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Author dovezenskiPosted on March 27, 2023March 27, 2023Categories Home

The art of throwing metal blades, known as ShurikenJutsu, was the first Ninjutsu seminar held in the year 2023, at the Hombu Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia.

Nearly twenty people took part in the seminar which was held this past Saturday, and the techniques were practiced upon three different targets. 

In the evening, after the seminar was concluded, the comrades from Bujinkan Macedonia enjoyed each other’s company. Sitting next to the Hombu’s warm fireplace and playing their customary board game session.

Author dovezenskiPosted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023Categories Home

Over twenty female participants took part in the traditional “Female self-defense workshop”, that was held this weekend at the Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia. 

During the event, all kinds of different self-defense techniques were taught, all according to well known scenarios that happen almost everyday in the urban environment. 

During the event, the teacher Igor Dovezenski insisted upon equally training in the physical and psychological self-defense techniques, so as to better prepare women against all kinds of unwanted advances, and because of that his assistant from the Dojo play the part of ruffians, all with the goal of helping the participants get a feeling of how a real life attack might feel and the emotions it might cause.

We should remind you that Bujinkan Macedonia is the first Dojo in the Republic of Macedonia that began teaching specialized self-defense techniques, geared towards women, in the year 2008 and since then has been an example of quality training for the fairer sex.

All those that are interested in training at our Dojo or about some of our specialized self-defense courses, can reach us using our listed phone numbers or write to us at our e-mail address. 

Author dovezenskiPosted on February 16, 2023February 16, 2023Categories Home

This past weekend was utilized for a Shinobi Taiso seminar, during which the teacher Igor Dovezenski taught the fourth module of the third level (Okuden), which contains the secrets of Anma (Japanese massage). 

During the event, the participants had the opportunity to learn and train in head, neck and face massage techniques, and at the same time they acquired a lot of new information on the functioning of the human body.

The next Shinobi Taiso seminar is scheduled for sometime in late spring.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 16, 2023January 17, 2023Categories Home

Yesterday, in the area of S’mkneno in the hills of Lipac, the thirteenth “Ways of Winter Survival” seminar was held.

As all other previous winter seminars, this one also garnered a lot of attention which contributed to the continuation of this tradition.

For next year’s event, the teacher Igor Dovezenski announced the return to the forest of Mlaka, where the students shall polish their techniques of winter survival in forested areas.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 10, 2023January 10, 2023Categories Home

This past Sunday (8th of January), at the “Custom Pub” cafe in the center of Skopje, a promotion was held for the new manga “The mission to Xilinhot”.

The comic book was authored by the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia – Igor Dovezenski, while the illustrations were done by his student, Taki Gakovski.

This is the second comic from the series titled “Takamatsu in China”, published exactly a year and a half after the first comic which was titled “The fight with Cho Shiryu”. 

The promotion was visited by several current and past students of the Dojo, and its many friends, who have been watching and supporting the work of Bujinkan Macedonia for many years now.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 2, 2023January 3, 2023Categories Home

With 34 seminars during this past year – 2022, although far from our record of 45 seminars set in the year 2018, it is undeniable that we still hold the epithet of “Most dynamic Dojo in Europe”. Let’s see what the numbers say about the past year. The teacher Igor Dovezenski, as leader of Bujinkan Macedonia, organized and taught during 27 seminars for Ninjutsu, meaning techniques from the schools that Masaaki Hatsumi Sensei inherited from Toshitsugu Takamatsu Sensei. From them, 12 were held in the yard or inside the Hombu Dojo of “Taiyou e no Michi”, 10 were held in the Skopje dojo, three were held in nature, and two were held internationally – outside of Macedonia.   We must also mention the seminars that took place in the countries of Serbia and Turkey, where Dovezenski was invited to transfer some of his knowledge about the schools of ninjutsu, there also was the organization of an international seminar in our country, during which the leader of “Taiyou e no Michi” taught together with his friend from Turkey – Erjan Sharbat.  If we are to go into details, this year for Bujinkan Macedonia went like this : two kid’s ninja marathons, one kid’s ninja summit, three seminars in nature, one seminar for Shinobi Taiso, one workshop for female self defense, three seminars in Skopje, seven seminars at the Hombu, two team building events for companies – during which Dovezenski taught segments from some of the ninjutsu arts, one international seminar at home, two international seminars abroad, one kids and one adults summer camp. Regarding “Daito ryu Macedonia – Koryu Dojo”, in 2022 we held seven seminars, of which six were for Daito ryu Aikijujutsu and one was for Ono ha Itto ryu Kenjutsu. In addition to all of these events, we had several television and news sites do segments and interviews about us, and furthermore we participated and donated during several humanitarian drives.  We must also mention the participation of the teacher Igor Dovezenski and his daughter Kosara in the first Macedonian action film (with ninja themes) in which ninjutsu techniques were used. The movie is in its final stages and has the working title of “Kill the children first” by the director Dimitar Orovcanec, who hired the teacher Dovezenski as a fight sequence choreographer, while Kosara was a stunt woman/stunt double for the movie’s main star – Matea. Concurrently, Dovezenski had a consulting role in all the areas of the movie where Japanese martial arts were used, and he also selflessly lent some Japanese items from his personal collection, so that the movie’s production could be enriched.  What’s more, we need to mention the bronze medal “Genin” that was awarded to sempai Taki Gakovski for his ten years of tireless training as part of Bujinkan Macedonia, and the publishing of the Macedonian version of the second edition of the manga “Takamatsu in China”, this time titled “The mission to Xilinhot”. Finally, as is tradition, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all of the members of the Organisation “Taiyou e no Michi”, and especially to the older members of Bujinkan Macedonia, who through their tireless dedication have allowed us to continue enjoying this marvelous journey through the world of the traditional Japanese martial arts.  And how about 2023?  Well, we have great plans and many announcements to make, and we promise you that we will give it our all to uphold the high standards that we have set, not only in this region, but also globally. And we will continue to consistently show our fatherland – The Republic of Macedonia – in the best possible light, wherever we may go.  Bujinkan Macedonia – One love, one family!

