Буџинкан Македонија

Author koryuPosted on November 6, 2011Categories Home

Myths and legends tied to the invisible movement of the japanese ninja warriors have been completely clarified on the seminar that took place in the wonderful forest of Mlaka today, on the summit of mount Lipac.

The students that participated in this event, had the opportunity to learn three techniques meant for silent movement through different surfaces, namely dry leaves, wooden floors and narrow passages.

Instructor Dovezenski, in a deeply detailed manner explained the techniques followed by practice by the student on improvised obstacle courses.

The last practice that the students did, gave them an especially hard time and required tremendous attention to detail. The practice consisted of a wet paper placed upon an old log by shidoshi Dovezenski, and the students were required to remove the tetsubishi out of their way by using a special kind of step after feeling the tetshubishi under their feet.
 
During the demonstration done by the instructor, the students were barely waiting to try the technique – but after some unsuccesful tries, they realized how much training is required for them to succeed.

During this seminar the weather conditions were more than good, considering we`re at the end of this month of the year.

Author koryuPosted on October 30, 2011Categories Home

On the 6th of November, the penultimate seminar for 2011 will be held, with the subject: shinobi arukiho (methods of stealth movement).

On this seminar all students of Bujinkan Macedonia / Taiyou e no michi can participate.

Required equipment for training: strong legs and tabi (sneakers with soft soles for those who don`t have tabi).
Theme: Shinobi Arukiho (methods of invisible movement)

Date: 06.11.2011 (Sunday)

Place: Mlaka

Program:

08.00 hours – departure from Skopje
09.00 hours – arrival
10.00 – 15.00 hours – theory and practice
16.00 hours – return to Skopje

Author koryuPosted on October 17, 2011Categories Home

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.

Namely, while last year they enjoyed exploring the efficiency and power of the spear, this time they were completely convinced of it`s efficiency and supremacy against an opponent armed with a different weapon.

The seminar began with a lecture and a training about the basic techniques of striking and blocking with a katana (sword) and with yari (spear). Then it carried on to a practice of different battle scenarios (katas) which included spear against sword and spear against spear.
At the end, formational combat techniques were practiced, and same as last year, the students of Bujinkan Macedonia enjoyed the variety of tactics and strategy of this way of combat.

Regarding the weather conditions, during the day they were constantly changing from sunny to cloudy and vice versa, but the temperature at some times was extremely low while the north wind was trying to diminish the will of the attendees unsuccesfully. After the end, some of them asked this seminar, next year to be a two-day seminar.

Author koryuPosted on October 6, 2011Categories Home

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.

`The school of Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu uses the following weapons: Yari (spear), Ono (war axe), O Tsuchi (warhammer), Tachi (sword) and Naginata. The legend says that one night, a demon (Tengu) came to the founder of the art in a dream and taught him the secrets of Yari combat. These techniques are even today considered the biggest secret of the school.`

On the 16th of october, the instructor Igor Dovezenski will hold the 10th outdoor seminar this year.
This outdoor seminars in the Bujinkan Macedonia dojo are it`s trademark and regularly held from the very founding of the Taiyou e no Michi organization.
We believe that training in an urban and closed environment can never get us close to feeling the battle conditions on the battlefields, so we regularly hold outdoor seminars and try to get a glimpse of the spirit of the past.

Any member of the Bujinkan Macedonia / Taiyou e no Michi can take part on this seminar.

Required equipment: bokken and yari

Theme: The strength of Yari

Date: 16.10.2011 (Sunday)

Location: Slepo Kolo

Schedule:

08.00 hours – departure from Skopje

09.00 hours – arrival

10.00 -16.00 hours –
theory and practice

17.00 hours – return to Skopje

Author koryuPosted on September 26, 2011Categories Home

All of the eleven attendants that were announced to this year`s `Path of Shugenja` seminar succeeded in finishing the 50 kilometer route in twelve and a half hours.

This event began at 08.00 in the morning, when the members of Bujinkan Macedonia headed towards their goal – the location `Kamena Svadba` in the Kuklica village.
As every year, we visited every sacred place on the way, each of them radiating with their energy around, creating a positive effect on us.
Around 15.00, we arrived at our goal, followed by a half-hour rest and continuing back towards our starting point.
Around 20.30 hours, we returned beneath Lipac, from where we started.
During the day, we passed through the villages Beljakovce, Konyuh, Shopsko Rudare, Vak`v, Kuklica and Dimonce, by which we made a big circle around out intended route.
The biggest impression on us made the village Kuklica, which is indeed big with so many sections that are rich in various beautiful landscapes. Some of it`s parts are so mysterious and hidden from civilization, that we were literally able to see places that have been left untouched by human hand for years.
The attendants showed real strength of spirit, even though they were intentionally provoked and tested by the leader of Bujinkan Macedonia, shidoshi Igor Dovezenski.

