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The International Kendo Federation (FIK) was founded in 1970. It is an international federation of national and regional
kendo associations.
The FIK is a non-governmental organisation and its aim is to promote and popularise kendo,
iaido
, abbreviated , is a Japanese martial art that emphasizes being aware and capable of quickly drawing the sword and responding to sudden attacks.Christensen, Karen and Allen Guttmann et.al (2001) ''International Encyclopedia of Women and Spor ...
and
jōdō
, meaning "the way of the ''jō''", or is a Japanese martial art using a short staff called ''jō''. The art is similar to ''bōjutsu'', and is strongly focused upon defense against the Japanese sword. The ''jō'' is a short staff, usually a ...
.
Seventeen national or regional federations were the founding affiliates. The number of countries affiliated has increased over the years and in May 2015 the total had grown to 57.
The FIK was accepted as a member of the
Global Association of International Sports Federations
Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international association ...
(GAISF) in April 2006 and thus recognised as the peak world federation for kendo. As a consequence, the previous acronym of IKF was altered to FIK.
The head office of FIK is located in the
All Japan Kendo Federation
The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) or Zen Nihon Kendō Renmei (全日本剣道連盟 abbreviated 全剣連 ''Zen Ken Ren'') is a national non-governmental organization in Japan, founded in 1952 and officially formed on March 14, 1954.
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building in Minato-ku, Tokyo.
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Affiliated Federations
Asian Zone
* : Australian Kendo Renmei (AKR)
* : Chinese Kendo Network (中国剑道网)
* : Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) (KKA)
* : United Kendo Federation of the Philippines
* : (AJKF / ZNKR)
* : Hong Kong Kendo Association (香港劍道協會)
* : Indonesian Kendo Association
* : Macau SAR Kendo Associations Union (澳門特區劍道連盟) (affiliated under special status)
* : Malaysia Kendo Association (MKA)
* : Mongolian Kendo Federation (MKF)
* : New Zealand Kendo Federation (NZKF)
* : Singapore Kendo Club
* / : Republic of China Kendo Federation (中華民國劍道協會)
* : Thailand Kendo Club
American Zone
🔴'': affiliated with the Confederação Latino-Americana de Kendô but not directly with the FIK''
* : Canadian Kendo Federation (CKF)
* Confederação Latino-Americana de Kendô (CLAK / LAKC):
** : Federacion Argentina de Kendo (FAK)
** : Kendo Aruba/Bun Bu Itchi (affiliated under special status)
** : Association Boliviana de Kendo (ABK) 🔴 (guest)
** : Confederação Brasileira de Kendo (CBK)
** : Chilean Kendo Federation
** : Asociacion Colombiana de Kendo
** : Asociación de Kendo Daigo Tsuji de Costa Rica 🔴
** : Asociación Cubana de Kendo e Iaido (ACKI) 🔴 (guest)
** : Asociacion Ecuatoriana de Kendo
** : Federación Salvadoreña de Kendo e Iaido 🔴
** : Asociación de Kendo de Guatemala 🔴
** : Asociación de Kendo e Iaido de Honduras 🔴 (guest)
** : Federación Mexicana de Kendo (FMK)
** : All Panamá Kendo Dojo 🔴
** : Federacion Deportiva Nacional de Kendo del Peru
** : Federación Puertorriqueña de Kendo e Iaido 🔴 (guest)
** : Federation Dominicana de Kendo
** : Kendo Federation of Trinidad & Tobago 🔴
** : Asociación Uruguaya de Kendo - Iaido (AUKI) 🔴
** : Federacion Venezolana de Kendo (FVK)
* Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
: Hawaii Kendo Federation (HKF)
* : All United States Kendo Federation (AUSKF)
European Zone
🔵'': affiliated with the European Kendo Federation
The European Kendo Federation (EKF) is the member of the International Kendo Federation which is responsible for the European zone. The EKF is the overall organization for the Japanese martial arts Kendo, Jōdō and Iaido in Europe.
