kendo Tournament which will see 640 ladies in 194 teams competing.

Gambatte!!

ABKF

Jean Pierre Raick – Rest in Peace

October 11, 2017

Today, we received a very sad news from Lille. Jean Pierre Raick, Kendo & Iaido Kyoshi 7th dan and EKF Technical Director, passed away.

We all know what he did for our disciplines during the past years. We all know that in the last months he was fighting a battle impossible to win.

Our thoughts go to his Family and Dojo members in Lille. We would like to express our deepest condolences.

Sayonara Jean Pierre…

ABKF • Jodo

EKF – European Jodo Championships 2017 – Belgian results

September 18, 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

ABKF • Jodo

New 7th dan in Belgium…

September 10, 2017

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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ABKF • Iaido

Iaido Hanshi Aoki sensei

September 7, 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 :'(

ABKF • Iaido

Belgian Iaido Championships 2017

May 23, 2017

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 DAAN (KIG)
2.VERMEULEN KAREN (KIG)
3.PIRAR FLORIAN (SAKURA)
3.FOULON XAVIER (KIG)
FS.DECOSTER PIETER-JAN (BUTOKUKAN)

SANDAN
1.CROES KIM (KENHACHI)
2.DE BROYER SEBASTIEN (TAIKIKAI)
3.PHAN DUC TRUNG (YAEGAKI-KAI)
3.FLAMENT CHANTAL (AGEHACHO)
FS.PHAN DUC TRUNG (YAEGAKI)

YONDAN
1.VERVAEK VALENTIN (KIG)
2.YANO CHIEKO (KIG)
3.PAUWELYN NICOLAS (TENSHOKAI)
3.RENESSON FABRICE (KCC)
FS.LAMMENS ARNAUD (TAIKIKAI)

GODAN
1.VANDENBUSSCHE JONATHAN (AGEHACHO)
2.VLAD LIVIU (AGEHACHO)
3.DE BURGHGRAEVE ALAIN (AGEHACHO)
3.VAES NICOLAS (MUSHINKAN)
FS.HONTOIR FRéDéRIC (SHOSHINKAN)

Thank you to all the helpers and the organizers, the ABKF, the Iaido TC BKR.
See you all next year.

ABKF Iaido TC