International Kendo Federation

International Kendo Federation
Formation1970
TypeSports organization
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Membership
Unknown.
Official language
English
Acting President
Mr. Tadahiro Ajiro
Websitewww.kendo-fik.org
The forms of the Nihon Kendō Kata (日本剣道形) were finalized 1933 based on the Dai nihon Teikoku Kendo Kata, composed in 1912.[1]

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 and jōdō.[2] Seventeen national or regional federations were the founding affiliates. The number of affiliated countries has increased over the years and as of October 2021, 62 countries/regions are FIK affiliates.[3]

The FIK was accepted as a member of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (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.[4][5]

The head office of FIK is located in the All Japan Kendo Federation building in Minato-ku, Tokyo.[2]

  1. ^ Budden, P., 2000. Looking at a far mountain. Boston: Tuttle Publishing. Page 9, 12, 14. ISBN 978-0-8048-3245-8
  2. ^ a b "International Kendo Federation Summary". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Organization | FIK".
  4. ^ "International Kendo Federation and the GAISF". Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. ^ "General Association of International Sporting Federations Members". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.