The definitive delegation from Japan for our annual Winter Seminar is knew from now. This delegation has been reinforced, for the Jodo-part, by European Jodo Kyoshi 8th dan René Van Amersfoort and are assisted by a huge number of 7th dan coming from Italy, The Netherlands, France and Belgium.
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LIST 2017
Category - Iaido
It is with deep sadness that we have to announce that Aoki Sensei passed away. He was a great Sensei that many of us met during Seminars and EIC. Our deepest condoleance to his family. The Iaido world will miss you :'(
This year, the 20th ABKF Iaido Championships took place on May 21th in Affligem. It was a wonderful day with great shiai. Congratulations to all the participants and medal winners. See you all next year for the 21st edition of the Belgian Iaido Championships 🙂 Results MUDAN 1.VANDERSTRAETEN ALAIN (RAITO) 2.LOPEZ CEDRIC (YAEGAKI-KAI) 3.BASU PRAMIT (KENHACHI) 3.VERHEYDEN BENJAMIN (YAEGAKI-KAI) FS.CORDIER LAETITIA (BUTOKUKAN) SHODAN 1.MAES NICOLAS (YAEGAKI-KAI) 2.PEYNSAERT YOSHI (KIG) 3.MOTIEJUNAS AURELIUS (BUTOKUKAN) 3.REYNDERS MERLIJN (SHINBUKAN) FS.VAN LAETHEM JOS (RAITO) NIDAN 1.HEUNGENS...
Our friend, Luc Defraeye, has been awarded “Renshi” in Iaido last week in
Kyoto (Japan). We congratulate him on this achievement!
Yuki Kanto passed her 6th dan at the end of the seminar organized by CNK in Versailles this weekend. Congratulations!
The 16th edition of the ABKF Summer Seminar will take place for the Iaido seminar the 18-19-20 August 2017 in the Centre sportif de Blocry, Louvain La Neuve and for the Kendo seminar the 23-24-25-26-27 August 2017 in the ADEPS Auderghem, Brussels.
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Iaido 18-19-20 August 2017 – Centre sportif de Blocry
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Kendo 23-24-25-26-27 August 2017 – ADEPS Auderghem Brussels
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Beste vrienden, De Belgen hebben het weerom gedaan in Budapest. Een ongelofelijke prestatie neergezet tijdens het Europees Kampioenschap IAIDO 2016 Individueel , op de 7 Finales, beheersten wij er 5, met als resultaat: SHODAN: GOLD – Karen Vermeulen NIDAN: SILVER – Daan Heungens SANDAN: Een Belgische Finale: GOLD – Valentin Vervack en SILVER – Kim Croes GODAN: SILVER – Yuki Kanto ROKUDAN : Een Belgische kwartfinale: BRONS – Luc Defraye en in de finale: SILVER Michael Simonini-Meyts Teamkampioenschap: Het Belgisch Team heeft heel wat mooie wedstrijden...
Jacques Van Alsenoy from Butokukan, Brussels, succeed for 6th dan Iaido at the end of the high-level seminar organized in Modena by CIK and EKF. Congratulations!
This year, the 19th ABKF Iaido Championships took place on May 15th in Havré. It was a wonderful day with great shiai. Congratulations to all the participants and medal winners. See you all next year for the 20th edition of the Belgian Iaido Championships 🙂 The medal winners Results of the BIC 2016 MUDAN 1.RENDERS MERLIJN (SHINBUKAN) 2.DE BAETS GREET (TENSHOKAI) 3.VANDERSTRAETEN ALAIN (RAITO) 3.PEYNSAERT YOSHI (KIG) FS.VERSTRAETE DENIS (AGEHACHO) SHODAN 1.VERMEULEN KAREN (KIG) 2.KIEKENS KEVIN (SAKURA) 3.SIMON MARC (SHIDOKAN) 3.VAN LAETHEM JOS RAITO) FS.BUGHIN YOACKIM (KCC) NIDAN 1.HEUNGENS...
The first week of May, during the “Golden Week” is every year the moment of the ZNKR gatering known as the “Kyoto Taikai”. Demonstrations & matches in Jodo, Iaido & Kendo are organized at the Butokuden in Kyoto (Japan) for 6th up to 8th dan. This year, five members took part in the Kendo division and one in the Iaido part. They certainly have some very nice experience to share with us but… one of them got also the result of his Renshi examination. We are very proud to inform You that our friend, Michael Simonini, has been awarded “Renshi” in...