Belgian Kendo Dan Championship 2024

Last weekend, many of our Butokukan members participated in the Belgian Kendo Dan Championship 2024. Everyone had their great fights with full fighting spirit 🀩πŸ”₯ and showed a great symbol of friendship and the united.

At the end of the day, we happily present a new Nidan from our club Nicola Vaes 😍πŸ₯³

30Β° COUPE DES ALPES – CHAMBΓ‰RY / FRANCE

From 5th to 7th of April, the Butokukan team went to Chambery France to participate in the 30th seminar and the friendly Coupe des Alpes organized by our friends from ChambΓ©ry Nihonto Dojo, thank you for your organizing for a such successful annual events πŸ‘. We wish you more success in this event series for many more years πŸ₯°πŸ‘πŸ’ͺ.

For the taikai, our butokukan team teamed up with 2 young and talent kendokas from Geneve. The team passed the pool and our fighters had impressive fights with other kendokas coming from many countries. The fighting spirit was really high πŸ”₯

To add a final touch to the success of the seminar, we happily announce that our friend Thomas Cylny passed his Go-dan exam at the end of the event 🀩πŸ₯³πŸ‘. We wish him all the best on the path of pursuing his kendo.

Many thanks to the organizers again, and see you again soon.

#coupedesalpes

Emilio’s birthday

Last Friday was Emilio sensei’s birthday πŸ₯³ And what would he do? Practise of course πŸ˜πŸ€©πŸ™Œ

In the end of the training he did a iaido demonstration and a lot of MEN attacks with almost everyone who was present πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Thanks everyone for joining this special training near and far πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™And all the best for Emilio sensei 🀩😍