Description
International governing body for kendo, inaugurated in April 1970 and now
known as the FIK. Its founding affiliates were Australia, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, France, West Germany, the United Kingdom, Korea, Morocco, the
Netherlands, the Republic of China, Sweden, Switzerland, the United States and
Japan, with Hawaii and Okinawa admitted as independent federations.
Also known as
IKF · FIK · Fédération Internationale de Kendo
Founded
1970-04
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reviewsPeer-reviewed
“The international body was inaugurated in April 1970, and to commemorate this
event, the first WKC was held in the cities of Tokyo, for the team event, and
Osaka, for the individual event”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of
the Swordlink
info
Officers (1)
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person
Kimura Tokutarō
President
1970
Bennett gives no end date. Kimura held the AJKF presidency at the
same time, and until 2013 the two offices were held together by convention.
Probable
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reviewsPeer-reviewed
“Kimura Tokutarō was appointed as the first president of the IKF (now referred
to as the FIK).”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of
the Swordlink
info
Sources
reviewsPeer-reviewed
“The international body was inaugurated in April 1970, and to commemorate this
event, the first WKC was held in the cities of Tokyo, for the team event, and
Osaka, for the individual event”
— Bennett, Alexander C.. (2015). Kendo: Culture of
the Swordlink
info
Cite and reuse
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). International Kendo Federation. In
Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSR5543MSG25H1JPJ4Y - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M3788RSR5543MSG25H1JPJ4Y, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {International Kendo Federation}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts
Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSR5543MSG25H1JPJ4Y}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
https://martial.is/entity/01M3788RSR5543MSG25H1JPJ4Y
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