KENDO IN CANADA

Dear Members: The CKF is changing the structure of incoming Kendo grading events. Starting in the winter 2013, it will be mandatory, for those applicants grading for 1st Kyu, to perform the Bokuto ni yoru Kendo kihon waza keiko ho which consists of 9 katas that differ...

The tax receipts for donations made to the CKF during 2012 will be mailed out soon. If you have any questions please contact the CKF Treasurer at [email protected]

The final version of the new by-laws is coming soon. Thanks again to all who contributed to the effort to make this happen A couple of policies have been translated into French: coming soon

There will be a grading for kendo ikkyu through sandan inclusive held as part of the 24th Annual Saskatoon Kendo Seminar. The grading is to be held March 3 at the Saskatoon YMCA starting at 9 am. Registration is now open with a deadline of February 24. The same...

The Hayakawa Kendo/Iaido Club are pleased to announce this year's Welland Iaido Clinic on Saturday, March 16, 2013. See poster for more details.

The CKF is looking for people to fulfill the following roles in supporting the teams through the preparation period and into the 2015 WKC: Team Canada Manager Men's Coach Women's Coach Assistant Coach Fundraising Committee If you are interested in any of these...

This year's FIK referee seminar will be held March 9-10 in Washington, DC. If you are planning on attending, please apply using this form to both Okusa-sensei and myself by January 26. I apologize for the short notice. For anyone 5 dan and up, travel assistance is...

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 from Okusa-sensei, CKF...

A Happy New Year - May this be a prosperous 2013 for all! Looking back on 2012, one of the most important issues for all members has been the new by-law. Thank you all for your support - the new by-law was passed recently in November 2012. I would like to clarify the...

This coming year I wish all of you good health and happiness. I would like us to work at increasing our children membership this year, so we can have a bigger children's Kendo tournament and grow CKF for the future. Truly yours, Shane Kamata, National Chief...

The board of directors has approved a revised grading policy. This policy is available in English here and will be translated into French soon. The policy brings CKF kendo grading standards into line with international standards. Effective this year, candidates for...

An article documenting kendo history in Canada was recently published by the Japanese Canadian National Museum & Cultural Centre. This is our second publication of this kind by CKF. We will continue to publish kendo history in Canada. Thank you for your continuous...

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....

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...

The Edmonton Kendo Club will be celebrating its 10th anniversary the weekend of Feb 21-23. Guest sensei are Hiro Okusa from SFU and Christian D'Orangeville from McGill. For more information please see the invitation .

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...

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...