Month: March 2024

Author dovezenskiPosted on March 31, 2024April 1, 2024Categories Home

The fifteenth jubilee, in a row, of the SoJutsu seminar called “Strength of the Yari” was celebrated this past Sunday in the yard of the principle Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia. 

During this traditional event, which always attracts a large number of participants, there were people from many different age groups, and the vast canopy of the Hombu’s great walnut tree was still too small to shelter them all. 

During the seminar all the techniques, principles and kata’s of the school of Shinden Fudo ryu Dakentaijutsu were taught and drilled. While the time that the participants spent among their friends and the energy that they all shared was, as always, exemplary.

Author dovezenskiPosted on March 31, 2024April 1, 2024Categories Home

This past Saturday, in the yard of the Hombu Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia, a seminar was held dedicated to the art of Hira Shuriken throwing. 

Sixteen members of Bujinkan Macedonia participated in this event and spent six hours perfecting their skills with the metal blades, so they could better understand this ancient ninja art. 

Some of the Dojo’s older students had the opportunity to try out some different throwing techniques using types of Shuriken that come from schools that are not part of Bujinkan’s curriculum. 

Author dovezenskiPosted on March 18, 2024March 20, 2024Categories Home

Another two week long musha shugyo to Japan was undertaken this March by the teacher Igor Dovezenski. 

This time, in addition to the regular training sessions with the teachers from the Homby Dojo in the city of Noda, the journey was used to study many other different arts that stem from the rich culture and traditions of the Land of the Rising Sun.

So, besides the samurai and ninja arts, the teacher Igor Dovezenski also dedicated himself to studying the secrets of creating a Japanese zen garden, and the tea ceremony known as Chado.

Furthermore, he visited the province of Shiga or more accurately he visited the city of Koga (Koka), which is known as one of the birthplaces of Ninjutsu (the second is Iga). There Dovezenski met with members, descendants, of the Fujibayashi family whose ancestors were famous Shinobi warriors, later he also managed to visit their family’s home which is dotted with hidden false walls, tunnels and passageways that they could use to escape their enemies. 

This martial journey was also a spiritual journey for the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia, who visited several temples and gardens: Senso-Ji in Asakusa – Tokyo, then Kodai-Ji and Kiyomizu-Dera in Kyoto and finally Narita-san in the city of Narita (he also visited many other smaller Shinto and Buddhist temples throughout Japan).