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Author koryuPosted on October 17, 2011Categories Home

The seminar titled `The strenght of Yari – tactics and strategy`, which yesterday took place on the hill Orljak, opened new prospects for the students who attended the event.

Namely, while last year they enjoyed exploring the efficiency and power of the spear, this time they were completely convinced of it`s efficiency and supremacy against an opponent armed with a different weapon.

The seminar began with a lecture and a training about the basic techniques of striking and blocking with a katana (sword) and with yari (spear). Then it carried on to a practice of different battle scenarios (katas) which included spear against sword and spear against spear.
At the end, formational combat techniques were practiced, and same as last year, the students of Bujinkan Macedonia enjoyed the variety of tactics and strategy of this way of combat.

Regarding the weather conditions, during the day they were constantly changing from sunny to cloudy and vice versa, but the temperature at some times was extremely low while the north wind was trying to diminish the will of the attendees unsuccesfully. After the end, some of them asked this seminar, next year to be a two-day seminar.

Author koryuPosted on October 6, 2011Categories Home

After last year`s `The strength of Yari` seminar, this year we decided to have another one with a similar theme. The difference will be in that we won`t be learning any kata this year, but techniques concerning defense from swords, spears as well as formation fighting. Toward that end, we will practice on specially prepared practice dummies, in order to feel the spirit from the past as well as to gain a more realistic picture of spear combat.

`The school of Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu uses the following weapons: Yari (spear), Ono (war axe), O Tsuchi (warhammer), Tachi (sword) and Naginata. The legend says that one night, a demon (Tengu) came to the founder of the art in a dream and taught him the secrets of Yari combat. These techniques are even today considered the biggest secret of the school.`

On the 16th of october, the instructor Igor Dovezenski will hold the 10th outdoor seminar this year.
This outdoor seminars in the Bujinkan Macedonia dojo are it`s trademark and regularly held from the very founding of the Taiyou e no Michi organization.
We believe that training in an urban and closed environment can never get us close to feeling the battle conditions on the battlefields, so we regularly hold outdoor seminars and try to get a glimpse of the spirit of the past.

Any member of the Bujinkan Macedonia / Taiyou e no Michi can take part on this seminar.

Required equipment: bokken and yari

Theme: The strength of Yari

Date: 16.10.2011 (Sunday)

Location: Slepo Kolo

Schedule:

08.00 hours – departure from Skopje

09.00 hours – arrival

10.00 -16.00 hours –
theory and practice

17.00 hours – return to Skopje

Author koryuPosted on September 26, 2011Categories Home

All of the eleven attendants that were announced to this year`s `Path of Shugenja` seminar succeeded in finishing the 50 kilometer route in twelve and a half hours.

This event began at 08.00 in the morning, when the members of Bujinkan Macedonia headed towards their goal – the location `Kamena Svadba` in the Kuklica village.
As every year, we visited every sacred place on the way, each of them radiating with their energy around, creating a positive effect on us.
Around 15.00, we arrived at our goal, followed by a half-hour rest and continuing back towards our starting point.
Around 20.30 hours, we returned beneath Lipac, from where we started.
During the day, we passed through the villages Beljakovce, Konyuh, Shopsko Rudare, Vak`v, Kuklica and Dimonce, by which we made a big circle around out intended route.
The biggest impression on us made the village Kuklica, which is indeed big with so many sections that are rich in various beautiful landscapes. Some of it`s parts are so mysterious and hidden from civilization, that we were literally able to see places that have been left untouched by human hand for years.
The attendants showed real strength of spirit, even though they were intentionally provoked and tested by the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski.

Once again, it was proven that the Path of Shugenja seminar is one of the hardest, but at the same time most attractive seminars in organization of our dojo.

Author koryuPosted on September 18, 2011Categories Home

Traditionally, every year on the last week in September, the warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia hold The Path of Shugenja seminar.

This year we chose a route from the summit of the Mountain Lipac to the locality Kamena Svadba located in the village Kuklica (and back).

Shugendo is an ancient japanese method which explores the relations between man and nature. Translated, Shugendo means `The path of training and testing`, in other words it`s an ascetic discipline which aims to achieve self perfection through retreat on mountains, meditation under waterfalls and cold rivers, breathing practices on inaccessible terrain, that leads to achieving astonishing accomplishments through testing one`s body and mental strenghts. Those who practice this method are known by the name Shugenja, and this discipline is studied in Japan even today.

The founder of this teaching is considered to be En no Gyoja, who lived nearby Kyoto in the 7th century A.D. The other name this followers are known is Yamabushi or Mountain Warriors. They crossed the ridgelines on the Japanese islands visiting and protecting the numerous temples. Some scholars believe that this people, united with the deserter Chinese generals after the fall of the Dinasty Tang, are the founders of the art Ninjutsu.

Date: 25th September, 2011 (Sunday)

Location: Lipac – Kuklica – Lipac

Program:
07.00 hours – departure from Skopje
08.00 hours – arrival and the start of march
Returning home – only God knows!

Equipment: Take whatever you like. Everything is on your responsibility and conscience.

P.S. Encounter with wild animals, rain, storm and other unforseen things are not excluded.

* Before you make an entry, please check the information of the previous years on our web-site.

Author koryuPosted on September 12, 2011Categories Home

Викендов во главниот
град на Македонија се одржа семинар за Даито рју Аикиџуџутсу и Оно Ха Итто рју
Кенџутсу (Такеда ден) под водство на единствениот нејапонски шихан за овие две
традиционални јапонски школи, Антонино Черта од Италија.

Семинарот беше организиран од страна на огранокот на Европската организација
Даито Каи за Македонија, „Корју доџо“, кое заедно со доџо-то „Буџинкан
Македонија“ ја сочинуваат единствената организација која ги негува класичните
јапонски боречки школи во нашата земја – Пат кон Сонцето.

Во договор со сенсеи Черта, одлучивме настанот да биде затворен за јавност и на
него да можат да учествуваат само членовите на нашата организација, додека
следната година семинарот ќе биде отворен за сите кои сакаат да научат повеќе
за овие вештини.

Инаку, сенсеи Черта пристигна во Македонија уште во четврток наутро, по што
веднаш го започна тренингот со неговиот личен ученик и претставник за
Македонија, Игор Довезенски.
Следниот ден, тренинзите продолжија во подножјето на планината Липац односно на
местото каде што се гради Хомбу доџо-то на Пат кон Сонцето.
Во саботата започна и официјалниот дел на семинарот, на кој се работеа техники
од нивоата Икаџо, Никаџо и Санкаџо од Хиден Мокуроку, додека во пладневните
часови се вежбаа субури, кихон и кати од Оно ха Итти рју Кенџутсу.
Истиот распоред продолжи и во неделата, кога заврши и официјалниот дел од
семинарот.

За време на петте дена колку што сенсеи Черта беше во Македонија, тој имаше
можност да се запознае и со македонската култура и традиција кои што слободно
можеме да кажеме дека го оставија без зборови. Учителот посети неколку
македонски села и градови, каде што уживаше во македонската традиционална
кујна, а уште повеќе во разгледувањето на нашите преубави светилишта.

За квалитетот на подучувањето на сенсеи Черта, нема што многу да се зборува.
Како и секогаш, тоа е на највисоко ниво, а тој несебично се труди да пренесе
колку што може повеќе од ове две традиционални јапонски школи.