KENDO IN CANADA

We have received the annual registration letter for International Budo University. The course begins in August, 2016. If you are interested in IBU, please see the letter here .

The FIK Anti-Doping Rules have been revised and the new ones have been put in effect since January 2015. The Anti-Doping Manual for Kenshi has also been revised accordingly. See the new rules on the FIK website . 12 anti-doping tests were conducted at the 16WKC in May...

Registration is open for the Western Jodo Exm, please check the details below. If you have problems please contact CKF Secretary Neil Gendzwill . Information on qualifications, requirements and fees is available at the grading info page . Foreign candidates including...

The annual Manitoba Kendo Club Seminar will be held June 26-28. The instructors will be Dean Ara (nanadan, Renbu Kendo Club) and Ray Murao (nanadan, Steveston Kendo Club). Further details will be posted soon to the MKC website .

The annual Guelph Spring Jodo and Iaido Seminar will be held May 16-18. For more details, see the Sei Do Kai website .

The annual Saskatoon Kendo Seminar will be held Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2015. The head instructor will be Daisuke Hayashi, from University of Victoria Kendo Club. Assisting will be Hyun-June Choi of Jungko and Akane D'Orangeville of McGill. The schedule includes seminar...

The annual Saskatoon Kendo Seminar will be held Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2015. The head instructor will be Daisuke Hayashi, from University of Victoria Kendo Club. Assisting will be Hyun-June Choi of Jungko and Akane D'Orangeville of McGill. The schedule includes seminar...

FIK has informed us that there will be no Foreign Kendo Leaders' Summer Seminar this coming year due to Japan hosting the World Kendo Championships.

The CKF National grading was successful. Everything went smoothly. All candidates from 1-5 dan passed the written Exam test. Some one needed one or two rewrites. For the jitsugi test, most candidates performed with the intention of showing a "shinai of sincerity"....

La version francaise suit. Submit your best pictures of Kendo, Iaido or Jodo! We are launching a photo contest where anyone can share their images of people, places, things, events, and anything related to these three arts. From now until Dec 15, 2014, you can send us...

Every year, CKF sends delegate to attend the Foreign Leaders Kendo Seminar in Kitamoto, Japan. This is a wonderfulopportunity for development of your kendo as an instructor. We are now compiling reports from people who have attendedso that others may learn about their...

On June 27, meetings were held with both the old and new board of directors . Most of the discussion pertained to routine business, however the membership should be aware of the following decisions: Okusa-sensei will remain as Canada's FIK director until the end of...

Message from new president Christian D'Orangeville Message du nouveau pr̩sident Christian D'Orangeville

As part of the 2014 AGM, a new board of directors was elected. The new board met after the AGM and elected the executive. The results are: President: Christian D'Orangeville (McGill University Kendo Club)

National Championships The 18th CNKC has successfully concluded including junior, mudansha, ladies, mens and team categories. We also had the first-ever East-West Masters Shiai and various demonstrations, including a Taiko performance. The taikai was extremely well...

The Canadian National Kendo Championships will be held the last weekend in June in Montreal. The schedule is as follows: Fri, June 27 7 pm - 9 pm: CKF Annual General Meeting, Leacock Building, McGill University Fri, June 27 7 pm - 9 pm: Free practice, McGill Sports...