Directory of
Tokugawa Kendo
The Directory of Tokugawa Kendo reconnoitres Kendo Federations (Renmei) or Kendo Groups which maintain the Kendo traditions from the Tokugawa period (1603-1868).
Kendo Federations
DENMARK
| Name: |
Japanese: Denmâku Dentô Kendô Renmei. English: Danish Traditional Kendo Federation. Danish: Dansk Traditionel Kendo Forbund. |
| URL: |
www.kendo-dk.org/ Website in English, Japanese and Danish. |
| Foundation & Purposes: |
The Danish Traditional Kendo Federation is an independent organization, founded in 2008. The purpose is to organize, maintain the structure and integrity of Japanese swordsmanship from the Tokugawa period. |
| Arts & Ways: | Kendo, Kenjutsu, Iaijutsu and Jujutsu in connection to the swordsmanship only. |
| Articles online: |
Danish Traditional Kendo Federation has published the articles: Kendo Evolution Kendo Kata |
SWEDEN
| Name: |
Japanese: Tokugawa Kendô Renmei. English: Tokugawa Kendo Federation. Swedish: Kendoförbundet Tokugawa. |
| URL: |
www.tokugawa-kendo.se/ Website in English. |
| Foundation & Purposes: | The Tokugawa Kendo Federation is an independent organization, founded in Sweden in 2012, which acts as an organization for Kendo associations aiming to preserve Kendo traditions from the Tokugawa period. |
| Arts & Ways: | Kendo, Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu. |
| Articles online: |
UNITED KINGDOM
| Name: |
Japanese: Eikoku Kendô Renmei English: British Kendo Renmei |
| URL: |
www.kendo-uk.org/ Website in English. |
| Foundation & Purposes: | The British Kendo Renmei was founded in 1973 with the object of providing an alternative choice for Budo (Kendo) students who were more interested in practising and developing their understanding of the traditional arts and ways of the Japanese martial culture than those sword-Budo systems that interpret and present Kendo mainly in terms of competitive sport. |
| Arts & Ways: | Kendo, Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu. |
| Articles online: | Historically, the Kendo tradition can be divided into three broad periods, each reflecting its period in Japanese history. These periods are described in the article: Kendo history |
Kendo Groups
DENMARK
| Name & localication: | Gakuchoukan, located in Birkerød. |
| URL: |
www.gakuchoukan.dk/ Website in English and Danish. |
| Foundation: |
2003. |
| Arts & Ways: | Kendo, Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu. |
| Association: | Danish Traditional Kendo Federation. |
| Name & localication: | Hillerød Kendo Dojo, located in Hillerød. |
| URL: |
www.hillerod-kendo.dk/ Website in English, Russian and Danish. |
| Foundation: |
2011. |
| Arts & Ways: | Kendo, Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu. |
| Association: | Danish Traditional Kendo Federation. |
UNITED KINGDOM
| Name & localication: | Butokukan, located in Brighton and Lewes. |
| URL: |
www.georgedillon.com/kendo/butokukan_kendo_dojo.shtml Website in English. |
| Foundation: |
1973. |
| Arts & Ways: | Kendo, Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu. |
| Association: | British Kendo Renmei. |