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Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu seminar with Sensei Erik in Greece

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The past weekend, instructor Igor Dovezenski and his student Monika Sh., participated at the international seminar for Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu, that was held in Athens – Republic of Greece. On this event, besides the host and the representatives of our country, the members of Katori Shinto ryu Holland took part too.
This seminar was led by Erik Louw, shidosha from Amsterdam, and mentor to our branch in Macedonia, and teacher for this art to Igor Dovezenski.

During the traning in Friday, sensei Erik taught kata from Omote no Tachi, where he pointed out several details regarding the presentation and movement of the legs. In Saturday, a greater attention was drawn to the performance of drawing the sword in standing position (Tachi ai Battojutsu), and in Sunday we mostly practiced the kata from Omote no Iai.
The last two days, Sensei Erik transmitted the first two kata from Omote no Bo to Igor Dovezenski, and with that another „door opened“ for the Macedonian branch for Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu.

Of course, the little free time that we had, we used for walks in Athens and visits to several cultural and historical monuments in the city.
The next get-together with Sensei Erik will be in May, when the teacher is organizing an international seminar in Macedonia, naturally in organization of Katori Shinto ryu Macedonia.

Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu seminar with Sensei Erik in Greece

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The past weekend, instructor Igor Dovezenski and his student Monika Sh., participated at the international seminar for Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu, that was held in Athens – Republic of Greece. On this event, besides the host and the representatives of our country, the members of Katori Shinto ryu Holland took part too.
This seminar was led by Erik Louw, shidosha from Amsterdam, and mentor to our branch in Macedonia, and teacher for this art to Igor Dovezenski.

During the traning in Friday, sensei Erik taught kata from Omote no Tachi, where he pointed out several details regarding the presentation and movement of the legs. In Saturday, a greater attention was drawn to the performance of drawing the sword in standing position (Tachi ai Battojutsu), and in Sunday we mostly practiced the kata from Omote no Iai.
The last two days, Sensei Erik transmitted the first two kata from Omote no Bo to Igor Dovezenski, and with that another „door opened“ for the Macedonian branch for Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu.

Of course, the little free time that we had, we used for walks in Athens and visits to several cultural and historical monuments in the city.
The next get-together with Sensei Erik will be in May, when the teacher is organizing an international seminar in Macedonia, naturally in organization of Katori Shinto ryu Macedonia.

Seminar in Romania with Igor Dovezenski

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At the invitation of Catalin Soreanu – leader of “Bujinkan Shingan Dojo”, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski will hold a seminar titled “Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu”. 

The event will take place on 14th – 15th March, in the beautiful city of Iasi, known as the “cultural center” of Romania.

The seminar will be international and anyone interested can take part, regardless of their knowledge and style they practice.

For more info, feel free to reach out to the organizer via his e-mail: contact@shingan.ro
To get better acquainted with the work of “Shingan Dojo”, visit their web-page: www.shingan.ro
More info about instructor Dovezenski, you can find here: biography

About the city of Iasi (on Wikipedia)

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See you soon!

Seminar in Romania with Igor Dovezenski

Author koryuPosted on Categories Home

At the invitation of Catalin Soreanu – leader of “Bujinkan Shingan Dojo”, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski will hold a seminar titled “Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu”. 

The event will take place on 14th – 15th March, in the beautiful city of Iasi, known as the “cultural center” of Romania.

The seminar will be international and anyone interested can take part, regardless of their knowledge and style they practice.

For more info, feel free to reach out to the organizer via his e-mail: contact@shingan.ro
To get better acquainted with the work of “Shingan Dojo”, visit their web-page: www.shingan.ro
More info about instructor Dovezenski, you can find here: biography

About the city of Iasi (on Wikipedia)

an on YouTube
See you soon!

Haragei II – outdoor seminar

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Hara ( 腹 ) is a Japanese word for stomach, and Gei ( 芸 ) stands for art. However, from martial arts perspective, this word carries a complete principle of inner and outer communication through self-discovering and revealing the changes happening around us. The teachers of Zen, centuries ago, taught that breathing with Hara (stomach) clears the mind from any thoughts and enables a view of one’s inner self. That perception exactly of the inner and outer changes, is believed to give the warrior the opportunity to sense the danger in time and react quickly. This training, meant for cultivating the inner energy, was called „an exercise of the immovable mind“ by the famous zen-priest Takuan Soho.
Imagine a situation, You and Your opponent are only two meters apart from each other with pointed katanas to your hearts. The tension increases and only one wrong breath or one blink of an eye can separate You from life and death. It is vital to sense the attack, and to feel the moment when you need to react.
Last year, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski, for the first time „publicly“ organized this seminar, that so far was available only for the advanced students. On their request, the same subject will be taught again on the 1st of March, and additional exercises will be shown. This opportunity is offered to all of our members that want to learn the techniques to increase the awareness and to improve their martial art.
Date: 01.03.2015 (Sunday)
Location: Elenac
Program:
08.00 o’clock – departing from Skopje
09.00 o’clock – arrival
09.00 – 16.00 – theory and practice
17.00 – return
The seminar is open for the members of Taiyou e no Michi only, but you can attend with a recommendation from instructor that nurtures friendly relations with our dojo. Questions and applications by e-mail, phone, in the dojo, or on the Forum.
Link from the last year’s report for the seminar —–> here

