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2 Membership  





3 Championships  





4 Register of Dan Grades  





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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 organizationinJapan, founded in 1952 and officially formed on March 14, 1954.[1]

Purpose

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The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) promotes and popularises kendō, iaidō and jōdō.

Membership

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The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) has been member of the International Kendo Federation (FIK) since it was founded in 1970.[2]

The All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF) is a member of the Japanese Budo Association (Nippon Budo Shingikai)[3] and the Nippon Budokan Foundation.[4]

Championships

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The first All Japan Kendo Championship were conducted in 1953.[5]

Register of Dan Grades

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A census of members of the forty-seven prefectural associations affiliated to the AJKF made in March 2006 showed there were 1,429,718 members including 401,121 women and about half are dan graded.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The History of Kendo". All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF). Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  • ^ "FIK Affiliate Countries & Regions". Archived from the original on 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
  • ^ (Editor) Yoshio, Mifuji; (Translator) Dr Alexander Bennett (2009-10-31). Budo: The Martial Ways of Japan. Tokyo, Japan: Nippon Budokan Foundation. p. 335. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  • ^ "関連協力組織|日本武道館について|日本武道館". nipponbudokan.or.jp. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  • ^ Thomas A. Green and Joseph R. Svinth. 2010. [1] Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation, Volume 2. publisher=Greenwood Publishing Book, page 602.
  • ^ (Editor) Yoshio, Mifuji; (Translator) Dr Alexander Bennett (2009-10-31). Budo: The Martial Ways of Japan. Tokyo, Japan: Nippon Budokan Foundation. p. 335. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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