Seminar in Romania with Igor Dovezenski held

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The past weekend, the instructor Igor Dovezenski held a seminar in the city Iasi – Romania. The event had been organized by Catalin Soreanu, the leader of „Bujinkan Shingan Dojo“. This seminar counted around thirty participants from several Romanian cities, practitioners of various martial arts, as well as one participant from our country that traveled to Iasi specially for this event.

During the first session on Saturday, instructor Dovezenski explained the basic postures of the body, accompanied by the basic strikes and blocks with a sword. The second session was dedicated to iai jutsu, followed by the basic forms of kenjutsu.
During the second day, the training began with battojutsu, and afterwards the whole material that was taught during the seminar was repeated again.
What was really impressive for shidoshi Dovezenski, was the great improvement of Catalin Soreanu, acquired during his last visit in Macedonia, up until today. It wasn’t possible not to notice the love and effort Soreanu invested, and with that the results were evident. The same can be said for the remaining students, for their desire to go deeper into the secrets of traditional Japanese swordsmanship. Many of them, after the end of the seminar, expressed their wish for another seminar and a desire to learn more of kenjutsu.
At the end, instructor Igor Dovezenski is thankfull for the opportunity to teach, as well for the great organization by the hosts. The hospitality of Catalin left him speechless, and we would also like to thank his students Marius, Niku, Romeo and Nadia for the kindness and the help around the organization of the seminar.

Seminar „Haragei II“ held

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Yesterday, at the top of the hill Elenac, the members of Bujinkan Macedonia held the second in a row seminar dedicated to the techniques for Haragei, in other words feeling the changes that are happening around us. The blows of the cold wind didn’t present a hurdle, not even for a moment, so we could go deeper and in greater detail in the secrets of meditation and self-discovery.
Instead of a report, we will transfer the feelings of the participants the were shared on our Forum, right after the end of the seminar.
Marko O.– „I couldn’t even possibly describe the feeling that I got from the smell of the plants at Elenac, from the air that comes from the untouched nature of Lipac, from our sweat that drips down, earned by climbing upwards on „all four legs“. The wind that dries the skin and the sun that awakens your energy. The people with their presence that make you feel good and happy. Haragei is a special story. The techniques need to be practiced every day and along with the physical training, because what Sensei told, taught and explained us today, is a school of life. We learned how to breath, how to be healthy. We encountered four new exercises that require many hours of training. In my opinion we were all impressed by today’s seminar, and this will „satiate“ us with days, even weeks. One climb on Lipac is a quality therapy for your mind and body. Imagine all of us in 10-15 years, gathered again at the same place, but with children in our arms, to whom we’ll tell about the wonderful days spent with the teachings of Sensei.”

Vladimir A. – „Briefly, I will just conclude that I understood much more now when we repeated the exercises for the second time, than I didthe first time.“

Todor A. – „I don’t know where to start. Although the weather didn’t serve us as we hoped it would, I think we could say that the seminar was more than successful. Starting from the climb to Elenac, that fills you more with energy than it drains you, all to the descend to Elenachki Kladenac. Including moving through the darkness, followed by various discussions. As for the training, I must confess that I cannot understand all of the techniques, and apply them right away. But those that I can, I practiced with greater attention and deeper understanding, which differed from the last year. I noticed that the concentration was greater from the participants that came for the second time, excluding Sanja, because these techniques „came naturally” to her. I expect the third time to be even better, but only if we practice the exercises at home, as sensei’s mentioned. At the end, a word for the food during the break. I was fasting, but my food was more delicious than any other because I had it in your company”. 

Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu seminar with Sensei Erik in Greece

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The past weekend, instructor Igor Dovezenski and his student Monika Sh., participated at the international seminar for Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu Bujutsu, that was held in Athens – Republic of Greece. On this event, besides the host and the representatives of our country, the members of Katori Shinto ryu Holland took part too.
This seminar was led by Erik Louw, shidosha from Amsterdam, and mentor to our branch in Macedonia, and teacher for this art to Igor Dovezenski.

During the traning in Friday, sensei Erik taught kata from Omote no Tachi, where he pointed out several details regarding the presentation and movement of the legs. In Saturday, a greater attention was drawn to the performance of drawing the sword in standing position (Tachi ai Battojutsu), and in Sunday we mostly practiced the kata from Omote no Iai.
The last two days, Sensei Erik transmitted the first two kata from Omote no Bo to Igor Dovezenski, and with that another „door opened“ for the Macedonian branch for Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu.

Of course, the little free time that we had, we used for walks in Athens and visits to several cultural and historical monuments in the city.
The next get-together with Sensei Erik will be in May, when the teacher is organizing an international seminar in Macedonia, naturally in organization of Katori Shinto ryu Macedonia.

Seminar in Romania with Igor Dovezenski

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At the invitation of Catalin Soreanu – leader of “Bujinkan Shingan Dojo”, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski will hold a seminar titled “Kenjutsu and Iaijutsu”. 

