| Current events and news |
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| Finnish National Kendo Team has been selected, Finnish represented also among the WKC shinpan! |
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National teams of spring 2012 selected for the World Kendo Championships of Novara. [Last edited 22.2.2012] |
| Iaido and jodo seminar and Finnish Championships 31.3.-1.4.2012 |
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Iaido and jodo seminar as well as the Finnish Championships will be held i Pori 31.3.-1.4. Acting as the teachers and head referees will be Rodriguez-sensei and Momiyama-sensei. Invitation and instructions for registration will be out soon. [Last editet 21.2.2012] |
| Yamagata seminar in July 2012 |
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FKA in cooperation with Yamagata University in Japan, organizes a
kendo seminar in Nishikawa near Yamagata in July 2012. The seminar is directed for young active FKA members between 2th kyu and 2th dan. Participating the seminar costs about 280 euros and participants pay their own travel expences. FKA will support the participants
financially with 100 euros. 9 participants and a group leader will be chosen by FKA. Minimum age of 18 years-old is required. [Last editet 21.2.2012] |
| The results of Finnish Kendo Team Championships and Dan Cup |
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[Last editet 21.2.2012] |
| Finnish Team Championships and Dan Cup 2012 |
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Official invitation here.
Venue
Fri 10.2.
Divisions
Accommodation:
Dinner on Saturday:
Inquiries: [Last editet 28.1.2012] |
| Invitation: Kendo seminar for advanced kendoka in Helsinki September 16th – 18th 2011 |
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You don't want to miss this camp! As a part of the club's 25th anniversary Ki-Ken-Tai-Icchi kendo club and the Finnish Kendo Association proudly present a camp intended for higher dan holders with 3rd dan or more. The main teacher in the seminar will be Iwatate sensei from Japan. The intention of sensei and his delegation is to teach kendo on a much deeper level than usually possible at international gasshukus at the pace and intensity necessary for higher dans. The camp is open to all Finnish and foreign kendoka from 3rd dan upwards!
For further information, please contact Mrs. Emilia Vuorinen: [Latest update 3.8.2011] |
| Invitation: Tampere kendo club Fudo Kamae's 20th anniversary kendo camp 2.-4.9.2011 |
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Download the official invitation in English (pdf) here. Tampere kendo club Fudo Kamae would like to invite you to its 20th anniversary kendo camp from September 2nd to 4th 2011. Like in previous years, the main teacher is our good old friend Emilio Gomez, 7th dan renshi (Spain/Belgium). This year the camp will be held in the center of Tampere, so that you'll have the opportunity to see some sights too, while being there.
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PROGRAM
PRICES Breakfast at the school on Sat and Sun is included in the camp fee as well as dojo accommodation. Juniors pay half the price of the camp fee. Sauna on Saturday is 7 € / person
You can register for the camp personally by filling in the registration form at (scroll to the bottom of the page): Deadline for all registrations is August 22nd 2011. You can cancel without extra costs up to August 28th. After that you will be charged a cancellation fee of 20 euros.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION [Latest update 27.7.2011] |
| Invitation: KENDO SEMINAR FOR CHILDREN & YOUTHS with Yamagami-sensei in Helsinki July 29th-31st 2011 |
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Download the invitation here.
Ki-Ken-Tai-Icchi kendo club and the Finnish Kendo Association invite you to a kendo seminar for children and youths at the end of July.
