The testing for student degrees has been held

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The June Shiken meaning testing for the student degrees was held yesterday in the Skopje dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia.

In a official atmosphere as is suitable for a event of this scale, these students earned a higher degree:

10 kyu
– Marija Saltirov, Nikola Atanasoski, Vlado Martinoski, Eleonora Simonovska, Ljubomir Pavlovski.

9 kyu (colored belt and mon – sigil)
– Blagoja Nedelkovski

8 kyu
– Ena Mitkovska

5 kyu (nafuda kake)
– Konstantin Anastasijevik

4 kyu
– Sase Gacev

3 kyu
– Kosara Dovezenska, Davor Stojcevski, Nikola Saltirov

We congratulate them all and we wish them even greater success in the times to come.

Otsuchi 大槌 – seminar has been held for great samurai war hammer

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Yesterday in the yard of the Hombu Dojo of the Organization for the study of classical Japanese martial arts – Taiyou e no Michi, was held a seminar dedicated to the martial techniques with the great samurai war hammer (Otsuchi).

It is interesting, that this unusual and sadly a bit forgotten weapon is practiced as part of the Japanese classical school of Shinden Fudo ryu Dakentaijutsu. The teacher Igor Dovezenski thinks that the members of the dojo already have the necessary training and experience to start a new chapter in the study and exploration of the techniques of the great samurai war hammer.

The next adventure for the Warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia will be held in two weeks, during which the canyon of Stip’s Bregalnica will be visited, as part of the seminar 10.000 years B.C.

Interview with Igor Dovezenski for denesen.mk

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“The first half of my life I spent as earth and fire. Stable and unstoppable. The second half I continue as water and wind. Adaptable and neutral. I hope that after I depart this earthly world I will reach the Fifth Element – EMPTINESS.
From the philosophy of the Five Elements 五大 meaning GoDai in Japanese Buddhism, the fifth element Ku (Emptiness) is the one that connects all the previous ones (Earth, Water, Fire and Wind). Trough it the natural cycle of the earth is complete”.

*This is the announcement for the newest interview of the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia – Igor Dovezenski, given to denesen.mk, that at the same time is archived on our blog.koryu.mk.

Link to the interview

A presentation in the Center for culture “ASNOM” in Gostivar

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One week after the presentation and lecture held in the Youth Culture Center in Skopje, the teacher of Bujinkan Macedonia, Igor Dovezenski, held another, this time in the Center for culture “ASNOM” in Gostivar.

As a reminder, Dovezenski was hired by the production house “Cutaway” as a technical consultant and lecturer for the needs for the promotion of the Danish full length animated movie – “The Checkered Ninja”

During the lecture in Gostivar, were present around ten kids who together with their parents carefully watched the lecture about the history, tradition and specifics of the classical Japanese martial arts.

After the end of the event, Dovezesnki thanked his students Marco Opacik, Vladimir Antonovski, Mihail Drakalski and Taki Gakovski for the help that they selflessly lend to any kind of activity connected with the dojo “Taiyou e no Michi”

Demonstration by "Taiyou e no Michi" in the City Park in Skopje

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On invite by the council of the City of Skopje and the Public enterprise “Parks and greenery” , the members of the Organization “Taiyou e no Michi” yesterday held a demonstration of their skills in the City Park of the capital city of the Republic of Macedonia.

In the demonstration took part the smallest of warriors from the “Ninja Kids”, afterwards the veterans from Bujinkan Macedonia, and also the members of Katori Shinto ryu Macedonia.

At the presentation end, the team from Shinobi Taiso held a free class for Japanese yoga (junan taiso), during which a big chunk of citizens with pleasure joined in the exercises.

After the end of the event, our dojo was given a appreciation certificate and also an invite for another demonstration for the “Flower Festival” that will take place again next year.

Igor Dovezenski as a technical consultant for the promotion of "The Checkered Ninja"

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The Teacher of Bujinkan Macedonia, Igor Dovezenski, was hired by the production house “Cutaway” for the promotion of the Danish full-length animated film – “The Checkered Ninja”.

