Dear Iaidoka,

Date and information for the BIC 2024 are online: https://www.abkfevents.be/seminars-events/bic/

Date: 19 May 2024

Location: Centre Sportif Blocry
Place des Sports 1
1348 Ottignies Louvain-la-Neuve

For Referee registration, participation at the 24 April Referee Seminar in Ternat is required.

Lock the dates 😉

Dear Iaidoka,

Dates for the Iaido Summer seminar 2024 has been confirmed: 23-24-25 August 2024

Location: Centre Sportif Blocry Place des Sports 1, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Already Lock the dates. More information coming soon 😉

More info: https://www.abkfevents.be/abkf-iaido-summer-seminar-2024/

ABKF Winter Seminar 2023 Leaflet with Word of the ABKF President Serge Hendrickx and all useful information. You can also download it here: https://www.abkfevents.be/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/LeafletWinterSeminar122023.pdf

During the EIC in Munich everybody in Individuals passed the pools to go in the knockout phase.

In the NIDAN category Efi Bakoura made it until the semi final and got a Bronze medal.

In the SANDAN category Pramit Basu made it also to the semi final, and also won a Bronze medal and Maya Boujraf got the fighting spirit award.

In the GODAN category  Jonathan Vandenbussche made it to the semi finals and Nicolas Pauwelyn made it until the final. So Bronze medal for Jonathan, and Silver medal for Nicolas.

On the second day the team championships occurred. Our Belgian team came out of the pools as second. Pool was with Switzerland and Poland. They went until the quarter finals, but we lost from Spain by only one flag. Then Spain won against Greece in the semi finals, and lost in the finals from Italy.

To finish not less than 8 candidates were presenting their grades and they all passed with 2 new 6th dan in Belgium: Nicolas Pauwelyn & Jonathan Vandenbussche

Congratulations to all
See you all next year in Sweden

Dear practitioners,

Registration for the Winter Seminar is CLOSED.

https://www.abkfevents.be/seminar/winter2023/

Belgian National Jodo Team during the EJC 2023 in Maggelingen lead by the Japanese sensei FUJISAKI Koro Sensei and HATTORI Tomoji Sensei.

Belgian delegation Results
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Mudan: Permenter Luc – Bronze
Shodan: Croes Kim – Silver

Congratulations and thanks to all participants, referees, staff and supporters for their participation in competition and in examination.

Dear members

The invitation to registration for the BKKC has been sent to all kendo dojo leaders. Please fill in 1 form per dojo.

Rules can be found here: https://www.abkfevents.be/rules-bkkc-2023/

Registrations for gradings are done by the dojo, through the same form!

Please reach out in case of issues: secretary@abkf.be.

Last weekend, the 3rd of September 2023 the Belgian Kendo Team Championships were held in Auderghem. The results are as follows:

1st place
Wakakoma Kenshi Kai
2nd place
Meibukan Liège
3rd place
Yu-Hi Kendo Club
Kendo Club Charleroi

Fighting Spirits

• Grosfils Makoto (Wakakoma)
• Haeke Sakura (Ko Jika)
• Buysse Rachel (Yu-Hi)
• Haeke Wesley (Kendo Gent)

Congratulations to all!

Please find the program for the upcoming BKTC 2023 at the following link:

Dear friends

the ABKF Summer Seminar & Examinations registrations are now open.

Schedule and registration can be found here:

KENDO: https://www.abkfevents.be/abkf_seminar_agenda_2023_summer-kendo/

IAIDO: https://www.abkfevents.be/abkf_seminar_agenda_2023_summer-iaido/