IAIDO NEWS & EVENTS

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, 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 be raising the bar this...

In celebration, they have organized an Open Seminar for all Kendo & Iaido members. Three Senseis have been invited from the Keishicho (Tokyo Police Force); Tomoharu Ito Sensei (Kendo & Iaido 8 Dan), Fuminori Kodama Sensei, and Masanobu Hirose Sensei. The...

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...

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...

The deadline for registration and submission of written exams for the Guelph seminar is now May 10.

Dear CKF Members, The 15th World Kendo Championships are fast approaching and scheduled for May 25-27th, 2012. Over 1,000 participants representing 52 countries will be attending. With the tournament only weeks away, our players are making their final preparations to...

A number of opportunities for grading are fast approaching. The Eastern iaido and jodo gradings are to be held in conjunction with the Guelph Seminar on Monday, May 21. Iaido gradings for up to yondan and jodo gradings for up to sandan will be held in the morning,...

I am happy to announce that the new Kendo Development Fund Committee. The members of the committee come from all over the country, consisting of our younger leadership generation with their fresh energy, vision and ambition. I am expecting the committee members will...

The CKF is pleased to announce the composition of the Iaido and Jodo Development Fund Committee for 2012. Hanna Ikeda-Suen (Toronto) - Chair Iaido Chris Jarvie (Ottawa) - Chair Jodo Alex Cook (Calgary ) Elizabeth Nicholson (Guelph) Natan Cheiftetz (Vancouver) Bill...