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Author dovezenskiPosted on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018Categories Home

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.

Author dovezenskiPosted on February 18, 2018February 18, 2018Categories Home

Yesterday in the dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia was held the third In a row “Kids Ninja Marathon”. To the joy of all, the kids had five hours of fun and exercise under the supervision of their Instructors, and also the watchful eye of the Leader of “Taiyou e no Michi” – shidoshi Igor Dovezenski.

This also was the last marathon for this first semester, and the next one will be in November. But, the ninja kids will now await the spring excursion in the Hombu of the Organization, as also the best event that is organized specially for them: “Kids Ninja Camp”.

And till then, the children will continue with their hard work with the goal of bettering themselves and getting ready for the myriads of challenges with which they will certainly meet during their continued development and life.

We continue to responsibly walk the Way.

Author dovezenskiPosted on February 15, 2018February 19, 2018Categories Home

Sponsored by the Japanese international cooperation agency – JICA, as also the Japanese embassy in Macedonia, and by request of the organization MAK-JAMS from Skopje, the Dojo for classical Japanese martial arts “Taiyou e no Michi” organized a presentation (Embu) of Bujutsu, Aikijujutsu and Ninjutsu (arts).

The event took place the day before yesterday at the Institute for ethnology and anthropology at PMF – Skopje, in attendance of around thirty guests, among which was the Japanese consul for Macedonia, his Excellency Toyokazu Kubota accompanied by his wonderful wife. At the demonstration were present the leader of the dojo Igor Dovezenski, as also the members Marko Opacik, Zoran Todorovski, Vadimir Antonovski. Blagica Bozinovska, Taki Gakovski and Sanja Simonova. They presented in front of those present the Japanese classical martial arts meaning the schools which are tough at “Taiyou e no Michi” -Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu, Daito ryu Aikijujutsu, Gyokko ryu Koshijutsu and Koto ryu Koppojutsu.

At the end, during the modest cocktail, the consul Kubota in conversation with Dovezenski said that until now he has never been as impressed by a Bujutsu demonstration, especially noticing how he felt a collision of energies from the participants in the demonstration that reminded him of “Japanese warrior-monks” from the medieval period.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 28, 2018January 28, 2018Categories Home

Eleven members of Bujinkan Macedonia singed up, and also had the honor of being part of the seminar during which the new slogan of the system of Shinobi Taiso – “Move4Harmony®” was promoted.

In the event that took place in the Skopje dojo of “Taiyou e no Michi”, to the participants were presented the newest discoveries of the influence of the natural frequencies of the planet Earth on people, as also the electromagnetic pollution that destroys the immune system.

During the seminar, shidoshi Dovezenski introduced the students to the ancient practice of the Japanese samurai of connecting to nature through Shinrin Joku 森林浴 meaning Washing (cleaning) in the forest.

Also, the Instructor for the first time resented the old traditional techniques of increasing of one’s bodily and mental harmony through different movements, but also way of breathing and stimulating of energy through pressure and massage on specific point on the body. Of course, the techniques for lessening and eliminating of pain in an unbalanced body were not left out.

All in all, this was another opportunity for the members of Bujinkan Macedonia to increase their knowledge, but this time with techniques that could really be classified as a “higher level”.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 18, 2018January 18, 2018Categories Home

Did you know that the natural frequency of the planet Earth is 7,83Hz?
Or that the electro-smog (pollution) disrupt this natural frequency which among other things keep our immunity strong? And did You know that our biological system oscillates at this frequency crating harmony with the magnetic system of Earth meaning the same frequency that life on this planet evolved at?

At the seminar titled “Move4Harmony”, shidoshi Dovezenski will showcase his discoveries from the research of the ways that the Japanese warriors in the past connected with nature through a practice called Shinrin Joku森林浴 meaning Washing (cleaning) in the forest.

At the same time, there will be a presentation of ancient traditional techniques for strengthening of the physical and mental harmony through different movements, but also ways of breathing and stimulating of energy through pressure and massage of certain points of the body.

Let us not divulge everything, We expect you on the 27 of January (Saturday) in 11.00 o’clock at the dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia, to share the knowledge which will raise even further the quality of our lives.
The seminar tax is 500 denars, and the funds gathered will be used for humanitarian goals.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 17, 2018January 18, 2018Categories Home

The warriors of Bujikan Macedonia for the eight time proved that they are masters of survival in nature, regardless of the terrain or the weather. At a temperature of zero degrees Celsius accompanied by wind and snow, the members of the dojo easily coped with the cold weather that seemed to try and test all participants in this traditional seminar.

During the Sunday the Warriors again had the opportunity to study the secrets of winter survival on hilly terrain, and for that very goal the instructor Dovezenski chose the volcanic heights of Orljak, a place ideal for these kinds of seminars. They are hills of magmatic rocks which are abundant with low vegetation, and so they are almost always subject to winds. Regardless of the brutal terrain, the participants in a short amount of time built a shelter capable of sheltering up to eight people during the night. It is interesting to note that the entire building was made without the use of artificial bindings and only with the use of natural materials.

During the seminar, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski decided to test two of his students, during which he gave them task and a scenario, according to which the needed to independently build personal shelters that would be good enough for a safe stay of a few days. Sadly, neither one of the candidates passed the high standards of the dojo, although one of them was close to achieving it, so as a reward got the opportunity to repeat the test the next year.

Finally we have to say that we are proud that in the seminar took part three members of the kids group (Kosara, Ksenija, Petar) who took part equally and shared in the responsibilities of their older compatriots and didn’t complain even once about the weather during the whole day.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 15, 2018January 16, 2018Categories Home

The second “Ninja Kids Marathon” again brought happiness and laughter to the kids faces. This time with new techniques and new games for our youngest members.

