What is the Canadian National Kendo Championships and when is it held?
The Canadian National Kendo Championships is the national-level kendo competition listed on kendo-canada.com, the website of the Canadian Kendo Federation (CKF). The site identifies the CKF as Canada's national governing body for Kendo, Iaido, and Jodo. For the edition currently featured on the homepage, the dates shown are August 7–10, 2026, in Burnaby, BC, with a link to an event page. The most recent completed edition referenced on the site is the 22nd Canadian National Kendo Championships, which has a results and wrap-up post.
What the event is
The championships sit within the CKF's competitive calendar alongside other national and international activities. The site's news feed shows it as a multi-day event with competition results published afterward, and it appears next to related announcements such as team selection and gradings.
The CKF's broader scope, as described on the site, covers three traditional martial arts:
- Kendo
- Iaido
- Jodo
The national championships specifically carry the Kendo name, while gradings and other notices on the site cover Kendo and Iaido together.
Dates and location shown on the site
| Item | Detail on kendo-canada.com |
|---|---|
| Upcoming edition | Canadian National Kendo Championships, August 7–10, 2026 |
| Location | Burnaby, BC |
| Further detail | An event page is linked from the homepage listing |
| Most recent edition referenced | 22nd Canadian National Kendo Championships, with a results and wrap-up post |
Because event dates and venues can change, treat the homepage listing as a starting point and confirm details on the linked event page before making travel or registration plans.
How to find event information, results, and announcements
The site organizes this material in a few recurring places:
- Homepage news feed — upcoming championships, results posts, and calls for players appear here in reverse-chronological order. The 22nd championships results and wrap-up, the 2026 Student Kendo Open call for players, and the 2026 CKF Annual General Meeting all appear as separate news items.
- Event page — the upcoming championships listing links to a dedicated event page, which is where you would expect schedule and entry information to be consolidated.
- Quick Links — the site provides a Quick Links section, along with a mailing list signup and a member's login.
- Gradings section — separate from the championships, the site notes that Spring-Summer gradings for Kendo and Iaido are scheduled across the country, with a schedule page and a prompt to check back for additional dates and locations.
Note that some posts on the site are password-protected, so not every item in the news feed is publicly readable.
Related competitive context
The site also covers Canada's national team program. It states that the World Kendo Championships are held every three years, that the 19th edition took place in Milan, Italy in July 2024, and that the 20th World Kendo Championships are scheduled for Tokyo, Japan in May 2027. A separate article rounds up Team Canada's performance at the 19th WKC. Junior team activity is also referenced, including Junior Team Canada at the 2026 Kaiseiki Tournament.
If your interest is in competing rather than spectating, the national championships and the team program announcements are the two threads to follow on the site.