Once again, it was proven that the Path of Shugenja seminar is one of the hardest, but at the same time most attractive seminars in organization of our dojo.

Author koryuPosted on September 18, 2011Categories Home

Traditionally, every year on the last week in September, the warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia hold The Path of Shugenja seminar.

This year we chose a route from the summit of the Mountain Lipac to the locality Kamena Svadba located in the village Kuklica (and back).

Shugendo is an ancient japanese method which explores the relations between man and nature. Translated, Shugendo means `The path of training and testing`, in other words it`s an ascetic discipline which aims to achieve self perfection through retreat on mountains, meditation under waterfalls and cold rivers, breathing practices on inaccessible terrain, that leads to achieving astonishing accomplishments through testing one`s body and mental strenghts. Those who practice this method are known by the name Shugenja, and this discipline is studied in Japan even today.

The founder of this teaching is considered to be En no Gyoja, who lived nearby Kyoto in the 7th century A.D. The other name this followers are known is Yamabushi or Mountain Warriors. They crossed the ridgelines on the Japanese islands visiting and protecting the numerous temples. Some scholars believe that this people, united with the deserter Chinese generals after the fall of the Dinasty Tang, are the founders of the art Ninjutsu.

Date: 25th September, 2011 (Sunday)

Location: Lipac – Kuklica – Lipac

Program:
07.00 hours – departure from Skopje
08.00 hours – arrival and the start of march
Returning home – only God knows!

Equipment: Take whatever you like. Everything is on your responsibility and conscience.

P.S. Encounter with wild animals, rain, storm and other unforseen things are not excluded.

* Before you make an entry, please check the information of the previous years on our web-site.

Author koryuPosted on September 12, 2011Categories Home

Викендов во главниот
град на Македонија се одржа семинар за Даито рју Аикиџуџутсу и Оно Ха Итто рју
Кенџутсу (Такеда ден) под водство на единствениот нејапонски шихан за овие две
традиционални јапонски школи, Антонино Черта од Италија.

Семинарот беше организиран од страна на огранокот на Европската организација
Даито Каи за Македонија, „Корју доџо“, кое заедно со доџо-то „Буџинкан
Македонија“ ја сочинуваат единствената организација која ги негува класичните
јапонски боречки школи во нашата земја – Пат кон Сонцето.

Во договор со сенсеи Черта, одлучивме настанот да биде затворен за јавност и на
него да можат да учествуваат само членовите на нашата организација, додека
следната година семинарот ќе биде отворен за сите кои сакаат да научат повеќе
за овие вештини.

Инаку, сенсеи Черта пристигна во Македонија уште во четврток наутро, по што
веднаш го започна тренингот со неговиот личен ученик и претставник за
Македонија, Игор Довезенски.
Следниот ден, тренинзите продолжија во подножјето на планината Липац односно на
местото каде што се гради Хомбу доџо-то на Пат кон Сонцето.
Во саботата започна и официјалниот дел на семинарот, на кој се работеа техники
од нивоата Икаџо, Никаџо и Санкаџо од Хиден Мокуроку, додека во пладневните
часови се вежбаа субури, кихон и кати од Оно ха Итти рју Кенџутсу.
Истиот распоред продолжи и во неделата, кога заврши и официјалниот дел од
семинарот.

За време на петте дена колку што сенсеи Черта беше во Македонија, тој имаше
можност да се запознае и со македонската култура и традиција кои што слободно
можеме да кажеме дека го оставија без зборови. Учителот посети неколку
македонски села и градови, каде што уживаше во македонската традиционална
кујна, а уште повеќе во разгледувањето на нашите преубави светилишта.

За квалитетот на подучувањето на сенсеи Черта, нема што многу да се зборува.
Како и секогаш, тоа е на највисоко ниво, а тој несебично се труди да пренесе
колку што може повеќе од ове две традиционални јапонски школи.

