British Kendo Association

The BKA website is not just about the latest news… We are also trying to gather together information on the history and achievements of the Association, it’s members and squads. Some of this has been recorded, some lost and some turns up out of the blue – for example, BKA Secretary Debbie Bevan recently found [...]

For a whirlwind weekend, John Howell was invited to Japan by the ZNKR to be presented with the award of KOROSHO. This award is given to mark a lifetime of service to Kendo. The citation that comes with the award shows just how John has served Kendo in this country and throughout the world.

The late Bill Prytherch in his prime In memory of Bill Prytherch, former Chairman of the BKA It is with sadness that we mark the death of Bill Prytherch at the age of 87. Bill was highly influential in the development of kendo in the UK at all levels. He was from the Coalville area; [...]