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At BUTOKUKAN dojo, we practice Kendo and Iaido, two traditional Japanese Martial Arts. The dojo is located in the hart of Brussels and we are very keen to share our practice. The name of our dojo has a meaning that we try to live by as well as to share with the people who practice with us:

BU refers to those Martial Arts we are practicing	TOKU points to the virtues that are part of the philosophy of those Martial Arts: respect, courage, courteousness, peace, kindness, generosity	KAN refers to the place where we are practicing our Martial Arts

Emilio Gomez is Renshi 6th Dan in Kendo and Iaido and teaches those two arts since 1978. Kendo We practice all the different forms of Kendo: basic training (uchikomi, kakarigeiko), all forms of ji-geiko, kendo no kata, gokyo no kata. Iaido The school (Koryu) we practise is the MUSO SHIN DEN RYU and the basis for our study is the ZEN KEN REN IAIDO. Our dojo participates regularely to Kendo and Iaido seminars organized in Belgium or abroad.	Feel like trying out? Visitors are welcome: you can join the practice 3 times for free. Don't hesitate. Equipmemt You will not need any special equipment to begin with. A good training will do the trick: the dojo will lend you a shinai (bamboo sword) and/or a bokken (wooden sword) If you'll feel like continuing, you'll need to get some equipment gradually. The dojo will help you. Contacts Anne Bonew + 32 476 23 23 14 Feel like writing? BUTOKUKAN, BP 1683 - 1000 Bruxelles or butokukan@abkf.be	Training Schedule Kendo Wednesday : 19 H 00 - 20 H 00 Friday : 19 H 00 - 20 H 00 (kids) Friday : 19 H 00 - 21 H 00 Iaido Tuesday : 19 H 00 - 21 H 00 Wednesday : 18 H 00 - 19 H 00 How to get there Palais du Midi 3-9 rue Roger Vanderweyden 1000 Brussels Tel : +32.2.279.59.50 Closest Metro stations: Lemonnier, Anneessens, Gare du Midi Click here for a map of the area