After a two year pause, caused by the corona pandemic, this weekend we managed to finally bring to a close the serial called “Life in the Wild”. And so, from next year, we are ready to embark on another adventure during which the members of Bujinkan Macedonia shall improve themselves in yet another way.
The seventh and last survival seminar from this series was held on the hill of Bogoslovec in Ovce Pole. The location was chosen so that we could experience steppe conditions, which was the topic of the last “Life in the Wild”. Although there is no true steppe in Macedonia, scientists have discovered that there are similar biomes in the regions of Ovce Pole and Lower Bregalnica, and so this entire region is called a half or pseudo-steppe. We experienced for ourselves that there is a reason why this region is classified as such.
We don’t need to remind you that the “Life in the Wild” series of seminars were the successors of the previous series titled “Survival in Nature”, that gained a legendary reputation as an extremely harsh survival experiences.
The task and goal of the “Life in the Wild” seminars was to teach the students and the teacher Igor Dovezenski how to survive as a group in many different biomes: low mountains or hills, mountains higher that a 1000 meters, near a river or a lake, in a forest, in desert conditions and finally in a steppe.
We have to express our satisfaction with the fact that around a hundred members of Bujinkan Macedonia have taken part in these events during which wilderness survival techniques are taught, and we would also like to express our joy at the fact that many of those that took part in these events successfully mastered many of the survival techniques. The generations that took part in these events had the honor of becoming a part of the history of Bujinkan Macedonia, because the shihan Dovezenski plans to slowly phase out survival seminars in favor of other types of events.
We conclude this report by informing you that the Teacher has prepared two diplomas for the students Taki Gakovski and Vladimir Antovski so that their work, dedication, sacrifice and the knowledge they have gathered during their participation in the “Life in the Wild” seminars can be properly honored. Out of the seven seminars that made up this series, Antovski took part in six and Gakovski took part in five. With that and with their knowledge, they earned the trust of their teacher and he always rewards the work and dedication of his students.
These two, because of their knowledge on the topic of group survival in different terrain, have earned this diploma which is both an acknowledgment and proof of their expertise.
From next year onward there will be a new series of seminars, that shall substitute the previous ones, and it shall be called “Shinobi Kampo – Traditional herbal medicine”.