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To some dojos, 23 participants on an international seminar means a great success, but for the school for classical martial arts Taiyou e no Michi that is a normal number for a regular local outdoor seminar.
Regular and local it may be, but not at all ordinary. In fact, on each of our seminars one can easily see the will and wish of our students for constant advancement and deeper immersion in the world of the classical Japanese martial arts.
A two-day seminar, entitled `Kenjutsu under the start of Lipac`, once more showed our great dedication.
On Saturday, with giant camping bags upon our backs,
we first climbed at the top of mountain Lipac, where we did our first training session. Afterwards, we descended towards the st. George monastery, where we continued our training sessions.
At the end of the training, instructor Igor Dovezenski answered the many questions asked by the students, regarding the Ono ha Itto Ryu school.
We `spiced` the night with a nice bean stew, around a big table, and sleeping under the stars reminded us of how much we miss living in the cities and alienating ourselves from nature.
On Sunday, we began with a morning training session at 06:00, followed by cleaning and tidying the monastery and it`s surroundings.
We had breakfast afterwards, followed by a second training session. While we trained, there was some tea getting prepared in two old kettles, freshly collected which refreshed us and gave us strength during the short break.
After the second training session, the students had a break at the monastery, and that was actually the only lengthy break for this whole seminar.
When that break was over, we had our last training session, which showed the battle readiness of our students. Namely, the last exercise was about defending oneself from constant quick attacks with a sword, that were without warning and from all sides by a couple of opponent – putting the one defending themselves under constant pressure and stress.
At the end of this seminar, after we tidied-up the yard of the beautiful monastery, we departed towards the starting point. We arrived in Skopje around 22.00, tired but happy because of the great seminar during this weekend.
In the location known as Orlova Chuka, upon one of the lower hills of Lipac, today we had the Yumi Ya seminar, i.e. ninja bow and arrows. About ten students attended this event, all members of Bujinkan Macedonia, who under the hot sun refined this art for the entire length of the day.
This seminar was one of those that one never forgets. Great training, beautiful blue sky, yellow sun and discipline that can only be found in a traditional dojo. 
a total of 21 kata. At the beginning, we practiced three kata from the first level, known as Ten no Kata: Gekkan, Setsuyaku and Musan. After each kata, instructor Dovezenski showed two henka (variations) for each of the kata shown. From the second level, Chi no Kata, we practiced Riken, Shinken and Raiken, which were later studied in detail through a few of their variations. The third level, Shizen Shigoku no Kata, was practiced through the kata: Tai Nagashi, Kobushi Nagashi and Fubatsu.
Even though the seminar was supposed to end around 17.00, it was extended to almost three hours more, and we arrived in Skopje at 21.00 hours. That was because we decided to visit the beautiful Beljakovski monastery towards the end of the event. Descending from the mountain, those that participated in the seminar expressed their regret – they didn`t want to return and walked the path down the mountain with sadness. Their only comment on this seminar was that there is no better training than the one done outdoors, especially when it`s on the mountain with mystical beauty – Lipac.
Ten members of the gentler sex, almost all of them members of Bujinkan Macedonia, successfully mastered the combat techniques during today`s “Female self-defense workshop“.
the girls was a sign that the workshop passed in a fun atmosphere. At the end, certificates were given to those that took part, in order to give those attending a token by which they will remember this wonderful event.
In a great friendly atmosphere passed the seminar which took place yesterday in Gradsko, organized by our section in this community. Besides the host, this event was attended by beginner students from our section in Taftalidzhe, as well as the Hombu dojo in Skopje.
During exquisitely cold weather, followed by rain and strong winds, we held the fukiya seminar. The place chosen for this event, Loka, which during the entire time was surrounded by gray, wet clouds, proved to be ruthless to the warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia. For the entire length of the training, our clothes were constantly wet, and our wet feet and boots made our bodies tremble to keep their temperature at a normal level. 