On the 25 of February the final edition on the topic of “Haragei” will be held. The instructor Igor Dovezenski has decided that five years have been enough time for his students to get acquainted with these techniques, and from now on they will continue to be tought through another seminar that will be put on the list for next year. 
Hara (腹 ) is a Japanese term for a stomach, and Gei (芸) means art. However, in the martial arts this word bears another meaning, one of an inner and outer communication through discovering one’s self and the changes happening around us in due time. Zen teachers taught centuries ago that breathing with the Hara (stomach) clears the mind from any thoughts and enables a deep view in the inner self. Exactly that insight of the inner and outer changes is believed to grant the warrior a chance to recognize the danger and react to it at the same time. The famous zen monk, Takuan Soho, called this type of training for cultivation of the inner energy an „exercise for the immovable mind“.
Imagine a situation, You and Your opponent are two meters apart with pointed katanas at each other’s hearts. The tension increases and only one untimely breath or one blink of an eye could separate you from life and death. To recognize the attack, to feel the moment when you should react is the key.
This year for the last time, the instructor Dovezenski will teach his students how to enhance their senses, and through that improve their martial skills. Those that took part in all of the “Haragei” seminars, will have enough experience to transfer this skill to the younger members of the dojo, and their improvement will continue from next year, with further expansion of this skill through other techniques necessary for the betterment of every Warrior.
Day: 25.02.2018 (Sunday)
Place: Elenac
Program:
08.00 hours – leaving from Skopje
09.00 hours – arrival
09.00 – 16.00 – theoretical and practical part
17.00 – starting back
This seminar is open only for the members of Taiyou e no Michi, but you could participate only with a recommendation from a person that nurtures friendly relations with our dojo. Questions and applying on e-mail, by phone, in the dojo, or on the Forum.