Disappointed by the pandemic stricken 2020 and the forced illogical measures and restrictions that completely changed the course of our lives, we refused to let 2021 to go by without any events that will write new chapters in the history of Bujinkan Macedonia and Taiyou e no Michi.
And so, if last year we had nothing of note and so nothing for us to write about in our yearly Report of our work, in 2021 we made sure to bravely and proudly return some of our old glamor and to continue on the Way, paying no attention to the hardships caused by the chaotic global health crisis.
Respected members of Bujinkan Macedonia and dear friends, this past year we managed to organize 25 seminars. Of them, four were held in the Skopje Dojo, five were held in nature, and 16 were held in our Homby Dojo in the valley under Lipac.
There are also a few events that merit mentioning, firsty there was the sucesfull masters degree (shodan) testing of our longstanding member Taki Gakovski, that was held in July in the Hombu of Bujinkan Macedonia. We would also like to mention the two “Genin” bronze awards that were awarded to two notable members of our dojo: Blagica Bozinovska and Mihail Drakalski.
A notable event was the publication of the first ever Bujinkan manga, that was authored by the teacher and leader of Bujinkan Macedonia – Igor Dovezenski, along with his loyal student Taki Gakovski. The comic book was printed in Macedonian and English and over 100 pieces have already been sold in our country and in over 300 pieces in other countries across the world.
This year was also marked by the last edition of the series of seminars known as “Life in the Wild” and we have already announced the beginning of a new series of seminars set to start in 2022, but more on that topic at some later date.
And this Report cannot be complete if we do not mention the legendary Summer Ninja Camps that were successfully held at our Hombu dojo during this past year.
And so we end this Report by wishing you a happy new 2022 and we hope that you have nothing but success on your travels upon the Way.
And don’t forget: “Ninjas never give up”. Ninpo Ikkan!!!