European Ken ...
but not directly with the FIK''
* European Kendo Federation
The European Kendo Federation (EKF) is the member of the International Kendo Federation which is responsible for the European zone. The EKF is the overall organization for the Japanese martial arts Kendo, Jōdō and Iaido in Europe.
European Ken ...
(EKF):
** : Austrian Kendo Association (AKA)
** : All Belgium Kendo Federation (ABKF)
** : Bulgarian Kendo Federation (BKF)
** : Croatian Kendo Association (CKA)
** : Deutscher Kendo Bund e. V. (DKenB)
** : Danish Kendo Federation (DKF)
** : Estonian Kendo Federation (EsKF) 🔵
** : Finnish Kendo Association (FKA)
** : FFJDA – Comité National de Kendo & DR (CNKDR)
** : Georgian National Kendo, Iaido and Jodo Federation (GNKF) 🔵
** : Jordan Kendo Federation (JKF) 🔵
** : Hellenic Kendo Iaido Naginata Federation (HKINF)
** : Kendo na hÉireann (KnhÉ)
** : Israel Kendo & Budo Federation (IKBF) 🔵
** : Confederazione Italiana Kendo (CIK)
** : Latvian Kendo Federation (LKF)
** : Lithuanian Kendo Association (LKA)
** : Fédération Luxembourgeoise des Arts Martiaux (FLAM)
** : Macedonian Kendo - Iaido Federation (MKIF)
** : Federation Malagasy de Kendo (FMKDA) 🔵
** : Maltese Kendo Federation (MKF)
** : Fédération Royale Marocaine d’Aïkido, Iaido et Arts Martiaux (FRMAIAM) 🔵
** : The Kendo Federation of the Republic of Moldova (MDA) 🔵
** : Montenegrin Kendo Federation (KSCG)
** : Ass. de Kendo e Iaido de Mocambique (AKIMO) 🔵
** : Norges Kendo Komitee (NKK)
** : Nederlandse Kendo Renmei (NKR)
** : Polski Zwiazek Kendo (PZK)
** : Associação Portuguesa de Kendo (APK)
** : British Kendo Association
The British Kendo Association was founded in 1964 as a non-profit making organisation to foster and develop the practise and spirit of Kendo, Iaido and Jōdō along traditional lines with the objectives of:
* Organising and regulating the Kend ...
(BKA)
** : Czech Kendo Federation (CKF)
** : Asociatia Cluburilor de Kendo, Iaido si Jodo (ACKIJ)
** : Russian Kendo Federation (RKF)
** : Serbian Kendo Federation (SKF)
** : Slovak Kendo Federation (SKF) 🔵
** : Kendo Federation of Slovenia (KFSLO)
** : Real Federación Española de Judo y Deportes Asociados (RFEJYDA)
** : South African Kendo Federation (SAKF)
** : Svenska Kendoförbundet (SB&K)
** : Swiss Kendo + Iaido SJV / FSJ (SKI)
** : Association Sportive de Kendo (ASK)
** : Turkish Kendo Association (TKC)
** : Ukraine Kendo Federation (UKF) 🔵
** : Hungarian Kendo, Iaido and Jodo Federation (HKF)
World Kendo championships
The FIK has conducted the World Kendo Championship
The World Kendo Championship is an international kendo competition contested by the member nations of the International Kendo Federation (FIK). The championships have been conducted every three years since their inception in 1970. The host of the ...
s, every three years since the FIK was established in 1970. The international competition is contested by individual and team representatives of the FIK affiliated nations.
Anti-doping
As member of SportAccord
Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) is the umbrella organisation for all (Olympic and non-Olympic) international sports federations as well as organisers of multi-sports games and sport-related international association ...
the International Kendo Federation is supporting in managing of anti-doping programmes.[http://www.sportaccord.com/en/search/?idContent=16247 Doping-Free Sport – SportAccord.] These anti-doping programmes are fully compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; french: Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports. The agency's key ...
.[ WADA Prohibited List.]
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