The event will take place on 14th – 15th March, in the beautiful city of Iasi, known as the “cultural center” of Romania.

The seminar will be international and anyone interested can take part, regardless of their knowledge and style they practice.

For more info, feel free to reach out to the organizer via his e-mail: contact@shingan.ro
To get better acquainted with the work of “Shingan Dojo”, visit their web-page: www.shingan.ro
More info about instructor Dovezenski, you can find here: biography

About the city of Iasi (on Wikipedia)

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Haragei II - outdoor seminar

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Hara ( 腹 ) is a Japanese word for stomach, and Gei ( 芸 ) stands for art. However, from martial arts perspective, this word carries a complete principle of inner and outer communication through self-discovering and revealing the changes happening around us. The teachers of Zen, centuries ago, taught that breathing with Hara (stomach) clears the mind from any thoughts and enables a view of one’s inner self. That perception exactly of the inner and outer changes, is believed to give the warrior the opportunity to sense the danger in time and react quickly. This training, meant for cultivating the inner energy, was called „an exercise of the immovable mind“ by the famous zen-priest Takuan Soho.
Imagine a situation, You and Your opponent are only two meters apart from each other with pointed katanas to your hearts. The tension increases and only one wrong breath or one blink of an eye can separate You from life and death. It is vital to sense the attack, and to feel the moment when you need to react.
Last year, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski, for the first time „publicly“ organized this seminar, that so far was available only for the advanced students. On their request, the same subject will be taught again on the 1st of March, and additional exercises will be shown. This opportunity is offered to all of our members that want to learn the techniques to increase the awareness and to improve their martial art.
Date: 01.03.2015 (Sunday)
Location: Elenac
Program:
08.00 o’clock – departing from Skopje
09.00 o’clock – arrival
09.00 – 16.00 – theory and practice
17.00 – return
The seminar is open for the members of Taiyou e no Michi only, but you can attend with a recommendation from instructor that nurtures friendly relations with our dojo. Questions and applications by e-mail, phone, in the dojo, or on the Forum.
Link from the last year’s report for the seminar —–> here

Goshijutsu seminar for Ninpo Ne Waza® successfully held

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Yesterday, with a dojo full with smiles and several scratches and bruises, the seminar Ninpo Ne Waza was successfully held.

Fifteen members of Bujinkan Macedonia participated at this event, and were divided in two groups: beginners and advanced members. While the beginners were practicing the basic techniques for changing positions on the ground, including the basic grips, the advanced members had the opportunity to get to know the techniques for getting free of leg grips, as well as transitioning to a counter attack with a purpose to overcome the opponent as quickly as possible.
As every seminar, the seminar for Ninpo Ne Waza didn’t leave anyone indifferent despite the difficulties that some of the participants encountered, mostly from the rough nature of the system itself. However, as the years pass, the improvement of the students that show the most tenacity and desire to study the Japanese martial arts is more and more noticeable.  

Special Kenjutsu seminar for Bujinkan Shingan Dojo (Romania)

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The past weekend, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski held a seminar exclusively for the members of the Romanian Bujinkan Shingan Dojo, on subject: „The Basics of classical Japanese swordsmanship“. The event was held on the premises of Bujinkan Macedonia dojo in Skopje, and the young instructor Marko Opachikj helped with the teaching.
The instructor Cătălin Soreanu along with three of his students, who flew from Romania purposely for this seminar, were practicing and repeating the basic techniques of Japanese kenjutsu restlessly during the weekend, while following the lessons and advice of instructor Dovezenski with great precision. Throughout the event, the participants from Romania were showing such passion and desire to master the art of samurai swordsmanship, that not even for a moment they stopped their training.
The free time, lacking due to the intensity of this seminar, was used to visit the central city area of Skopje, where the Romanians enjoyed the beauties of the city. They also tasted well known Macedonian specialties, and they noted that our cuisine is one of the tastiest they had tried so far.
Pleased with the learnt, the members of Bujinkan Shingan Dojo invited istructor Dovezenski to hold another seminar, this time in their home city Iasi, famous cultural and academic center in Romania.
The seminar will take place in March, and we use this opportunity to invite all interested, regardless of their knowledge or skill, to take part and get acquainted with the basics of samurai kenjutsu.
For additional information, you can address the instructor Cătălin Soreanu directly through his web-site: http://www.shingan.ro 

Ninpo Ne Waza® - Goshinjutsu Seminar

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The first Ninpo Ne Waza seminar in 2015 is going to be held on the 1st of February, with subject „Goshin Jutsu“. As the title says, this time we will turn our attention to the possibilities of self-defense from the moment when the opponent stumbles us to the ground, until we return in standing position.

