Author dovezenskiPosted on Categories HomeThe 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.
This event will be repeated regularly one a month during the winter months (November, December, January and February), during which even the youngest members of our dojo can spend time together though training and fun. The event is envisioned to last five hours, and the kids will be taught by several instructors from Bujinkan Macedonia, who beside martial arts, will teach them about other Japanese arts, such as origami, chado, shodo, etc.
In the first “Kids Ninja Marathon”, took part shidoshi ho Marko Opacik who taught techniques for child self defense, after which shidoshi Igor Dovezenski, who taught them Taihenjutsu , afterwards sempai Taki Gakovski who taught Origami, as also kohai Sanja Simonova and kohai Filip Trajanovski which were assisting during the event.