The 25th Belgian Iaido Championships 2024 took place this Sunday 19 May 2024 in Louvain-La-Neuve. Congratulations to all the competitors and thank you for the great job of the referees and the organising staff of the Brussels Yaegaki-kai Dojo.

French and Dutch versions are attached below.
Dutch version: https://www.abkfevents.be/oproep-voor-kandidaten-abkf-bestuur/
French version: https://www.abkfevents.be/appel-a-candidatures-abkf-fr/

**Call for Candidates: Committee and National Team Leadership Elections**

Dear Members

We are thrilled to announce the call for candidates for the upcoming elections of our committee and national team leadership. This is a chance for individuals who are keen on guiding our community and national teams towards a bright future. The term is from 3 years, as from July 2024 until July 2027.

**Available Steering Committee Positions:**

• President
• Vice president
• Secretary
• Treasurer

** Other **

• Advisor (BKR)
• Advisor (VKIJF)

To submit your candidacy, please reach out to your respective federation:

• For BKR members: secretaire@bkr.be
• For VKIJF members: xavier.foulon@vkijf.org

The deadline for candidacy submission is 10 June 2024.

**Available ABKF Committee Positions:**

• National Team (per discipline Kendo, iaido, jodo)
  • Team Coach
  • Team Manager
• Other
  • Technical advisor (1 per discipline; Kendo, iaido, jodo)
  • Event Manager
  • Webmaster
  • Anti-doping officer

If you have the ambition to participate and the dedication to serve, we encourage you to step forward. Your involvement is vital for our collective success and will help foster a spirit of collaboration and innovation.

To submit your candidacy, please reach out to the ABKF federation: secretary@abkf.be

The deadline for candidacy submission is 10 June 2024.

**Election Details:**

• Date: Beginning of July

A detailed description of each position is available in the Rules of Incorporation (ROI), which can be accessed through this link ROI FR-NL.docx

We look forward to your enthusiastic participation and witnessing the emergence of new members who will carry our legacy forward.

With anticipation,

ABKF Steering Committee

Registration has been closed and Pools drawn by lot for the forthcoming 19 May.

Thank you to the 14 participating Dojos and Competitors of this year’s 27th edition: Agatsukan, Agehachô, Brussels Yaegaki-Kai, Butokukan, Kendo Club Charleroi, Kenhachi, Kendo Iaido Jodo Gent, Koumyoukai, Mushinkai, Raito, Sasori dojo, Shidokan Libramont, ShoShinKan, Taikikai no dojo.

The BIC is more then ever an important yearly ABKF event. Inviting and Gathering all Iaido practitioners to live and share the experience of putting their technique to the pressure of stress, an additional way to train and a good preparation for gradings.

Schedule / Time Table of the day (estimate):
https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BIC-2024-Time-Table.pdf
Reminder to all referees be there on time at start of competition whatever pool you are in.

• Mudan (13# – 4 pools)
  https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/0.-Mudan-BIC2024.pdf
• Shodan (4# – 1 pool)
  https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1.-Shodan-BIC2024.pdf
• Nidan (13# – 4 pools)
  https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2.-Nidan-BIC2024.pdf
• Sandan (8# – 2 pools)
  https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/3.-Sandan-BIC2024.pdf
• Yondan (7# – 2 pools)
  https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/4.-Yondan-BIC2024.pdf
• Godan (6# – 2 pools)
  https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/5.-Godan-BIC2024.pdf

Congratulations to the selected Referees: Demuynck P., Bruwier P., Simonini M., Defraeye L., Kanto Y., Carlier F., Van Alsenoy J., Vlad L., Pauwelyn N., Vaes N., Vandenbussche J., Hontoir F., Damoiseau D., Croes K., Renesson F., Bataille D., Quintard G., Le Sant D., Heugens D., Jovicic M.

All Grading candidates registered and payments in order.

Should you have any questions/remarks concerning the mentioned information, do not hesitate to contact: secretary@abkf.be

BIC 2024 Event Information here: https://www.abkfevents.be/seminars-events/bic/

This year edition is organised by Brussels Yaegaki-kai thank you to all Kakariin

Best Regards
ABKF BKR/VKIJF CT Iaido

If next July, you want to see the World Kendo Championships in Milano, do not hesitate to join our travel partner and cheer for the ABKF National Team…

Survey from our friend Fujiwara. Please find some time to answer…

All dojo’s have received the following information:

The Belgian Kendo Championships are confirmed and subscriptions are now open! They will be held in Seneffe Sunday the 14th of April 2024.

Please fill in the form (1 per dojo!) to register your members for the championships.

Subscription deadline: 31/03/2024
Subscription link: https://form.jotform.com/ABKF/abkf-bkc-registration

Examination subscription link: https://forms.gle/sTvsj1LHhh154FD19 

All participants have to be regular registered members of BKR or VKIJF and follow the official ABKF and EKF rules.

As last year, there will be no team competition on this day (it will be held at a later date).

We will also have examinations from 1st kyu up until 5th dan after the championships.

Congratulations to Wesley Haeke for his achievement in kendo ! We are proud to announce that Wesley Haeke passed 7th Dan during the kendo referee seminar gradings, held on February 4th in Brussels.