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of twelve attending students on the Path of Shugenja, yesterday all of
them successfully finished the seminar. That alone speak a lot about how
the physical and mental readiness of our students grows with each
passing year. The results from the regular training sessions, which are
hard and tiresome, do their part.
The goal was the walk the entire flow of Zhivusha river, from the
place where it enters Kriva river, all the way to its source at Mokro
lake, on the Kozjak mountain.
The predicted fourty kilometers,
soon grew to fifty, considering that we climbed the western slope of the
mountain, through a place where no visible paths exists, but also
because of the
return
route, which continued the way because we didn`t cut through the hills
towards Lipac. This decision cost us a few additional hours.
After the short preparations, at 8.40, the group lead by Igor Dovezenski began it`s spiritual journey.
Following the flow of Zhivusha river, we passed through Strezovce,
followed by Oblavce village. From here we entered Suv Orah village from
where we reached our goal.
Along the way, health issues presented
themselves in one of the students, but with regular breathing and
strong will, we marched onwards to the lake.
Once
we reached the goal, instructor Dovezenski held a short lecture
(Seishin Tekki Kyoyo), followed by a descent to Karpinski monastery. The
students were amazed by the beauty of this Macedonian holy place, as
well as the surrounding landscapes – which we can freely say are one of
the most beautiful in the entire country.
After the short lunch (prepared from home and put inside the heavy
bags), the attendants began their journey back towards the starting
point. Arounf 22.00 hours, after almost 13 hours of uninterrupted
walking, we reached the starting point.
Taking part and
successfully finishing the Path of Shugenja means a lot. It is a way of
getting to know ourselves – our physical and mental weaknesses. This can
tell a person what parts of us we should work on more. The path of
shugenja builds our character and develops our abilities to the furthest
of limits.
This is more than a seminar. Ninpo Ikkan!
Every year, in the last week of september, the warriors os Bujinkan Macedonia undertake the traditional Path of Shugenja seminar.
the relation between man and nature. Literally translated, it means “The path of practice and testing”, i.e. an ascetic discipline which has the goal of self-improvement through isolating on mountains, meditating under waterfalls and cold rivers, breathing practices on hard to reach terrain, all the way to achieving impossible feats through testing the physical and mental toughness of a person.Those that practice this method, are known as Shugenja and the teaching is present event today in Japan. 
Equipment: Take everything you have, the heavier – the better (and safer).
Little Sarah Gjorgjievska was recently diagnosed with a brain cancer that needs to be operated immediately in the ACIBADEM hospital in Turkey. The operation costs approximately 30.000 euros, and the parents aren’t able to raise that kind of money by themselves. Therefore, on Sunday starting at 11.00 o’clock we will hold a humanitarian fund-raising training on Vodno, and the money raised here are to be send to help little Sarah.
After the successfully finished Ninja Summer Camp and the small vacation that came afterward, the School for classical Japanese martial arts Taiyou e no Michi / Bujinkan Macedonia continues it’s regular work. 
From a total of eight students attending this year’s Survival, seven of them “survived”. Four of these were veterans, having 4 Survival seminars behind them, while the rest were “newbies”. One of them quit during the first day, but still, he acquired a great experience which will help him handle himself better during the crises that come up during this seminar. 
Once this was over, we “threw” ourselves to camp-setting duties, and cleared paths towards the southern part of the camp. With this successfully finished, once again we set off for the “Stari Lozja” location, where we cleaned and straightened up the holy cross dedicated to St. Tripun. In 13.00, during the second day, for the first time it was allowed to sit on the behind, by which we started the traditional “time-wasting”, which was used for a few short oral transmissions (kuden). At 16.00 hours, the seminar was over.
pressure. They almost showed no signs of fatigue for the duration of the seminar. From the beginners, Katerina D. showed great results and successfully passed her first Survival seminar. We also congratulate Dragan H. and Goran M., who unlike last year, succeeded in “surviving” this year, by which they proved that persistence always pays off in the end.
To honor the occasion of 15 years since the founding of the school for classical Japanese martial arts Taiyou e no Michi / Bujinkan Macedonia, yesterday in the halls of our dojo we had a celebration which was attended by our present, as well as our former organization members.
