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]
Hungary: Hungarian Kendo, Iaido and Jodo Federation (HKF)[70]
World Kendo Championships
The FIK has conducted the
World Kendo Championships, 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.[71]
Anti-doping
As member of
SportAccord the International Kendo Federation is supporting in managing of anti-doping programmes.[72] These anti-doping programmes are fully compliant with the
World Anti-Doping Code.[72][73]
References
^Budden, P., 2000. Looking at a far mountain. Boston: Tuttle Publishing. Page 9, 12, 14.
ISBN978-0-8048-3245-8
^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from
the original(PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link) WADA Prohibited List.
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]
Hungary: Hungarian Kendo, Iaido and Jodo Federation (HKF)[70]
World Kendo Championships
The FIK has conducted the
World Kendo Championships, 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.[71]
Anti-doping
As member of
SportAccord the International Kendo Federation is supporting in managing of anti-doping programmes.[72] These anti-doping programmes are fully compliant with the
World Anti-Doping Code.[72][73]
References
^Budden, P., 2000. Looking at a far mountain. Boston: Tuttle Publishing. Page 9, 12, 14.
ISBN978-0-8048-3245-8
^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from
the original(PDF) on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link) WADA Prohibited List.