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 Kendo Championships

Main article: European Kendo Championships
Competition contested by the member nations of European Kendo Federation.

European kendo championships have been held since 1974, with the first taking place in England. The European championship is held every year, except in those years in which there is a world championship (these occur every 3 years).

Number Year Country City Competitions
1 1974 Great Britain Bletchley Men's Team and Individual
2 1977 Belgium Brussels Men's Team and Individual
3 1978 France Chambéry Men's Team and Individual
4 1981 Germany Berlin Men's Team and Individual
5 1983 France Chambéry Men's Team and Individual
6 1984 Belgium Brussels Men's Team and Individual
7 1986 Great Britain London Men's Team and Individual
8 1987 Sweden Malmö Men's Team and Individual
9 1989 The Netherlands Amsterdam Men's Team and Individual, Women's Individual
10 1990 Germany Berlin Men's Team and Individual, Women's Individual
11 1992 Spain Barcelona Men's Team and Individual, Women's Individual
12 1993 Finland Turku Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
13 1995 Great Britain Glasgow Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
14 1996 Hungary Miskolc Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
15 1998 Switzerland Basel Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
16 1999 France Lourdes Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
17 2001 Italy Bologna Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
18 2002 France Nantes Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
19 2004 Hungary Budapest Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
20 2005 Switzerland Bern Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Individual
21 2007 Portugal Lisboa Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
22 2008 Finland Helsinki Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
23 2010 Hungary Debrecen Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
24 2011 Poland Gdynia Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
25 2013 Germany Berlin Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
26 2014 France Clermont-Ferrand Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
27 2016 Macedonia Skopje Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
28 2017 Hungary Budapest Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual
29 2019 Serbia Belgrade Men's Team and Individual, Women's Team and Individual, Junior's Team and Individual

European Iaido Championship

The European Iaido Championship is held every year.

Number Year Country City Competitions
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6 1999 UK Brighton
7 2000 Netherlands Sittard Individual Mudan - Godan and Team
8 2001 Belgium Brussels Individual Mudan - Godan and Team
9 2002 Netherlands Papendaal Individual Mudan - Godan and Team
10 2003 France Paris Individual Mudan - Godan and Team
11 2004 Sweden Stockholm Individual Mudan - Godan and Team
12 2005 Italy Bologna Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
13 2006 UK Brighton Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
14 2007 France Paris Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
15 2008 Switzerland Magglingen Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
16 2009 Netherlands Mierlo Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
17 2010 France Paris Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
18 2011 Andorra Andorra La Vella Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
19 2012 UK Stevenage Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
20 2013 France Montpellier Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
21 2014 Finland Helsinki Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
22 2015 Germany Berlin Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
23 2016 Hungary Budapest Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
24 2017 Italy Turin Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
25 2018 Poland Zawiercie Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team
26 2019 Greece Athens Individual Mudan - Rokudan and Team

European Jodo Championship

The European Jodo Championship is held every year.

Number Year Country City Competitions
1 2002 Netherlands Papendaal Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
2 2003 France Paris Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
3 2004 Sweden Stockholm Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
4 2005 Italy Bologna Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
5 2006 United Kingdom Brighton Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
6 2007 France Paris Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
7 2008 Switzerland Magglingen Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
8 2009 Netherlands Mierlo Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
9 2010 Belgium Brussels Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
10 2011 United Kingdom Stevenage Individuals (Mudan - Rokudan), Teams
11 2012 Belgium Brussels Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
12 2013 Austria Linz Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
13 2014 Italy Torino Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
14 2015 Sweden Falkenberg Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
15 2016 Switzerland Magglingen Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
16 2017 Germany Heidelberg Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
17 2018 Hungary Budapest Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams
18 2019 Poland Zawiercie Individuals (Mudan - Godan), Teams

Member countries

The following is a partial list of countries that are members of the EKF.