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BIC 2011
The Belgian Iaido Championship 2011 took place this Sunday 17/05/11 in Affligem with motivated competitors with very good level resulting into sometimes difficult decisions but thrilling finals from Mudan to Yondan. A grading session from ikkyu to sandan followed the finals, finishing the day with a 5th/6th/7th dan Embu and the Awards ceremony. Congratulations to all the participants and organising staff.
During the championships the Brussels Yaegaki-kai did very well with a Yondan Gold medal for Yuki, a Gold medal for Gregory in mudan, a Bronze medal for Eric in shodan and the participation of Patrick in the Nidan division. Our friends from Kendo Gent did also very well with the good results of Steven silver in mudan, Valentin gold in shodan and Stof gold in nidan division.
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While intensively training, immersed in our day to day keiko slowly polishing the received teachings. It is always a good idea to dedicate some time to check your performance yourself, for example by filming and then judging your waza execution. Naturally follows the question: On what criteria should we judge a performance ?
Some time ago Yuki and I were initiated to Jodo, at first our goal was to have a general understanding of the discipline to better enjoy the EU. championships held in Belgium, what we did, but very soon it became clear to us that it was another great opportunity to work on the 
Searching in my notes for another paper I found an old fax copy entitled “Manual for referee seminar” and dating of May, 2003. It is clearly dedicated to kendo but can be easily transposed to Iaido and Jodo. I post it here under without any text modifications, just adding 2 pictures.
Watching one more time the Hakone taikai embu we just could not get tired detailing sensei’s kata interpretations and styles. All the sensei are rendering the kata’s riai (story) so perfectly and in such a way that even on TV you can feel/see the kasso teki.
It could have been the title of an Hollywood or a Toho super-production, “Kangeiko 2011: The return of the sempai”. But it was something way better than any movie production. This year the Brussels Yaegaki-kai organized his Kangeiko in Switzerland, and trust me it was not only snow, cheese and yodel.
Taikai are great opportunities to show your every day practice results and perform outside of your dojo. A chance of being judged by high level sensei, judges with sharp eyes. An opportunity to practice under pressure and raise your level by competing against other Iaidoka. A wonderful time to make new friends, meet old ones and practice together. Here are some of the taikai & shiai advantages. Throughout the year in Japan several Taikai takes place. Below you will find information about 15 of the most important national or private events recognized by the Zen Nippon Kendo Renmei.
History: 1st in 1966 (Osaka) -> 45th in 2010 (Niigata)