Author koryuPosted on August 24, 2011Categories Home

Школото за
класични јапонски борбени вештини Буџинкан Македонија, во текот на месец
септември ќе врши упис на нови членови во своето доџо. Сите заинтересирани
треба да го најават своето присуство на и-мејл или на телефоните: 071 277 457
или 077 976 906.

Пред да се одлучите да станете наши ученици, Ве молиме да прочитате неколку
факти, но и да размислите дали Буџинкан Македонија е вистинското место за Вас.

Нашето доџо (школо) е основано во 1995 година од страна на шидоши (учител) Игор
Довезенски, единствениот признат инструктор кај нас од страна на меѓународната
организација Буџинкан Доџо и нејзиниот соке (поглавар) Масааки Хатсуми. Шидоши
Довезенски има полагано за годан (5 дан) пред 20 шихани (мајстори од највисок
ранг) и е првиот и единствениот Македонец во светот носител на ова високо
признание. Тој поседува менкјо (лиценца) која му дозволува да раководи со
единственото доџо за класични самурајски и нинџа вештини во Македонија.

Буџинкан Македонија е еден од најголемите и најдинамични Буџинкан клубови во
целиот свет. Ние се согласуваме дека квалитетот е поважен од квантитетот, но
сме убедени дека квалитетот неминовно носи квантитет. Полното доџо е само
потврда за големото знаење и напредок кое се стекнува кај нас.

Тренингот во нашето доџо е тежок, а Патот е исполнет со многу пот, солзи и
откажувања. Доколку сте подготвени да промените некои работи од Вашиот живот,
тогаш придружете се и бидете дел од нашето семејство – Буџинкан Македонија.

Дознај нешто
повеќе…(тука) и (тука)

Author koryuPosted on August 13, 2011Categories Home

The third Summer Ninja Camp ended in a manner one can expect when there are so many good and honest students in one place, who with each passing year advance in all fields in their lives.

The nine days passed in an unforgettable atmosphere, the training sessions were hard and the capacity for this camp was completely filled in April – two weeks after the announcement was made.
 

We started practicing at 08.00 with Junan Taiso, and continued after the breakfast in 09.30 with Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu. Afterwards we had a Junan Undo and Atemi no Tanren training, after which the warriors of Bujinkan Macedonia set off for swim in the river, to relax the muscles and `heal` the wounds and bruises in the fresh water.
The fourth training session was dedicated to Togakure Ryu Bikenjutsu which was a real pleasure for all the students. The late hours of the night were used for night ninja trainings and watching old Japanese samurai movies.

The food was prepared in a traditional Macedonian manner as usual, by using mostly fresh and ecological products from our own produce, and the menu was filled with local specialties and varieties.

All students left satisfied and happy for a great and active summer vacation, and most of them immediately reserved spots for the next Summer Ninja Camp 2012. All of them saw that this camp is one of the best ways for quality advancement, detailed learning and study of the kata and techniques of the traditional Japanese martial schools.
  

Author koryuPosted on July 31, 2011Categories Home

With the least attendants so far, the Survival® seminar, by which the School for classical Japanese martial arts is well known, was successfully completed. Of a total of five members of our dojo that attended, everyone completed this seminar.

This time we were lucky enough to avoid the heat characteristic for this time of the year in Macedonia, but we met another obstacle. Namely, according to the locals living nearby mountain Lipac, yesterday night was the coldest summer night until now. Between the hours of 02.00 and 06.00 the temperature descended to just a few degrees celsius above zero, and the humidity of the air was so high that our sleeping bags got entirely wet. In such conditions, the night was indeed long and hard.

During the Saturday, besides the lessons in
shelter building,  shidoshi Igor Dovezenski taught the students knife-fighting techniques, as well as techniques of unarmed self-defense.
Sunday morning, traditionally was reserved for kenjutsu, followed by a meditation by the small waterfall, which is also performed each year during this seminar.

After this, the attendants of this seminar headed towards `Stari lozja`, a place of big importance with the locals until the beginning of the 20th century. After that period, the place was abandoned, and the rituals performed there completely forgotten. Because of this, the members of Bujinkan Macedonia, during last year`s Survival decided to help restore this place, and this year the work was completely finished. With that, `Stari lozja` again gained it`s stone cross buried deep beneath the ground (and broken), and the holy oak tree was completely cleaned of bushes and thorns around it. With this action, we proved that the members of Bujinkan Macedonia wish not only to study classical Japanese martial arts, but are also taking care of the Macedonian culture and tradition.