JAPANESE DELEGATION, in Helsinki 26. Jul – 1. Aug 2011
SEMINAR PROGRAM 29.–31.Jul 2011 [Latest update 17.6.2011] |
| New contact info for the FKA |
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The FKA website has a new URL: www.fka.fi. The old ones www.kendoliitto.fi and www.kendoliitto.net also still work. The board of the FKA also has new email addresses. For official contacts you can use the @fka.fi addresses listed under "FKA Contact info" above. The old email addresses for the board also also still in operation. [Latest update 10.6.2011] |
| National team in iaido selected and new date for the EIC 2011 |
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The national team in iaido for the year 2011 has been selected to represent Finland at the 18th European Championships in Iaido in Andorra, October 6th to 9th 2011. [Latest update 10.6.2011] |
| Get your own FKA tenugui! |
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The FKA has a new tenugui available at all major national camps or by email order. The tenugui reads in Japanese Sha shi on, which can be translated as ”four debts of gratitude". This is a thought derived from buddhism. According to it you are indebted to four things in your life:
It's impossible to ever repay these debts, but you must remember they exist and respect them. You can order your own tenugui from Susanna Porevuo (salonen porevuo(at)elisanet fi (replace spaces with dots to get a valid address). [Latest Update 26.7.2011] |
| Welcome to the 20th Pori Jazz camp, July 14th to 17th 2011 |
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Go to the event's own website with more information from here
The 20th Pori Jazz-kendocamp 2011 [Latest Update 10.6.2011] |
| Important Update: Saito sensei and students will not participate in the FKA Spring Seminar |
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Due to recent, very unfortunate events in Japan, Saito sensei and his students are unfortunately forced to cancel their visit to Finland and Estonia and thus their participation in the FKA's Spring Seminar. Takeda sensei and the rest of the group will confirm in 2-3 days, what decisions they must make to handle this situation. We understand only too well how difficult things must be for them right now. It is self-evident, that they must concentrate their energy on helping their own surroundings cope with disaster. We all hope that all of Saito sensei's students (and everyone else for that matter) are unharmed and that we might welcome them here again, when things are looking better. The FKA's Spring Seminar will be held in any case and the FKA is currently contemplating on how we could best express our deepest sympathies and aid our friends in Japan. [Latest Update 14.3.2011] |
| Two Finnish referees at the upcoming EKC |
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The European Kendo Federation recently published a list of all referees selected for the upcoming European Championships in Kendo in May.
We are happy to announce, that there will be two Finnish referees this year: [Latest Update 15.2.2011] |
| 3rd Jodo Koryu Seminar in Helsinki, March 11th-13th 2011 |
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Ki-Ken-Tai-Icchi invites all to another koryu seminar in Helsinki! |
| A new 7th Dan in Finland! |
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Mikko Salonen of Helsinki Kendo Club Ki-Ken-Tai-Icchi, who also acts as the technical director of the FKA has received today February 6th 2011 the 7th Dan at the EKF Referee seminar in Brussels. Mikko is the second person so far in Finland to receive this grade in Finland. The Finnish Kendo Association congratulates Mikko on this great achievement! [Latest Update 6.2.2011] |
| Preliminary info: The Finnish Championships 2011 in Iaido and Jodo, April 2nd and 3rd |
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Turku Kendo Club Rendaino and FKA invite you to the Finnish Championships in Iaido and Jodo 2011 in Turku. The event takes place on April 2nd and 3rd 2011 and it consists of seminars in iaido and jodo on Saturday and the championships on Sunday.
The competition has the following series:
The price for the seminar week end is 50 €.
The registration is open until March 25th 2011 at http://www.rendaino.fi/sm2011/ [Latest Update 25.2.2011] |
| The FKA joins Nuori Suomi's and the Finnish Sport Federation's Your Move event for children and youths |
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There will be a major sports event called Your Move in Helsinki from May 27th to June 1st 2011. This event is intended for children and young people and the estimated amount of participants is 50.000 youths between 13 and 19 years from all around Finland! The event is organised by Nuori Suomi (Young Finland Association) which seeks to enhance and diversify sports club activities aimed at children and young people. The other organisator is the Finnish Sports Federation. Helsinki Kendo Club Ki-Ken-Tai-Icchi and the FKA are participating in this event with kendo demonstrations. The campaign page for the event can be found at: http://www.yourmove.fi/english
[Latest Update 5.2.2011] |
| FKA now at FaceBook |
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The Finnish Kendo Association has its own profile in FaceBook:
Suomen Kendoseurojen Keskusliitto Ry | Luo merkki [Latest Update 5.2.2011] |
| National Team in Kendo 2011 |
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The national team representing Finland in the EKC 2011 in Gdynia, Poland, has been selected. Those marked with an asterisk will join the individual competition. There will also be a team of Finnish EKC Officials joining the event. More info on their part will be published later.
Juniors
The official delegation traveling with the team consists of:
More information on the selection and the activities of the national team can be obtained from [Latest Update 5.2.2011] |
| Finnish Team Championships in kendo and Dan Cup, February 19th to 20th 2011 |
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The Finnish Team Championships in Kendo the Dan Cup have now been fought. The competitions were held February 19th to 20th 2011 in Tapanila Sports Center in Helsinki.
