Yesterday, in the Bujinkan Macedonia dojo we had a testing for student and master degrees.
The 9th kyu test was passed by Kristijan B., Borjana M., Metodija L., Darko G., Kristijan S. and Mihail D., and the 7th kyu degree was deservedly given to Ana Marija B., Tatjana O., Stefani G. and Monika Sh.
The 5th kyu was passed by Todor A., and the 3rd by the students Anton P. and Miron C.
Deservedly, the 1st kyu test was passed by Zoran T.
Macedonia got two new Bujinkan masters. Marjan Proshev and Marko Opachich successfully passed the first dan test (shodan), so they have the honor to be the second Macedonians who got master degrees from the Hombu dojo in Japan. They earned this title after five years of training in our dojo, without missing more than ten training sessions (for the entire period). They have participated almost on every international seminar, as well as on all outdoor seminars organized by Bujinkan Macedonia.
We congratulate the new shidoshi ho (younger instructors) with whole our hearts and wish them even greater success in the future.
For their effort, persistence, loyalty, regularity and love
for the art and the school, acknowledgements were given to the students Marjan P., Anton P. and Filip A.
All of them missed only one training in 2011.
This year, same as the last, a diploma for supporting the development of Bujinkan in Macedonia got Aleksandar V.
P.S. (all the names were shortened in order to protect out student`s privacy).
Concerning the organization of international seminars, this year we invited only one martial arts master to teach at our dojo. We were more than happy to have been hosts to Sensei Antonino Cherta, the only non-japanese Shihan for Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu and Ono Ha Itto Ryu Kenjutsu (Takeda den).
of different martial arts so as to better understand the classical Japanese schools (Ryu Ha) which we study in our dojo.
Our greatest achievement of 2011 can freely be considered to be the start of the building process for our Hombu Dojo. We build it on our land, by our taste. It spreads on 100 m2 training area, and another 100 m2 as a place to stay for our students. According to plans, the dojo will be fully finished by July, 2012.
On 17th of December (2011), at 17:30 o`clock, Shidoshi Igor Dovezenski will give the first lecture, at the same time – introduction in the system `Shinobi Taiso`.
the older students of Bujinkan Macedonia, concerning those who will soon take the shodan test (first dan – master level).
the tetsubishi out of their way by using a special kind of step after feeling the tetshubishi under their feet.
The seminar titled `The strenght of Yari – tactics and strategy`, which yesterday took place on the hill Orljak, opened new prospects for the students who attended the event.
Bujinkan Macedonia enjoyed the variety of tactics and strategy of this way of combat.
After last year`s `The strength of Yari` seminar, this year we decided to have another one with a similar theme. The difference will be in that we won`t be learning any kata this year, but techniques concerning defense from swords, spears as well as formation fighting. Toward that end, we will practice on specially prepared practice dummies, in order to feel the spirit from the past as well as to gain a more realistic picture of spear combat.