DOCUMENTS

BKA Management Documents (NC, AGM etc)

All documents relating to the BKA Management are now held on their own page under the About Us menu tab

Link to: BKA Management Documents

Resources For Clubs and Dojo Leaders

Insurance for 2022

Here are the details showing that the members, clubs and coaches are insured. Certificates will be uploaded ASAP

Insurance Documents (Updated as of 16/04/2021)

• British Kendo Affinity PA Schedule
• 210226 The British Kendo Association.Schedule
• British Kendo Association – Affinity PA and Travel Schedule
• Combined Corporate-SL-0121-POLICY-XLCICLSynd2003
• DC546 – Policy Schedule and Statement of Fact

Previous documents as of 18/2/20

• BKA Members & Instructors – Certificate
• BKA Clubs – Certificate

For further information about the cover please visit the portal offered by our insurers Sports Insure.

Health & Safety

Safety Policy & Guides:

• BKA Safety Policy (29 Nov 21)
• SAFETY GUIDE – KENDO (8 Jun 18)
• SAFETY GUIDE – IAIDO (8 Jun 18)
• BKA Use of Swords (2009) – Advice on the use of Iaito and Shinken from the Iai Bucho (April 09)
• MEDICAL ASSESSMENT-KENDO (8 Jun 18)  – Background information to support a medical assessment
• Stretching and warm-up advice

Accident Reporting Form:

• BKA Online_Accident Form (11 Mar 19)

Generic Risk Assessment:

• BKA_GRA_GUIDE (8 Jun 18) – How to use the form below.
• BKA_GRA_KENDO (8 Jun 18) – Blank form for completion by Kendo clubs
• BKA_GRA_IAIDO-JODO (8 Jun 18) – Blank form for completion by Iaido and Jodo clubs

DCMS Risk Assessments & Action Plans:

• Kendo DCMS Risk Assesment & Action Plan – Coming soon
• Iaido DCMS Risk Assesment & Action Plan (PDF)
• Jodo DCMS Risk Assesment & Action Plan – Coming soon

Child Protection

Documents:

• Policies & Procedures
• Codes of Conduct
• Guidance
• Criminal Records Checks FAQ

Forms:

• Incident Reporting
• Event-Medical-Photo Consent
• In-Loco-Parentis
• Travel Consent

Equality and Diversity

• Equality and Diversity Policy
• Equality Summary
• Note on reasonable adjustments

Legal

• Data Privacy Notice
• Grievance Policy – See Constitution

Club Registration

• Club Registration Guidelines

BKA Documents for Individuals

• Nomination Form (PDF) – for National and Bu Executive positions
• Nomination Form (DOCX) – for National and Bu Executive positions
• BKA Constitution (latest version)
• BKA Shogo Policy (07 May 2020)

Expenses Forms

• Travel and Subsistence – Expenses Policy Revised Aug 2014
• BKA-Expenses-Claim-Form-template-2018

Literature

• Hagakure – (meaning In the shadow the Leaves or Hidden Leaves), is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the samurai, Yamamoto Tsunetomo.
• The Unfettered Mind – is a three-part treatise on Buddhist philosophy and martial arts written by Takuan Soho, a Japanese monk of the Rinzai sect. The title translates roughly to The Mysterious Records of Immovable Wisdom.