Haragei II - outdoor seminar

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Hara ( 腹 ) is a Japanese word for stomach, and Gei ( 芸 ) stands for art. However, from martial arts perspective, this word carries a complete principle of inner and outer communication through self-discovering and revealing the changes happening around us. The teachers of Zen, centuries ago, taught that breathing with Hara (stomach) clears the mind from any thoughts and enables a view of one’s inner self. That perception exactly of the inner and outer changes, is believed to give the warrior the opportunity to sense the danger in time and react quickly. This training, meant for cultivating the inner energy, was called „an exercise of the immovable mind“ by the famous zen-priest Takuan Soho.
Imagine a situation, You and Your opponent are only two meters apart from each other with pointed katanas to your hearts. The tension increases and only one wrong breath or one blink of an eye can separate You from life and death. It is vital to sense the attack, and to feel the moment when you need to react.
Last year, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski, for the first time „publicly“ organized this seminar, that so far was available only for the advanced students. On their request, the same subject will be taught again on the 1st of March, and additional exercises will be shown. This opportunity is offered to all of our members that want to learn the techniques to increase the awareness and to improve their martial art.
Date: 01.03.2015 (Sunday)
Location: Elenac
Program:
08.00 o’clock – departing from Skopje
09.00 o’clock – arrival
09.00 – 16.00 – theory and practice
17.00 – return
The seminar is open for the members of Taiyou e no Michi only, but you can attend with a recommendation from instructor that nurtures friendly relations with our dojo. Questions and applications by e-mail, phone, in the dojo, or on the Forum.
Link from the last year’s report for the seminar —–> here

Goshijutsu seminar for Ninpo Ne Waza® successfully held

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Yesterday, with a dojo full with smiles and several scratches and bruises, the seminar Ninpo Ne Waza was successfully held.

Fifteen members of Bujinkan Macedonia participated at this event, and were divided in two groups: beginners and advanced members. While the beginners were practicing the basic techniques for changing positions on the ground, including the basic grips, the advanced members had the opportunity to get to know the techniques for getting free of leg grips, as well as transitioning to a counter attack with a purpose to overcome the opponent as quickly as possible.
As every seminar, the seminar for Ninpo Ne Waza didn’t leave anyone indifferent despite the difficulties that some of the participants encountered, mostly from the rough nature of the system itself. However, as the years pass, the improvement of the students that show the most tenacity and desire to study the Japanese martial arts is more and more noticeable.  

Goshijutsu seminar for Ninpo Ne Waza® successfully held

Author koryuPosted on Categories Home

Yesterday, with a dojo full with smiles and several scratches and bruises, the seminar Ninpo Ne Waza was successfully held.

Fifteen members of Bujinkan Macedonia participated at this event, and were divided in two groups: beginners and advanced members. While the beginners were practicing the basic techniques for changing positions on the ground, including the basic grips, the advanced members had the opportunity to get to know the techniques for getting free of leg grips, as well as transitioning to a counter attack with a purpose to overcome the opponent as quickly as possible.
As every seminar, the seminar for Ninpo Ne Waza didn’t leave anyone indifferent despite the difficulties that some of the participants encountered, mostly from the rough nature of the system itself. However, as the years pass, the improvement of the students that show the most tenacity and desire to study the Japanese martial arts is more and more noticeable.  

Special Kenjutsu seminar for Bujinkan Shingan Dojo (Romania)

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The past weekend, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski held a seminar exclusively for the members of the Romanian Bujinkan Shingan Dojo, on subject: „The Basics of classical Japanese swordsmanship“. The event was held on the premises of Bujinkan Macedonia dojo in Skopje, and the young instructor Marko Opachikj helped with the teaching.
The instructor Cătălin Soreanu along with three of his students, who flew from Romania purposely for this seminar, were practicing and repeating the basic techniques of Japanese kenjutsu restlessly during the weekend, while following the lessons and advice of instructor Dovezenski with great precision. Throughout the event, the participants from Romania were showing such passion and desire to master the art of samurai swordsmanship, that not even for a moment they stopped their training.
The free time, lacking due to the intensity of this seminar, was used to visit the central city area of Skopje, where the Romanians enjoyed the beauties of the city. They also tasted well known Macedonian specialties, and they noted that our cuisine is one of the tastiest they had tried so far.
Pleased with the learnt, the members of Bujinkan Shingan Dojo invited istructor Dovezenski to hold another seminar, this time in their home city Iasi, famous cultural and academic center in Romania.
The seminar will take place in March, and we use this opportunity to invite all interested, regardless of their knowledge or skill, to take part and get acquainted with the basics of samurai kenjutsu.
For additional information, you can address the instructor Cătălin Soreanu directly through his web-site: http://www.shingan.ro 

Special Kenjutsu seminar for Bujinkan Shingan Dojo (Romania)

Author koryuPosted on Categories Home

The past weekend, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski held a seminar exclusively for the members of the Romanian Bujinkan Shingan Dojo, on subject: „The Basics of classical Japanese swordsmanship“. The event was held on the premises of Bujinkan Macedonia dojo in Skopje, and the young instructor Marko Opachikj helped with the teaching.
The instructor Cătălin Soreanu along with three of his students, who flew from Romania purposely for this seminar, were practicing and repeating the basic techniques of Japanese kenjutsu restlessly during the weekend, while following the lessons and advice of instructor Dovezenski with great precision. Throughout the event, the participants from Romania were showing such passion and desire to master the art of samurai swordsmanship, that not even for a moment they stopped their training.
The free time, lacking due to the intensity of this seminar, was used to visit the central city area of Skopje, where the Romanians enjoyed the beauties of the city. They also tasted well known Macedonian specialties, and they noted that our cuisine is one of the tastiest they had tried so far.
Pleased with the learnt, the members of Bujinkan Shingan Dojo invited istructor Dovezenski to hold another seminar, this time in their home city Iasi, famous cultural and academic center in Romania.
The seminar will take place in March, and we use this opportunity to invite all interested, regardless of their knowledge or skill, to take part and get acquainted with the basics of samurai kenjutsu.
For additional information, you can address the instructor Cătălin Soreanu directly through his web-site: http://www.shingan.ro