Antwerp Kendo Cup

Thank you to all sensei, participants and helping hands for making the 2026 edition of the Antwerp Cup a fantastic day full of fighting, learning and having fun. See you next year! (pictures by our resident photographer, Mei-Yee Chan)

TIK-TOK, TIK-TOK...
Registration for the Antwerp Kendo Cup is closing Thursday evening (March 26th)… don't forget to apply in time !!

This year's edition of the Antwerp Kendo Cup is sponsored by Brewers'Kitchen, a cosy, informal neighbourhood restaurant in Antwerp old town centre, where you can see chef Guy at work in the open kitchen. Here you can sample the most delicious Belgian dishes, prepared with seasonal, farm-fresh produce, in perfect harmony with the best craft beers.

Guy is not only a chef and zythologist (beer expert) but also a longtime kendoka. So if you want to experience an unforgetable evening and chat until the early hours about food, beer and kendo... one address:
https://www.brewerskitchen.be/

Back again...
The Nonbiri Veggi Bento lunch will be available again this year at the Antwerp Kendo Cup! Don't forget to select this tasty option when registration opens soon!

Save the date!
More info soon...

Thanks to all participants and helping hands for another great Antwerp Kendo Cup! It was a long, fun filled day with at least 12 fights for everybody and practising how to be a shinpan under guidance of experienced sensei. Also a big thank you to Mei-Yee for spending the day with us as our resident photographer 😉

You want more?
Save the date for next edition: Saturday, April 4th 2026 !!

Don’t forget to apply this weekend !!! Registrations for the Antwerp Cup 2025 close on Sunday !!

# Breaking :

Het doet ons plezier aan te kunnen kondigen dat we ook dit jaar een Bento lunch-box zullen kunnen aanbieden aan de deelnemers van de Antwerp Kendo cup die doorgaat op zaterdag 5 april!
We kunnen daarbij deze keer rekenen op het culinaire talent van Sasano-san, chef van Japans restaurant IZUMI dat reeds meer dan 40 jaar een gevestigde waarde is in Antwerpen.
Registraties starten binnenkort; stay tuned !!!

We are pleased to announce that also this year we will be able to offer a Bento lunch-box to participants of the Antwerp Kendo cup which will take place on Saturday, April 5th!
This time we can count on the culinary talent of Sasano-san, chef of Japanese restaurant IZUMI, which has been an established name in Antwerp for more than 40 years.
Registrations will start soon; stay tuned !!

With the end of the year in sight, the next edition of the Antwerp Cup is also coming up… Make sure to mark the date on your 2025 calendar!

2024 results
> 1st place: Kota Kurogi
> 2nd place: Sara Van Laecken
> shared 3rd place: Takeshi Boffa & Gideon Hamburger

Honorary titles:
> Master of Men: Gideon Hamburger
> King of Kote: Steven Van Ruijsssevelt
> Dominator of Do: Taron Akopian
> Terror of Tsuki: Makoto Van der Woude

Congratulations to all!

Thank you to all participants who contributed to the 2024 edition
and most imporantly to the sensei for their support and guidance:
Chieko Yano, Chris Maes, Peter D’hont, Koen François and Xavier Pousseur.
We hope to see you all back next year!