Happy New Year: many important notices!

Note – “Year of the Snake” graphic by Cruise-sensei. There have been many important notices posted recently, please be sure you don’t miss anything: UPDATED: FIK referee seminar (NOTE: deadline to apply now January 26) New year’s message...

Foreign Kendo Leaders Summer Camp

CKF is accepting applications to attend the Foreign Kendo Leaders Summer Camp in 2013. If you are interested in applying, please fill out the application form and send a copy to both Okusa-sensei and myself . The deadline for application to CKF is January 31, 2013....

Fall Gradings: Updated Nov 27

There will be gradings held for the fall as follows: Atlantic Kendo Grading: Nov 18, Halifax, NS (up to 1 dan only) Eastern Kendo Grading: Nov 25, Etobicoke Olympium, ON Eastern Iaido and Jodo Grading: Dec 1, Etobicoke Olympium, ON Western Kendo and Iaido Grading: Dec...

UVIC Kendo Club TED DAVIS Memorial Seminar

The 2012 Ted Davis Memorial Seminar will be a one day event held on Saturday September 15th from 10 am to approximately 2pm. Hamaguchi sensei (8th dan) will once again lead the seminar with the focus on kendo shiai. He will be accompanied by 30 kendo players, seven of...

15th WKC – President’s Message

Dear members of the Canadian Kendo community, I would like to first apologize for this belated message and express my gratitude to all of you, members of the Canadian Kendo Federation, for your continuous support. I had the chance to go to the 15th World Kendo...

Mu Mon Kai 2012 Iaido Taikai

Mu Mon Kai, in conjunction with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, are proud to introduce the 1st Mu Mon Kai Iaido Open Taikai. The team that brought you the ’08, ’09, ’11 Ontario Iaido Opens and the ’10 Canadian Iaido Open will...

Board of Directors Report

The Board of Directors held a meeting in Toronto on June 9th where several decisions were made that CKF members should be aware of. Tadashi Wakabayashi resigned from his positions as Director and CKF Secretary. The board accepted his resignation and thanked him for...

CKF Senior Leaders Fund

Dear members, As you may know, the CKF recently announced the establishment of development committees for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo. The Board of Directors has committed to the funding of these committees to a total of $12,500 per year for all three Arts. The committees...