The British Open Championship was held at the Q3 Centre on 12th December 2015. A full field of over 80 kendoka competed in the Open, Junior and Ladies competitions. The results were: Open: Gold James Ogle Silver Joe Smithers Bronze: W McCahon & M Gemici Ladies: Gold R Riches Silver S Williams Bronze: J Li Wan Po & N Guyen …
Welcome to the British Kendo Association
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.
Book now for Kendo British Open on 12th December There are now nearly 60 people registered for the British Open on the 12th December. However, in typical kendoka style, over 50% of these have been in the last week! As we seem to be booking at the last minute and to reduce the inevitable “I …
The Kendo Bu is pleased to announce that Trevor Chapman Sensei has been awarded Renshi by the AJKF