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Bronze Medal at the 17th World Kendo Championships
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First-Ever Virtual National Seminar a Success
The first-ever Kendo Canada Virtual National Seminar was held on July 25 and 26, 2020.
2020 Kendo Canada Virtual National Seminar
Come together with Kendo friends from across Canada for the first-ever virtual Kendo Canada National Seminar hosted by the CKF. The 20th Canadian National Kendo Championships scheduled for this summer were unfortunately postponed due to the on-going COVID-19...
President’s Message – June 2, 2020
To All Members of the Canadian Kendo Federation and Associated Martial Arts. I have been graciously invited by some members of our federation to speak virtually to each of you during this storm caused by a small, single-stranded RNA virus that is disrupting our lives, our work, our families and our social organization, while at the same time bringing out demons deep in our psyche, manifesting themselves as angst and fear.
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We would like to look back on a tremendous bronze medal performance by the Canadian National Women’s Kendo Team, from the 17th World Kendo Championships, 2 years ago. Congratulations and thank you for inspiring the country! The 2021 World Kendo Championships have been postponed, but we support the ongoing efforts of the Team Canada coaching team and prospects. Oh Canada! 🇨🇦Congratulations to the Canadian Women’s National Kendo Team for a 3rd place finish at the World Kendo Championships. #kendocanada #17wkc #kendolife #kendogirls #kendoteamcanada #team #teamwork
The FIK officially announced the postponement of the 18th WKC. kendo-canada.com/18th-wkc-postponed/
POSTPONED: 18th World Kendo Championships (18WKC), originally scheduled for May 2021
Postponement was approved at the FY2020 FIK Extraordinary BODM by correspondence.
New date of the 18WKC will be discussed and decided by FIK BODM, monitoring the status of the COVID-19 infection.
Postponement of the 18th World Kendo Championships (18WKC) | FIK
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The FIK is a non-political and friendly organization. Its purpose is to propagate and develop kendo, iaido and jodo internationally, and to foster mutual trust and friendship among its affiliates. The...Thank you to everyone who participated in this weekend's Kendo Canada National Seminar. It is truly a testament to what we can achieve by coming together (while being apart). Thank you once again to the presenters and to the CKF organizers of the seminar, David Mori, Makiko Ara, and Hyun June Choi.
We trust that the seminar has provided you with a wealth of knowledge and reignited your passion for kendo! Thank you
again for joining us for this first-ever event and we hope to see you all again soon!
Stay safe and stay positive!
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Christian D'Orangeville
Vice President East: Hyun-June Choi
Vice President West: Makiko Ara
Secretary: Neil Gendzwill
Treasurer: John Maisonneuve
Director: Pamela Morgan
Director: David Mori
Director: Patrick Suen