The Establishment of AJKF

AJKF was established on October 14, 1952 and it was authorized by the Ministering of Education as a judicial foundation on February 22, 1972.  The purpose of the establishment of AJKF is defined as ‘As an organization which exercises general control over and representing the amateur Kendo (including Iaido and Jodo) circles, AJKF strives for the promotion of Kendo, infiltrates the spirit of Kendo into the Japanese people and distributes to the improvement of national physique.

The Major Functions of AJKF

・To uplift and promote the spirit of Kendo

・To research and guide the techniques

・To hold seminars and to train leaders

・To foster the local Kendo groups

・To hold the All Japan Kendo Championship and other national tournaments

・To establish the regulations on matches and amateurism

・To hold Shogo & Dan/Kyu examinations and issue the certificates

・To transmit Ko-Budo to posterity and to collect the related materials

・To publish monthly magazine and books

・To be affiliated with International Kendo Federation as a representative organization of the Japanese Kendo circles


As of July. 2007, the executive directors are as follows.


President:
TAKEYASU Yoshimitsu

Vice President:
KAGAYA Seiichi, OKUBO Kazumasa

Executive Managing Director:
FUKUMOTO Shuji

Managing Director:
ASANO Osamu, OKAMOTO Kiyoshi, ASANO Naomichi, INOUE Shigeaki, SATO Yukio, TAGUCHI Eiji, NAGAO Eikou, HAYASHI Kunio, MASAGO Takeshi, FUJII Minoru, MEGURO Daisaku, MURAKAMI Hitoshi