During our five hours of fun taught sempai Taki Gakovski with the assistance of kohai Filip Trajanovski, as also the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski.

The last “Kids Ninja Marathon” for the first semester of 2018 will be held in February.

See you again in a month!

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 2, 2018January 3, 2018Categories Home

Last year’s Report we ended with the question: Will we be able to maintain in 2017 the epithet “most dynamic European dojo”, and at the same time we promised for the hundredth time that as long as our feet walk this Macedonian land, our love for the Japanese classical martial arts will continually rise.

About the promise there was no question that it will be fulfilled, because the Warrior’s word is worth more than anything else in the world. And about the question, we can say with pleasure that we got our answer. And we can loudly and proudly say out: We earned the epithet!!! And not only that, we have a new record!!! Besides the regular daily training, we further organized, taught and learned at exactly 38 seminars during the year!!! Simply said, during the month, at least three weekends were planed and realized as seminars.

Let’s take it piece by piece and present to You a small part of what we managed to get done this past year.

Because of the planned trip to Japan of shidoshi Igor Dovezenski in 2018, this year we decided not to organize international seminars, but to instead visit a few of them. So, in May, the instructor Dovezenski together with his assistant Opachikj, took part in a three day seminar in the Italian capital – Rome. At the seminar lectured by our teacher for Daito ryu Aikijujutsu, the shihan Antonino Certa, during which he transferred to us some new techniques from the fourth catalog of this ancient samurai tradition. In December, shidoshi Dovezenski left for Belgrade (Serbia) where he took part in a special seminar with the renowned instructor Mario Topolshek. During the seminar, Topolshek taught different techniques of breathing, energy stimulation through movement, also ways of energy canalization, and techniques of acupressure. As for the seminars during which taught the instructor Dovezenski, the list goes like this: ten seminars for Daito ryu Aikijujutsu, six of which in the Hombu and four in Skopje. Seven single day ones, also nine intensive Ninjutsu seminars in the Hombu. Ten in nature, of which two were completely new: “The longest Day” and “10.000 b.c.”

Besides all these events, worth mentioning are: The Leader of Bujinkan Macedonia awarded shidoshi-ho Zoran Todorovski and shidoshi-ho Marko Opachikj with the “Genin” bronze medal as recognition for their ten years of regular training in the dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia; the first “Ninja Kids Camp” will now be regularly held for our youngest members; during this December’s testing we got two new holders of the brown belt (1 kyu – Mihail Drakalski and Taki Gakovski ).

Also mentioned must be the greatest event which during the years has gained a legendary status, and that is our far known “Ninja Summer Camp”, during which the instructor Dovezenski, among other arts taught Kajutsu. At the same time Dovezenski promised that during every camp he will teach a secret ninja technique from the school of Togakure ryu. As for public appearances in the media, this year Dovezenski was again interviewed by the highest visited business portal in Macedonia (www.bi.mk)

In the end, as every year, we send a giant thank you to all members of the Organization “Taiyou e no Michi”, and especially to our students from Bujinkan Macedonia, which with their relentless work made it possible for us to enjoy the amazing journey through the world of traditional Japanese martial traditions (Koryu Bujutsu).

We don’t promise and we don’t announce anything about 2018, because we are more than certain that whatever we promise about Ninjutsu or Bujutsu – we will realize.

Taiyou e no Michi. Legendary Dojo – harmonious family. Bujinkan Macedonia. In our blood – forever!!! Ninpo Ikkan!!!

Author dovezenskiPosted on December 24, 2017January 2, 2018Categories Home

The instructor of Bujinkan Macedonia, Igor Dovezenski, together with his student and member of Daito ryu Macedonia, Angel Milanov, this weekend took part in a seminar led by the legendary Balkan martial artist – Mario Topolsek. The event was held in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia, and in it took part over 80 people.

Everybody who were born in the seventies of the last century, remember very well the master Topolsek. He was born 1942 in Zagreb, and is known to the public as the man who from Okinawa brought to Europe the powerful style of Karate – Uechi ryu.
Mario Topolsek also is one of the people responsible for the arrival of the Chinese arts of Chi Gong and Tai Chi Chuan in the Balkans. Also, unavoidable is the fact that he is one of the first authors of books about martial arts in the Balkans, as also the first author of a book about ninujutsu in the former Yugoslavia.
He is the founder of the European Uechi ryu Karate Federation, as also of the International Taichigong Academy with headquarters on Prague (Czech Republic).

Its exactly because of these accomplishments, but mostly because of the books he grew up with in his childhood and who left a strong imprint, Dovezenski traveled to Belgrade as the only foreigner on the seminar and paid his respects to the man who left an eternal mark in the development of many generations of Budokas who were born at that time. As they were parting, Topolsek gifted Dovezenaski with the last book he had written.

We also need to say that during the seminar Topolsek taught different kinds of breathing techniques, techniques of stimulating energy through different movements, and afterwards ways of channeling energy, and also techniques of acupressure. All that knowledge will be used and forever kept as something precious that should further be passed to future generations.

Author dovezenskiPosted on December 11, 2017December 11, 2017Categories Home

Yesterday the seminar called “Defense from knife attack” was held, in which took part 12 members of Bujinkan Macedonia.

After last the seminar last month when both opponents posses the same weapon, it was inevitable that this one take place – when the victim is unarmed.

During the event self defense from different situations was taught, such as a knife attack from different directions, as also techniques when the enemy is threatening us with this dangerous weapon keeping it pressed and ready on some part of our body.

In the end the students of Bujinkan Macedonia came to the conclusion that these seminars for self defense when attacked with a knife should take place as often as possible, exactly because of the dangers that permeate life today.