World Kendo Championship
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The World Kendo Championships are an international kendo
competition contested by the member nations of International Kendo Federation
(FIK). The FIK is the international federation of national and regional kendo associations and the world governing body for kendo. The championships have been conducted every three years since their inception in 1970.
The hosting of the World Kendo Championships usually rotates in order through the three FIK administrative regions of Asia, the Americas and Europe.
World Kendo Championships
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...
competition contested by the member nations of International Kendo Federation
International Kendo Federation
The International Kendo Federation 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...
(FIK). The FIK is the international federation of national and regional kendo associations and the world governing body for kendo. The championships have been conducted every three years since their inception in 1970.
The hosting of the World Kendo Championships usually rotates in order through the three FIK administrative regions of Asia, the Americas and Europe.
World Kendo Championships
| Number | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1970 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2nd | 1973 | Los Angeles, United States of America |
| 3rd | 1976 | Milton Keynes, England, Great Britain |
| 4th | 1979 | Sapporo, Japan |
| 5th | 1982 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 6th | 1985 | Paris, France |
| 7th | 1988 | Seoul, Korea |
| 8th | 1991 | Toronto, Canada |
| 9th | 1994 | Paris, France |
| 10th | 1997 | Kyoto, Japan |
| 11th | 2000 | Santa Clara, United States of America |
| 12th | 2003 | Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain |
| 13th | 2006 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 14th | 2009 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| 15th | 2012 | Novara, Italy |