For that occasion, Dovezenski together with his trusted students, in the Youth Culture Center in Skopje held a demonstration and a class on the topic of: “How to become a Ninja” , and at the same time took part in the filming of the trailer that will air before the projection of “The Checkered Ninja” in the Republic of Macedonia.
During the class there will be present around 30 kids and parents, which showed great interest in the workings of the Organization “Taiyou e no Michi”.

Next weekend, Dovezesnki together with the members of Bujinkan Macedonia will hold another demonstration and class, this time in Gostivar.

BuYuKai with Igor and Pino

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During the Easter holidays, the instructors Igor Dovezenski and Pino Durante held an amazing seminar in the Hombu Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia.

During the event present were around twenty members of the organization “Taiyou e no Michi” which were highly satisfied by the seminar and the incredible atmosphere which permeated the event.

The topic of the seminar was the samurai school of Takagi Yoshin ryu Jutaijutsu, during which Dovezenski taught the kata from the first level (shoden omote and ura gata), while Durante showed the henka (variants) of the principle Muto Dori which are practiced in the Hombu Dojo of the Bujinkan Dojo.

It’s interesting that the dai-shihan Pino Durante is born and lives in Germany, where in the city of Limburg he has his own dojo. In the year 2008 he, for the first time, visited Macedonia as a participant in the seminar with the dai-shihan Steffen Frohlich, organized by Igor Dovezenski. Since then, till this day, the German and Macedonian instructors have nurtured their friendship, training and socializing during different seminars in Europe, and in the Hombu Dojo of soke Masaaki Hatsumi.

Awed by the quality of training in Bujinkan Macedonia, but also by the beauty of our country, our people and all the other things about our country, the instructor Pino Durante will surely become a more frequent sight in our dojo.

At the end of the seminar, the dai-shihan Pino Durante invited the teacher Igor Dovezenski to hold a seminar in his dojo in Limburg.

p.s. The things said by Pino Durante during the seminar can be read on our blog (click on the link).

Two new Yudansha (Shodan) in Bujinkan Macedonia

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Bujinkan Macedonia since yesterday has two new masters meaning Yudansha (carriers of a master title). After nearly ten years of training and perfecting as part of our dojo, sempai Vladimir Antovski and sempai Mihail Drakalski deservedly were awarded the rank of Shodan (first Dan).

During the testing, they successfully demonstrated the necessary techniques and skills that are necessary to receive the “black belt”, with which they entered the group of rare people that received the master degree from the teacher Igor Dovezenski.

During the event that was held in the Hombu Dojo of the Organization “Taiyou e no Michi” were present the compatriots, but also the friends and family of Antovski and Drakalski. We wish them success in their future studying and perfecting of the Japanese traditional martial arts and we wish that they stay on the Path for many years to come.

Bujutsu – wandering between myth and reality

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In the yard of the Hombu Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia this Sunday was held the seminar with the title of : “Bujutsu – wandering between myth and reality”.  During the event, the teacher Igor Dovezenski trough lessons, and afterwards through randori (freestyle combat) put his students face to face with the reality of fighting with weapons.

All the participants were completely satisfied with the seminar and asked for this event to become part of the regular yearly seminar program, describing it as “too important” to their continued advancement.

Not to bore you, we will also mention that the previous day (Saturday). The Warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia organized a ecological drive to clean the riverbed of the river Zhivusa that runs in front of our Homby Dojo. During which were gathered more than 60 bags of trash, which afterwards was appropriately removed.

The YumiYa seminar has taken place

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In the yard of the Hombu Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia, yesterday was held another seminar dedicated to the techniques of shooting with a bow and arrow.

The event known by the name YumiYa Jutsu is one of the longest lasting meaning it has taken place even before the establishment of the dojo in the year 1995.
During the seminar, the teacher Igor Dovezesnki taught his students how to shoot with a simple homemade bow, similar to those which were used by the Shinobi warriors and was know under the name Maruki Yumi, similar to Hankyu – a short bow made from bamboo.

Studied were different techniques of shooting from different stances and positions, and some of the participants already started to show promising results.

The next seminar in nature will be on the topic of: “Bujutsu – wandering between myth and reality”. See you!