All Japan Kendo Federation

The Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei (Japanese全 日本 剣 道 连 盟, " Alljapanischer Kendōverband " ), in short: ZNKR; English All Japan Kendo Federation, (in short: AJKF ) is the oldest and largest sports federation for kendo according to own data with 477,000 active athletes within its jurisdiction, plus also the currently inactive owner of Dangraden - a total of 1.48 million registered in Japan - results in a total of 1.66 million. His eponymous predecessor organization was founded in 1928, in 1945 but disbanded after the American occupation statutes. A reestablishment took place in October 1952 after the end of the ban on martial arts. In addition to the Korea Kumdo Association of Kendōverband is the only association that deals with kendo as a professional sport. Despite the global claim of the International Kendo Federation of ZNKR is in a way the parent association. In addition to kendo, the national association representing the interests of the Jodo and a private Iaidō system that Seitei Iai. The current president is Yoshimitsu Takeyasu, Vice President Seiichi Kagaya.