British Kendo Association

The 2010 AGMs will be held on Saturday 22 May at Caroline Chisholm School, Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wooldale Road, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6TP. http://www.kajimacommunity.co.uk/caroline_chisholm/index.html

A revised policy on travel and subsistence claims has been issued by the National Committee.  The policy can be found in the Resources section of this site of via the direct link here.

  BKA Chairman, Errol Blake Report from the BKA Chair, Errol Blake, on a variety of activities undertaken this year, including: What are the major issues of the year ahead? Central Services costs Subscription Fee-setting Bu budgets Dojo Representatives Committee (DRC) Online facilities Significant Medical Issue policy Website improvements Child protection and vulnerable persons policy [...]

Chairman’s update on matters arising from the ex-President’s report re EKF/FIK gradings etc. 22 September 09 The EKF has no problem in recognising the BKA Chairman as the equivalent of President. There are no impediments to BKA members taking foreign gradings, referee panels, Renshi-shogo applications etc.

Summary:  There were no problems with foreign gradings or Renshi-shogo or other matters that I am aware of, prior to the publication of the outgoing President’s report of discussions/decisions at the EKF and FIK meetings in Sao Paolo. The latter gives rise to concerns over terminology and I shall debate this with the EKF. Full [...]

14 World Kendo Championships logo Today we are publishing two reports on events that took place at the recent Kendo World Championships: John Howell sensei reports briefly on the competition and more seriously on the meetings of the European Kendo Federation (EKF) and International Kendo Federation (FIK) that took place in Brazil at the same [...]