ABKF - Winter Seminar 2023
13-14-15-16-17 December 2023

       Kendo   -  Iaido   -  Jodo

Kendo - Iaido - Jodo

Delegations: 11 Japanese teachers:
Nobuo HIRAKAWA      Kendo Kyoshi 8th Dan - Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan
Masatoshi ITO      Iaido Kyoshi 8th Dan
Morimasa OKADA      Kendo Kyoshi 8th Dan
Yasuhisa AMANO      Kendo Kyoshi 8th Dan
Etsuro SATO      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan
Ritsuo SHIMIZU      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan
Yoshihide AKAZAWA      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan
Osamu TORIUMI      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan
Daigo IBUKI      Kendo Renshi 6th Dan

21 European teachers:
René VAN AMERSFOORT      Jodo Kyoshi 8th Dan - Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan (The Netherlands)
Aad VANDEWIJNGAART      Jodo Kyoshi 7th Dan - Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan (The Netherlands)
Claude PRUVOST      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (France)
Stefano BETTI      Kendo 7th Dan (Italy)
Alain DUCARME      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Emilio GOMEZ      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan - Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Patrik DEMUYNCK      Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan - Jodo Renshi 6th Dan (Belgium)
Pascal VAN LAECKEN      Kendo 7th Dan (Belgium)
Serge HENDRICKX      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Yoshinobu KUROGI      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Jean Claude WOLFS      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Chieko YANO      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Daniel DELEPERE      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Philippe BRUWIER      Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Naoko HAMADA      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Albert VAN DEN BROECK      Jodo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Christiaan MAES      Kendo Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Michael SIMONINI      Iaido Kyoshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Peter D'HONT      Kendo Renshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Luc DEFRAEYE      Iaido Renshi 7th Dan (Belgium)
Yuki KANTO      Iaido Renshi 7th Dan (Belgium)

(*) List is subjet to change without any notice

Schedule:13-14-15-16-17 December 2023

     Wednesday 13/12:
     Iaido 18:00-20:00 *PDM
     Jodo 19:30-22:00 G3

     Thursday 14/12:
     Iaido 19:30-22:00 H1
     Kendo 20:00-22:00 G2

     Friday 15/12:
     Kendo no kata 17:00-18:30 H2
     Kendo 20:00-22:00 H2
     Iaido 19:00-20:30 H3
     Jodo 20:30-22:00 H3
     Kendo Beginners & Juniors (-16) 20:00-22:00 G2

     Saturday 16/12:
     Opening Ceremony & Group picture 9:00-9:20 H2
     Kendo Yudansha 9:30-11:30 H2
     Kendo Beginners & Juniors (-16) 9:00-11:00 G2
     Iaido 9:30-12:00 H1
     Kendo Yudansha 14:00-16:00 H2
     Iaido 14:00-16:30 H1
     Iaido Examination 17:00 H2 **

     Sunday 17/12:
     Kendo Competition 9:00-13:00 H2
     Jodo 9:00-10:45 H1
     Jodo 11:15-13:30 H1
     Kendo & Jodo Examination 14:00 H2 **

* Palais du Midi, rue Rogier Van der Weyden, 1000 Brussels (near Midi Train Station)
** Taking pictures and video are permitted for private use only

Schedule is an indication and can always slightly change, please be aware of this

Examination candidates must confirm their presences and have paid inscription fees min 4 hours before the exam. Anybody who failed will be removed from the lists

Seminar fee: 3 Disciplines (Kendo/Iaido/Jodo): 120€
2 Disciplines: 90€
1 Discipline: Kendo and Iaido 70€ and Jodo 50€
1 Training : 15€ (Kendo, Iaido or Jodo)

Kendo competition Individual: 10€
Kendo competition Team: 25€

Location:ADEPS (CSFDS) Auderghem Brussels
Chaussée de Wavre 2057
1160 Bruxelles


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More info about transportation here.

Information:Koen François
Email: event-manager@abkf.be
Tel.: +32 (0)477-53 44 38

Booking: REGISTRATIONS are now CLOSED on 30th November !!!

Examination and competition registration are now Closed. Registration for seminar will be still available on the spot !!!

Future registration for the seminar will be done on the spot and payed cash.

If you registered via the web form, we kindly ask you to PAY ALL the DIFFERENT FEES ASAP (seminar, examination, sayonara party ...).
These fees are to be paid in advance at Fortis Bank "All Belgium Kendo Federation vzw", Account IBAN: BE76001119923095, BIC: GEBABEBB with mention of “Your Name + winter 2023”

NO CHEQUE WILL BE ACCEPTED and people who paid by bank transfer MUST bring a PAYMENT PROOF !!!