The results are: Download the official invitation here. [Latest Update 21.2.2011] |
| Welcome to the annual FKA Spring Seminar in Kisakeskus, March 25th to 27th 2011! |
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The Finnish Kendo Association and Ki-Ken-Tai-Icchi kendo club organize the annual FKA Spring Seminar in Kisakeskus. All kendokas with bougu are welcome! [Latest Update 7.2.2011] |
| The Haken sensei of the FKA in 2011: Natsumeda Hideo |
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The All Japan Kendo Federation sends each year a japanese sensei to Finland. Sensei's main task is to train the national team for the upcoming EKC/WKC each year. In addition the FKA also sends sensei to visits to different dojos around Finland in order to raise the overall kendo skills of all Finnish kendokas.
The Haken sensei for the year 2011 in Finland is:
Natsumeda-sensei will arrive in Finland on February 12th. The rough schedule for sensei in each city can be found in FKA's Google Calendar. The clubs will send out more detailed information concerning their own
training schedules with sensei. Sensei's schedule and his visit to Finland is coordinated by Ms. Satomi Sugimoto, who is in charge of the Japan relations in the board of the FKA. Her contact information can be found under "FKA". [Latest Update 7.2.2011] |
| The Board of the FKA in 2011 |
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The board of the FKA for the year 2011 has been selected on November 6th 2010:
Niko Saikkonen (chairman) The actual positions each board member will be taking will be confirmed after the board's first official meeting in January 2011. Iaido will be represented by Paulus Artimo and jodo by Timo Reenpää. Satomi Sugimoto will handle Japan relations for the FKA. [Latest Update 29.11.2010] |
| Results for the Finnish Individual Championships in kendo 2010 | Helsinki,27.11.2010 |
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The Finnish Individual Championships in kendo 2010 have now been held. The results are as follows
Juniors:
Congratulations to all winners and A Big Thank You to everyone, who participated in the organising of this event!
You can see the filled out charts here. [Latest Update 29.11.2010] |
| Baltic Cup 2010, Results | Gdynia, Poland, September 18th 2010 |
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This year's Baltic Cup was organised in the same city, which is preparing to host next year's European Championships in Kendo: Gdynia, Poland. The official pages for Baltic Cup can be found at: http://kendo.gdynia.pl/balticcup/en/index.php Finland was represented by Akseli Korhonen (4th dan, KKTI) and Joakim Bremer (2nd dan, KKTI). Akseli was placed among best 16 and Joakim among best 32.
Results [Latest Update 29.9.2010] |
| FINLAND WINS GOLD in European Championships in Iaido 2010! | Paris, OCT 10th to 14th 2010 |
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This year's European Championships in Iaido were held in Paris, France October 10th to 14th 2010. Finnish iaidokas brought home the gold medal in the nidan category of the individual championships! The full results can be found at the competition's official website: http://eic.france.free.fr/
Finnish National Team in Iaido 2010 [Latest Update 29.11.2010] |
| Results for Finnish Championships in Jodo 2010 | Brussels, September 3rd to 5th 2010 |
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The FKA congratulates all winners!
Team competition
Mudan
Shodan
Nidan
Sandan
Yondan
Godan [Latest Update 29.9.2010] |
| Kyu-cup 2010, Results | Kuopio 29.9.2010 |
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The Kyu-Cup 2010 is over. Thanks to all participants! Results:
Teams: [Latest Update 29.11.2010] |
| New member in the FKA: Shurenkan, Kontiolahti |
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The Finnish Kendo Association accepted in its meeting on May 23rd 2010 a new member: Shurenkan aikido club., Kontiolahti. There is currently iaido practise at Shurenkan.
The FKA warmly welcomes its newest member!
[Latest Update 29.9.2010] |
| FKA's calendar now at Google Calendars | 2.3.2010 |
| The FKA's calendar can now be found at Google Calendars to ensure easier updates and sharing. For those of you, who prefer using the calendar via Google's own page, please go to: href="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=suomen.kendoliitto%40gmail.com&ctz=Europe/Helsinki" target="new"> The calendar's own page [Latest Update 2.3.2010] |
