Name: BKR Kendo - Regional Training
Start: 2026-7-11T12-12-00-00
End: 2026-7-11T13-13-00-00
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ABKF • Iaido

European Iaido Championships 2013

November 6, 2013

The 20th European Iaido Championships was this year organized in Meze, France. The ambiance during this event was great and everybody was very happy to meet all Iaido friends from all over EKF countries. After 2 days of seminar, the Belgian team achieved a tremendous job in the individual taikai by winning not less than 8 medals with Bruwier Philippe 6th dan Silver, Simonini Michael 5th dan Gold, Kanto Yuki 5th dan Bronze, Vandenbussche Jonathan 4th dan Gold, Vervack Valentin 2nd dan Gold, Vijverman Yvan 2nd dan Bronze, Cool Steven 1st dan Gold, Croes Kim 1st dan Bronze.

And on sunday winning the Silver medal in Team taikai with a team composed of De Block Marjan, Cool Steven, Croes Kim, Defraeye Luc.

Sunday finished with gradings where many new shodan (Incl. Croes Kim), nidan (Incl. Cool Steven) and sandan (Incl. Vervack Valentin) members passed! But only three new yondan and only one new rokudan (Simonini Michael) passed.

All EIC 2013 taikai results can be found here with official EKF comments and pictures on Facebook

ABKF • Iaido

A new 6th Dan Iaido in Belgium!

November 5, 2013

Our friend Simonini Michael passed 6th dan Iaido at the end of the EIC which was organized in Meze, France. Big congratulations!!

Gradings results (EKF PDF) here

ABKF • Kendo

A new 7th dan Kendo in Belgium!

October 6, 2013

A new 7th dan Kendo in Belgium! Our friend Jean Claude Wolfs passed successfuly this test today at Eaubonne during the exams organized by EKF. Big congratulations!!

Kendo

2ème Championnat de Kendo Yudansha BKR & 2ème Stage d’arbitrage BKR

September 21, 2013

Le samedi 12 octobre 2013

https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/AFFICHE-1%C2%B0-CHPTS-BKR-21-10-2012.pdf

Lien direct vers le PDF: 2ème Championnat Kendo BKR 21-10-2012

ABKF • Iaido • Kendo

ABKF Summer Seminars 2013

September 3, 2013

This year again, we had two very nice seminars for Kendo & Iaido.
Here some group pictures taken; more available at social networks! See you all in December for the ABKF Winter seminar or in 2014 for our next Summer edition!

ABKF • Iaido

Belgian Iaido Championships 2013

May 13, 2013

This year, ABKF organized its championships for Iaido on May 12th in Ninove.

Results & pictures are here: Results BIC2013

ABKF • Kendo

European Kendo Championships 2013

April 12, 2013

At the end of the first day of the 25th EKC, our member, Sara Van Laecken got a fighting spirit award in the “Junior” category.

The second day has seen the “men” team matches. This year, our national team got the second place in this tournament after very strong matches against Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Austria, Spain and finally France… details are on the EKF website and more pictures available at social networks. Check also the letter from our ABKF President (NL & FR versions)

DD EKC 2013_fr
DD EKC 2013_nl

ABKF • Iaido

International Iaido result for Belgium

April 7, 2013

Valentin Vervack, member of Kendo Iaido Gent won recently the 2nd dan division Iaido competition for Tokyo area at the Tokyo Budokan (Japan).

Congratulations Valentin!

ABKF • Kendo

Belgian Kendo “Open” Championships 2013

March 3, 2013

For the 4th time, all ABKF Yudansha had their National Championships in Forest/Vorst on Sunday March 3rd.

We had 5 pool of ladies, 3 pool of juniors and 29 poolof men attending the individual tournaments and 17 team for the team tournament.

Complete results can be found in the excell files here:

BKC Junior 2013 BKC Team 2013 BKC-Men-2013-A BKC Ladies 2013

Pictures will follow as soon as possible, check also social media for more…

ABKF • Kendo

New 7th & 6th dan Kendo in Belgium !

February 3, 2013

At the end of the 2013 EKF Kendo Referee Seminar, our Federation had the honour to congratulate Yoshinobu Kurogi from Wakakoma Kenshi Kai & Wesley Haeke from Kojika for their achievement for 7th & 6th dan. Beside them, also other successfull Belgian candidates had the pleasure to pass a grade. Congratulations to all of them!