Kensei Iaido Taikai
open international iaido tournament
Tournament
Kensei Iaido Taikai is being held since establishment of Kensei Dojo in 2009. Organized first in 2010, this tournament with international participation and notable teachers is striving to educate all interesed iaidoka and improve quality of iaido in Europe. This year Taikai up to 6th dan category and examps up to 4th dan.
June 20th – 22nd, 2025
Registration till June 13th, 2025
Payments till June 16th, 2025
Location: TJ JM CHodov, Mírového hnutí 2137, 149 00 Praha 11-Chodov
Challenge Trophy
Team competition is the most prestigious category in the tournament. At Kensei Iaido Taikai, the victory is augmented by beautiful challenge trophy, which is held for one year by victorious team. It is a replica of japanese kabuto helmet, that belonged to Oda Nobunaga, one of the three unifiers of Japan.
About the tournament
Categories
- mudan (up to 1st kyu)
- 1st dan
- 2nd dan
- 3rd dan
- 4th dan
- 5th dan
- 6th dan
Teams: 3-member teams without limit for teams per dojo
Organizer has a right to cancel or merge categories in case there will be three or less registered contestants in the category.
Referees
Each match is arbitrated by three referees with grade higher than given category, minimum is 5th dan.
Rules
- Competition follows rules of l ZKNR Seitei iai.
- Only iaito or nihonto is allowed for use.
- Sword must have kurigata and it must be secured by mekugi.
- Sword with tsuka made of plastic is not allowed.
Tournament system
Individuals
- Participants are divided into pools within given category
- First two from each pool will proceed to KO system.
- Order within pool is given by number of vicories. In case of same amount of victories, number of flags is taken into account. If that cannot decide the order, there will be one more match in pool for deciding the order.
- There will be two 3rd place positions (there will be no match for third place).
- All referees must be at least one grade above the category they are arbitrating and must be at least 5th dan.
Teams
- Teams have 3 members (plus one alternate if required). There are no pools, all teams are drawn directly into KO system. All team members must be from the same dojo (same organizational unit).
Program
Friday (June 20th, 2025)
- 19:00 – 21:00 Welcome keiko
Saturday (June 21st, 2025)
- 9:30 – 18:00 Kensei Taikai (end time is estimated and can change)
- 19:00 Sayonara party (Restaurant Jankovna) (map)
Sunday (June 22nd, 2025)
- 10:00 – 13:00 Seminar
- 14:00 Exams up to 4th dan
Kensei Iaido Taikai 2024 draw
Starting lists
Shiaijo A
- 5th dan pool
- 5th dan KO
- Mudan pool
- Mudan KO
- 2nd dan pool
- 2nd dan KO
- 4th dan pool
- 4th dan KO
- Finals mudan – 4th dan
- Team KO
Drawing order was randomly generated by electronic system.
Taikai 2024 results
Categories
Mudan – KO results
- 🥇Růžička Maroš
- 🥈Konopinský Matúš
- 🥉Košutová Lenka & Nezveda Květoslav
BFS: Čuhelová Martina
Shodan – KO results
- 🥇 Kepplinger Christoph
- 🥈Stok Agata
Nidan – KO results
- 🥇Rusnáková Kristína
- 🥈Talová Kateřina
- 🥉Rajmanová Pavla & Vnenk Petr
BFS: Vnenk Petr
Sandan – KO results
- 🥇Dobretsberger Johannes
- 🥈Neškodný Jan
- 🥉Stejskal Petr & Střihavka Dominik
BFS: Špalek Petr
Yondan – KO results
- 🥇Dlouhý Karel
- 🥈Nousková Zuzana
- 🥉Kloz Jiří
BFS: Nousková Zuzana
Godan – KO results
- 🥇Nagyová Adriana
- 🥈Vebersik Jan
- 🥉Tomeš Pavel
BFS: Tomeš Pavel
Týmová kategorie – KO results
- 🥇Čučoriedky (Hikari dojo Košice)
- 🥈Kendo Linz
- 🥉Žubrienky (Hikari dojo) & Kensei Nobunaga
BFS: Konopinský Matúš
Goodwill kategorie – KO results
- 🥇Dlouhý Karel
- 🥈Kloz Jiří
- 🥉Rusnáková Kristína & Dobresberger Johannes
BFS: Fürbacherová Kamila
Watch the final matches on Kensei YouTube channel.
Teachers & Referee list
Tomáš Kyncl
iaido, renshi, 6th dan
(Muso Shinden ryu)
kendo, 5th dan
Czech Republic
Sensei
Sensei
Sensei
Location
Sport Hall, TJ JM CHodov
Mírového hnutí 2137, 149 00 Praha 11-Chodov
Bus stop: Brodského
Parking is possible but limited in front of the hotel or nearby streets. Recommended to come by public transport.
Hotel
Hotel Chodov is recommended place to stay, next door to the dojo.
Map (dojo, accomodation, food tips)
Use the left map menu to filter main event locations, accomodation and food tips on the map.
Price and fees
Tournament fee and exam entry fee needs to be paid till June 16th, 2025.
International participants could choose if to pay via bank account upfront or in cash EUR or CZK on site.
- Bank: Raiffeisenbank a.s., Hvězdova 1716/2b, 14078 Praha 4, Czech Republic
- Recipient: o.s. KENSEI, Herkova 815/13, 14900 Praha 4 – Háje, Czech Republic
Czech participants pay via bank account:
- Account Number: 5235494001/5500
Bank account for International payments (if you choose via transfer):
- IBAN: CZ3955000000005235494001
Tournament fees:
- Individuals + keiko 48 EUR (1 200 CZK) – Please, in the payment add note for recipient: „surname, Kensei Iaido Taikai 2025“
- Team 24 EUR (600 CZK) – Please, in the payment add note for recipient: „dojo name – teams, Kensei Iaido Taikai 2025“
Exam Fees
Please, use the same bank account as for the tournament fees, i.e. on account of Kensei dojo (o.s. KENSEI).
Payment is made for the full amount. In case of exam failure, ČFK registration fee will be returned to the applicant.
| grade | registration [ČFK / EKF] | application [recommended price for club] | Total | note |
| 5th kyu | 6 EUR (150 CZK) | 4 EUR (100 CZK) | 10 EUR (250 CZK) | ČFK rules |
| 4th kyu | 8 EUR (200 CZK) | 6 EUR (150 CZK) | 14 EUR (350 CZK) | ČFK rules |
| 3rd kyu | 8 EUR (200 CZK) | 6 EUR (150 CZK) | 14 EUR (350 CZK) | ČFK rules |
| 2nd kyu | 10 EUR (250 CZK) | 8 EUR (200 CZK) | 18 EUR (450 CZK) | ČFK rules |
| 1st kyu | 12 EUR (300 CZK) | 8 EUR (200 CZK) | 20 EUR (500 CZK) | ČFK rules |
| 1st dan | 20 EUR (500 CZK) | 16 EUR (400 CZK) | 36 EUR (900 CZK) | EKF rules |
| 2nd dan | 30 EUR (750 CZK) | 20 EUR (500 CZK) | 50 EUR (1 250 CZK) | EKF rules |
| 3rd dan | 50 EUR (1 250 CZK) | 32 EUR (800 CZK) | 82 EUR (2 050 CZK) | EKF rules |
Contacts
Event Director:
Tomáš Kyncl
phone: +420 725 527 812
e-mail: tomas.kyncl(at)kensei.cz