The British Kendo Association (BKA) is the official governing body for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo in the UK. The BKA was founded in 1964 as a non-profit making organisation to foster and develop the practice and spirit of Kendo, Iaido, and Jodo along traditional lines. For more information on the BKA, please read the ‘About us‘ section.
If you are interested in beginning Kendo, Iaido or Jodo please see the ‘Getting Started‘ section for more information and then look in Clubs for somewhere to practice near you.
It is with great sadness that we have lost Linda Tattoli to a long battle against cancer. Always smiling, always laughing, Linda was a great jodoka and iaidoka and kendoka, fighting with the spirit of a lion. I met Linda at my very first class of iaido and jodo. She has always been an inspiration …
Dear Jodobu Members, We would like to invite you to the BKA Kangeiko Seminar 2018, led by Jock Hopson sensei and hosted with the help of Kenmukan dojo. Kangeiko training is traditionally the first hard training of the New Year and will help blow away the cobwebs and help focus your training for the year ahead. …
Dear Iaidobu members Please follow this link to view the Iaidobu calendar of events for 2018. The Bu EC and Iaido Squad Manager are delighted to inform you that we have confirmed (almost) all of our dates and venues: we have one final STS and the Northern Seminar to confirm. We have an exciting calendar …
The following items were found in the main Education Village hall after the Iaido and Jodo gradings. If anybody has lost one or more of these items, please email Phil Henderson (Iaido Grading Officer) directly and he’ll sort out getting them back to you. His email address is available on this page: http://www.britishkendoassociation.com/contact-us/ – A …