This seminar is meant for all member of the Organization dedicated to the study of traditional Japanese martial arts „Taiyou e no Michi“, regardless of their degree or skill.
Date: 01.02.2015 (Sunday)
Location: Skopje (in the dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia)
Time: 11:00 – 15:00 o’clock
Subject: Ninpo Ne Waza Goshinjutsu (techniques for self-defense on the ground)
Fee: symbolic 300 denars that are going to be donated to humanitarian purposes
Additional information for Ninpo Ne Waza ——> here

The fifth „Winter Ninja Training“ held

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Due to the low temperatures the surrounding earth and water were frozen, however the sunlight made the yesterdays’ seminar special, where the members of Bujinkan Macedonia for the fifth time practiced the techniques for winter survival in the wilderness.
As every year, we repeated what we’ve learned, because it’s the only way to preserve the knowledge, and at the same time we introduced and practiced new techniques, that drastically increase the chances of winter survival in harsh conditions. 
The students thought that the building of the shelter, known as „the chest“, was especially interesting, and orienting in the surroundings, as well as the new ways of starting a fire and preparing food attracted great attention.
At the end of the one-day training, some of the participants shared their impressions:
Marko Opachikj – „Every night before a seminar, the excitement and desire is what keeps me awake late into the night, thinking how will tomorrow go, what else new is there to learn, how will I manage in a given situation, what will the weather be like etc. It was the same this time. Firstly, because it is my jubilee – fifth in a row winter survival, and also, because I knew that we were going to learn how to build a new type of shelter.
Based on my experience from the previous years, I could only imagine what it would look like, but my depiction wasn’t even nearly as good as the so called „chest“. Very interesting and skillful way of building, by filling the side walls, as well as the roof. What makes is interesting, is that every year we repeat what we already know from the previous years, but at the same time we learn something new. This year we learned about the differences of survival in deciduous and evergreen forests, other ways of lighting a fire, preparing food, protecting the limbs from freezing, orienting in the surroundings, the dangers of dehydration, and how to keep the fire lit throughout the night. 
All this was intertwined with the peoples’ smiles that participated in the seminar, and the sun that was peeking through the leaves of the big trees.“
Mihail Drakalski – „Yesterday was my fourth winter ninja training and I can say that even though every year we learn something new, this one there were a lot of differences, as in the type of the shelter, the techniques of setting up a fire, preparing the food, orienting etc. This is one of my favorite seminars and in my opinion everyone should take part at least once to be assured in it. A great thanks to sensei, and to the other participants that were helping me constantly in the completion of the tasks.“
Sanja Simonova – „Yesterdays’ training had a great working atmosphere, and every minute was used to its maximum and filled with much love and dedication to the tasks that we got. I learned many new things, and at the same time I gained confidence in what we already had learned in previous outdoor seminars. Who seeks shall find. If you seek with faith and love in your heart, what you’re after – is after you at the same time. Even when we were searching for dry branches, wet leaves, lilies, or stems. This was a great seminar, we will see each other on the next in February dedicated to haragei. And, at the end, one question: what is better that a one-day outdoor seminar? Well – a two-day outdoor seminar!“

Winter Ninja Training - Means for Survival in the Wilderness V

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The low temperatures that caught our country this year are ideal for the fifth in a row „Winter Ninja Training“. During this event, the members of Bujinkan Macedonia will be able to learn survival techniques when in the wilderness, for winter conditions. These days, when the thermometer shows below -20 degrees C, where the ground is covered with snow, and with the occasional wind blowing, is a great challenge for all those who want to face the cold and cruel weather.

As you already know, the warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia always considered that training solely in dojo, where a safe and friendly atmosphere surrounds us, can make anybody a good „sportsperson“, and a great „lounge ninja“. However, what makes us different from the rest, is the knowledge and the confidence that we feel when we are confronted with the toughest dares while we are far away from the cities that we live in. Actually, we experience the cruel nature as a natural habitat where we feel as a „fish in water“, and we find ourselves in our natural surroundings.
This seminar is a scenario-based where we are snowbound or lost far away from our home, somewhere on a mountains or in the woods, and we need to take precautions to be able to go through the night and increase our chances of survival. On this event, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski is going to teach these exact techniques that represent the required arsenal for a more serious approach in the art known as ninjutsu. 
Required equipment: knife, hemp rope, and a piece of cotton. In case anyone has trouble finding the items mentioned, he can freely ask, and the dojo will provide them.
Warning: the temperatures will most likely be below zero. The terrain is open and windy. The presence of wild animals is normal this period in the year. You will be exposed to extremely cold weather constantly for about seven hours. Everyone comes at their own responsibility.
Bring warm clothing with you.
Date: 11.01.2015 (Sunday)
Location: Mlaka
Program:
08.00 o’clock – departure from Skopje
09.00 o’clock – arrival
09.30 – 16.30 o’clock – theory and practice
17.30 o’clock – return
This year the seminar is open for the members of Bujinkan Macedonia/Taiyou e no Michi only. Questions and applying by e-mail, phone, in the dojo, or on the Forum.