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 1, 2023January 3, 2023Categories Home

A day before New Year’s eve, at the Skopje Dojo of the Organisation “Taiyou e no Michi”, the official testing for higher degrees of the members of Bujinkan Macedonia took place.

The official event began at 17:00, the first to be tested were the youngest members of the “Ninja Kids” section, and after came the testing for the members of the beginners and the advanced groups. 

We would like to congratulate all the students that successfully passed their tests and managed to advance to a higher degree, and we would like to especially mention the testing of Vedran Cicov, who was tested for the highest degree out of all the other candidates (he reached the third kyu). 

After the testing was completed (Shiken), at ten o’clock the New Year’s party got underway (BonenKai), which is an occasion during which all the bad and unpleasant things from the previous year are forgotten and forgiven so we can enter the new year with a clean and calm soul.

Author dovezenskiPosted on January 1, 2023January 2, 2023Categories Home

A few days before the end of 2022, the second edition of the first Bujinkan manga in the world was published, this time with the title of: “Takamatsu in China – The mission to Xilinhot”.

This edition by the Organisation “Taiyou e no Michi”, whose author is the teacher of Bujinkan Macedonia – Igor Dovezenski, has been illustrated by his student Taki Gakovski, it was completed in just a year and a half after the publishing of the first comic book: “Takamatsu in China – The fight with Cho Shiryu”. 

The first edition sold over 500 samples, of which 400 were in english. “Takamatsu in China – The fight with Cho Shiryu” found its place in and reached all inhabited continents. 

At this very moment we are working on organizing the official promotion of the macedonian edition, and at the same time the member of Bujinkan Macedonia – Ksenija Dovezenska is working on the translation of the english version, which will then be published and sold all over the world.

Author dovezenskiPosted on December 26, 2022December 26, 2022Categories Home

As a way to round up the year 2022, Bujinkan Macedonia held a seminar on the topic of Jissen Heiho, so we can remind ourselves of the fanatical seminars that once upon a time were a regular event at our dojo. It’s not a case of falling standards, but a case of careful monitoring of the generational flow and the changing times, so we can adapt our curriculum to them. 

During yesterday’s seminar, the participants came mainly from the Senpais, meaning the older members of the Dojo who in the past regularly trained in Jissen Heiho. For those that don’t know, it is a system developed by the teacher Igor Dovezenski, with the goal of completely utilizing the martial strategies of the traditional japanese martial arts and to modify them to suit the demands of the modern way of fighting. 

This upcoming Friday the annual title testing shall take place, after which there will be a simple New Year’s party (BonenKai).

Author dovezenskiPosted on December 5, 2022December 26, 2022Categories Home

On the 27th of November, in the Skopje Dojo of Bujinkan Macedonia, a seminar was held on the topic of Shinken Gata – Tora no Maki.

This combat system that originates from the traditional school of Kukishinden ryu Dakentaijutsu is known for its dynamic and combative style. This is reason enough for the members of the Organisation “Taiyou e no Michi”, which are known for their willingness to partake in a hard and demanding pain filled training. 

During the event the teacher Dovezenski taught techniques from the first and second levels of Tora no Maki.