Tag - eic

Name: Jodo regional training VKIJF
Start: 2026-11-22T09-09-00-00
End: 2026-11-22T13-13-00-00
Location: Sportcenter Horizon, Ternat

ABKF • Iaido

EIC 2019 in Athens, Greece. Belgian Iaido Team report

November 5, 2019

Just back from the 26 th European Iaido Championship in Athens, the largest until now with over 300 participants and 25 countries. As it was the first time Greece organized the EIC, they did a fantastic job. The hotel was fine, the sayonara party was great and the championship itself went smoothly, thanks to the dedication of the many Greek voluntary assistants. The kakari-in knew what they were doing, results were correctly noted and send trough to the head tables. Thank you, Greece. The Belgian team came on Thursday, to be in time for the seminar on Friday morning. Thanks to the effort and...

ABKF • Iaido

25th EIC 2018 Zawiercie – Poland

October 31, 2018

Belgian Iaido team report – EIC 218 in Zawiercie, Poland. WOW !!! That is the first reaction after this 25 th European Iaido Championship last weekend . Although I already attended in earlier championships as referee, this year I was really ‘on the competitors side’ as Belgian Team manager to see (& love) it all. This year’s Belgian referees were Patrik Demuynck and Luc Defraeye. After a long travel, from Brussels via Frankfurt to Katowice airport, we arrived on Thursday evening at Zawiercie. Luckily, we had made bus reservation, so no worries to find transportation. The hotel was great...

ABKF • Iaido

EIC 2014 – Helsinki (FIN)

November 4, 2014

Great results for the Belgian Team at the 21st European Iaido Championships 2014 in Helsinki !!!
Two days of seminar with 19 countries represented, everybody in the team very happy to meet all European Iaido friends and receive the teaching of 3 great sensei: Sakono sensei, Kusama sensei and Aoki sensei all Iaido 8th dan Hanshi.
Great competition results with 7 medals: 3x Gold, 1x Silver, 2x Bronze and 1x Fighting Spirit.
BELGIUM DELEGATION EIC HELSINKI 2014

Check out results by clicking on the “Read more” link.

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...

november

22nov09:0013:00Jodo regional training VKIJF09:00 - 13:00 Sportcenter Horizon, Ternat, Bodegemstraat 12, 1740 Ternat, BelgiumEvent Type :Jodo,Jodo Grading

22nov09:0014:00BKR Iaido – Regional training09:00 - 14:00 ADEPS - Auderghem, Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading

22nov09:0018:00Kendo Kyu Championship 202609:00 - 18:00 Complexe Sportive Mons, Rue de Saint-Antoine 1, 7021 MonsEvent Type :Kendo,Kendo / Iaido / Jodo,Kendo Grading

december

06dec09:0013:00VKIJF Iaido Regional Training + LGT09:00 - 13:00 Sportcenter Horizon, Ternat, Bodegemstraat 12, 1740 Ternat, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading

12dec09:0012:00ABKF - Kendo National Team Training09:00 - 12:00 ULB - Building E2, Hall 2, 50, avenue franklin RooseveltEvent Type :Kendo

12dec12:0013:00BKR Kendo - Regional Training12:00 - 13:00 ADEPS - Auderghem, Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, BelgiumEvent Type :Kendo

18dec(dec 18)10:0020(dec 20)16:00ABKF Winter Seminar 2026Registration is now open !10:00 - 16:00 (20) ADEPS - Auderghem, Chaussée de Wavre 2057, 1160 Auderghem, BelgiumEvent Type :Iaido,Iaido Grading,Jodo,Jodo Grading,Jukendo & Tankendo,Kendo,Kendo / Iaido / Jodo,Kendo / Iaido / Jodo Gradings,Kendo Grading

Event Details

The yearly ABKF Winter Seminar is open for registrations!

Official registrations page: https://registrations.abkfevents.be/

Detailed schedule :

https://www.abkfevents.be/abkf_winter_seminar_2026_schedule_onepage/

The event is free for children under the age of 16 at time of the event!

Registration of an extra participant on your behalf can be done after adding the profile on your profile page.

This year features some changes to the schedule, a half day of keiko on Friday for both kendo and iaido!

This year’s distinguished delegation;

Kiyono Shinobu sensei – Kendo Hanshi 8 dan
Oda sensei – iaido Hanshi 8 dan
Murakami sensei – Jodo Hanshi 8 dan
Fujiwara sensei – Kendo Kyoshi 8 dan

There will also be a Jukendo & Tankendo seminar at the same time, featuring sensei sent by the International Jukendo Federation (IJKF):

Ogawa Isao sensei – Hanshi 8 Dan

The Jukendo & Tankendo seminar is free, but requires a separate registration form: Jukendo-Tankendo Registration-form
Please note that VKIJF members are not covered by the VKIJF insurance for these disciplines (Jukendo & Tankendo). VKIJF members who wish to participate do so on their own voluntary basis. ABKF cannot be held liable for any injuries.

Looking forward to meet you all!