Month: April 2015

Another successful outdoor seminar, this time on subject Yumi Ya Jutsu (the art of handling a bow and arrow). Five members of Bujinkan Macedonia participated at this event, who learned the basic ways to shoot with this weapon. Before the beginning of the seminar, details about the making process of the bow and arrow were shown to the participants, so they could make their own in the future if they find themselves out in nature equipped solely with a knife.

At the end of this seminar, the participants had the opportunity to shoot with a crossbow, and were easily convinced of its power and precision. 

At the next bow and arrow seminar, we are going to practice shooting with a Japanese Hankyu, so we are going to get another perspective on this ancient, but still useful weapon.

Handling a bow and arrow was a mandatory skill that a Japanese warrior had to master, and was one of the most important skills up until the appearance of firearms. In contrast to the samurai bow, that was known for its size and the perfect workmanship, shinobi warriors used their own version of this weapon that was easy to make and with much smaller dimensions too.

The members of Bujinkan Macedonia, sempai Todor Angelovski and kohai Martin Gachevski, on the invitation of the pedagogue Snezhana Todorovska, held a lecture and a demonstration for ninjutsu today, meant for the children of the kindergarten „Srnichka Bambi“ in the municipality of Aerodrom.

Firstly, the youngest had a lecture about the origin and the role of the ninja and samurai in feudal Japan, and afterwards were demonstrated some basic techniques of combat, with and without use of weapons. At the end, the children had the opportunity to ask questions, and to have a closer look of the equipment meant for training.

Additionally, the Dojo for classical Japanese martial arts „Bujinkan Macedonia“ is always on disposal for all interested institutions that want to learn more about the martial arts that come from the Land of The Rising Sun.