Kendo seminar with Ishikawa-sensei 25-27/09/2026

Organized by Butokukan Kendo/Iaido ASBL in collaboration with Sei Shin Kan Kendo Leuven and Club Lillois de Judo et Kendo

Location: Sei Shin Kan Kendo Leuven, Sportoase (floor -1) Philipssite 6, 3001 Leuven

Datetime:

  • Friday 25/09: 19h-21h
  • Saturday 26/09: 10h-12h; 14h-17h
  • Sunday 27/09: 10h-12h; 14h-17h. Sayonara party

Price:

  • Single day: Friday: €20; Saturday: €50; Sunday: €50.
  • The whole weekend: €80.
  • The registration fee must be paid in cash at the seminar.

Sayonara:

The price for the Sayonara is β‚¬45/person to be paid at the restaurant, which includes:

  1. Welcome drink, aperitif (alcohol and non-alcohol).
  2. Main course can be chosen from either:
    • Guinea Fowl Fillet
      Served with wild mushrooms and truffle, a raw vegetable garnish, and croquettes.
    • Cod Fillet
      Served with Belgian endive and Passendale cheese sauce, finished with sun-dried tomatoes and chives, accompanied by croquettes.
    • Vegetarian Butternut & Sweet Potato Burger
      Served with linguine, wild mushrooms, and truffle sauce.
  3. Dessert
  4. Water (still/sparkling), red/white wines are included.
    • !!! Notice: beers and soft drinks are NOT included.

!!! Attention: while the registration for the seminar stays open till the last day, the registration for the SAYONARA will be closed on 06/09.

Registration link: https://forms.gle/pfaKrVK2WzmWyKi96

The participant must have a valid VKIJF – BKR Licence / Assurance.
The organizer is not liable for any accident, or injury during the seminar.

[Special training] ISHIKAWA KAORU sensei (Kendo Hanshi 8th dan) special trainings

Hello friends,

We, BUTOKUKAN Brussels, in cooporation with SEISHINKAN Leuven Dojo are pleased to introduce special trainings of our honored guest Ishikawa Kaoru sensei – Kendo Hanshi 8th dan – in Brussels and Leuven.

πŸ“… Schedules:

2️⃣Monday October 6th 19:30-21:00, at BUTOKUKAN Dojo.

3️⃣Tuesday October 7th 18:30-20:00, at SEI SHIN KAN LEUVEN Dojo.

4️⃣Wednesday October 8th 18:30-21:00, at BUTOKUKAN Dojo.

🏠Address:

2️⃣4️⃣BUTOKUKAN Dojo: AcadΓ©mie Royale des Beaux-Arts Bruxelles – Rue du PoinΓ§on 28, 1000 Bruxelles. The entrance is at the corner of Rue du PoinΓ§on and Rue d’Accolay.

3️⃣SEI SHIN KAN LEUVEN Dojo: Philipssite 6, 3001 Leuven (https://www.sportoase.be/nl/philipssite).

🧸Cost: 15€ / training (to be paid on site).

βš”οΈLevel of participant: from minimum 1st dan.

⏰‼️ Registration deadline: until September 28th and only available for maximum 50 PARTICIPANTS.

βš οΈβ€ΌοΈThe participants must have a valid VKIJF-BKR license / assurance.

βš οΈβ€ΌοΈThe organizer declines any responsibilities in the event of accidents.

Detailed information and registration can be found at this link:

https://forms.gle/ZnpcbLXRo4sSQdyH7

Or by scanning the QR code on the poster.

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

Winter Seminar 2023

It’s a good moment to remember the Winter Seminar 2023 edition πŸ˜ŠπŸ™

Besides all the trainings (including Ito sensei in Butokukan) and kendo competition, we had great success in both kendo and iaido examinations:

4th dan kendo: Mateusz

3rd dan kendo: Anissa, Tuan

2nd dan kendo: Pranas, Mathieu

1st dan kendo: Rebecca

2nd dan iaido: Saskia

1st dan iaido: Claude

Congrats to all πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ˜ƒπŸ€© ..another πŸ‘£ on the way!

Luxembourg seminar Dec 2023

Throw back the seminar with Markus Frey sensei the last weekend organized by Shobukai Kendo in Luxembourg!

There were a lot of exercises and fun sword-crossing time βš”οΈ with friends from many dojos.

The seminar provided a rich and well-though program, which is useful for our participants to improve and continue their kendo path πŸ™ Thank you very much senseis and friends!

11th Iaido Koryu Seminar

The 11th Iaido Koryu Seminar with Kobayashi sensei and Ito sensei took place last weekend in Brussels. It was truly amazing to see Kobayashi sensei and Ito sensei again, the first time after the covid times. Very memorable teaching and training; with overflowing swords and the opponents just in front πŸ˜„

There were participants from Spain, France, Italy, Israel, Lithuania and of course Belgium. You really made it successful weekend.

To put it very simply: fantastic seminar. Thank you senseis πŸ™β˜ΊοΈ Thank you all participants πŸ™πŸ˜Š

See you again 2024 😊

8th Butokukan Kendo Seminar in Butgenbach

Last weekend we had the 8th Butokukan Kendo Seminar in Butgenbach πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜ƒ

In the beginning of the seminar we revealed the new KAKEMONO and new TENUGUI made by Ishikawa Sensei. Arigato gozaimashita πŸ™πŸ€© Beautiful piece of art with a meaning. We will cherish the KAKEMONO for years to come, and sweat the TENUGUIS πŸ˜…

Besides the trainings, shinai repair and speeches, we had KYU examination (congrats!) and the annual BTK SHIAI:

1 – Thomas

2 – Khang

3 – Abdel

3 – Manuel

FS – Matthieu

Congrats to everyone πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Thank you everyone for joining this great event! We’ll be back next year 🀩😍