FY2025 FIK American Zone Referee Seminar
The American Zone Referee Seminar, organized by the Canadian Kendo Federation (CKF) will be held as follows.
The participation fee will be charged from the previous seminar (2020) in order to reduce the financial burden on the host country.
1. Date January 31th (Sat.) and February 1st (Sun.), 2026
2. Host Canadian Kendo Federation（CKF）
Contact: Makiko Ara mara@kendo-canada.com
3. Venue:
【1st Day】
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Surrey Campus
12666 72 Ave, Surrey, BC, V3W 4A7, Canada
【2nd Day】
McMath Secondary School
4251 Garry St, Richmond, BC V7E 2T9, Canada
4. Schedule
January 31th (Sat.) Referee Seminar 09:00～16:00
Goodwill Keiko 16:00～17:00
Reception 19:00～21:00
February 1st (Sun.) Referee Seminar 09:00～12:00
5. Eligibility for participation
A member of FIK affiliated organization (no age limit).
Kendo 5 dan or higher holder in principle.
The 20WKC referee candidates must participate.
6. Participation fee
$100 (CAD, PayPal only <Canadian participants : eTransfer>)
7. Online registration for the seminar
URL: https://bit.ly/fik2026register
Deadline: 6:00 pm (EST) on January 16th, 2026
8. Notes
Event Guide for Attendees (English)