International Kendo Federation
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The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was founded in 1970. It is an international federation of national and regional kendo
associations and the world governing body for kendo. The FIK is a non-governmental organisation, and its aim is to promote and popularise kendo
, iaido
and jōdō
.
Seventeen national or regional federations were the founding affiliates. The number of affiliated and recognised organisations has increased over the years to 50 by February 2009.
The FIK was accepted as a member of the General Association of International Sporting Federations (GAISF) in April 2006. As a consequence, the previous acronym of IKF was altered to FIK.
The office of the FIK is located in the All Japan Kendo Federation
building in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Their website with information and a list of affiliates is here.
The FIK has conducted the World Kendo Championship
s, every three years since the FIK was established in 1970. The international competition is contested by individual and team representatives of the FIK affiliated and recognised organisation nations.
Kendo
, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
associations and the world governing body for kendo. The FIK is a non-governmental organisation, and its aim is to promote and popularise kendo
Kendo
, meaning "Way of The Sword", is a modern Japanese martial art of sword-fighting based on traditional Japanese swordsmanship, or kenjutsu.Kendo is a physically and mentally challenging activity that combines strong martial arts values with sport-like physical elements.-Practitioners:Practitioners...
, iaido
Iaido
is a modern Japanese martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard...
and jōdō
Jodo
, meaning "the way of the jō", or is a Japanese martial art using short staffs called jō. The art is similar to bōjutsu, and is strongly focused upon defense against the Japanese sword. The jō is a short staff, usually about 3 to 5 feet long...
.
Seventeen national or regional federations were the founding affiliates. The number of affiliated and recognised organisations has increased over the years to 50 by February 2009.
The FIK was accepted as a member of the General Association of International Sporting Federations (GAISF) in April 2006. As a consequence, the previous acronym of IKF was altered to FIK.
The office of the FIK is located in the All Japan Kendo Federation
All Japan Kendo Federation
The All Japan Kendo Federation or Zen Nihon Kendō Renmei is a non-governmental organization to promote and popularize kendō, iaidō and jōdō. The federation was founded in 1952....
building in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
Their website with information and a list of affiliates is here.
The FIK has conducted the World Kendo Championship
World Kendo Championship
The World Kendo Championships are an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of International Kendo Federation . The FIK is the international federation of national and regional kendo associations and the world governing body for kendo...
s, every three years since the FIK was established in 1970. The international competition is contested by individual and team representatives of the FIK affiliated and recognised organisation nations.