The classical Japanese martial arts in Macedonia have been promoted to an academic level

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On 14th of September 2015, at the Faculty Counsel at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, the members of the board unanimously approved the project proposal of Igor Dovezenski to open a „Laboratory for Eastern Cultures“ withinthe Institute, and for the first time in Macedonia, classical Japanese martial arts are taken to the academic level. With that, the students from the department IEA for the subjects „Ethnology of Asia“ and „Ethnology of Japan“ are going to have mandatory classes where through exercises, they will study the theory, as well as the techniques of the arts that are taught in the Organization „Taiyou e no Michi“.
The instructor Igor Dovezenski would like to use this opportunity to express his tremendous gratitude to the Head of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Dr. Ljupcho Risteski, and to his colleagues as well for the enormous support throughout the realization of the idea.
At the same time we inform all high school students in the Republic of Macedonia who are interested in the Eastern Cultures, and all fans of the culture and the tradition of the „Land of The Rising Sun“, that with the enrollment and studying at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology would have the opportunity to acquire knowledge from the physical, social and spiritual culture of Japan.

The last Daito ryu seminar for the first semester in 2015

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With a slight delay due to the engagements for the Summer Koryu Camp, we publish the report for the last Daito seminar in the first semester of 2015.

  

During this event, the instructor Igor Dovezenski paid special attention to the kata Ushiro Dori (grips from behind), from the first set (Ikkajo) of Daito ryu Aikijujutsu.
During the second day, the instructor taught the kata from Nikkajo, accenting Idori and Tachi Ai.
At the end of the seminar the participants said that they will wait September impatiently, when they will continue with the regular seminars in the Hombu Dojo of Taiyou e no Michi, in the organization of Daito ryu Macedonia – Koryu Dojo of course.

The final Daito Ryu seminar for the first half of 2015

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On the 11/12 of July, the Hombu Dojo of the Organization for studying traditional Japanese martial arts “Taiyou e no Michi”, instructor Igor Dovezenski will hold the last seminar for Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu for this half of the year.

During the event, Dovezenski will pay special attention to the Ushiro Waza techniques from Ikkajo, as well as some kata from Nikkajo.

All interested members of “Taiyou e no Michi” are welcome at this seminar and through training with members of Koryu Dojo familiarize themselves with this old and noble samurai art. Since we usually train Daito Ryu with small groups of people, all participants will be paid special attention and a maximum amount of time with the goal of perfecting the techniques.

All interested participants should write at: daito_macedonia@yahoo.com

Daito ryu Aikijujutsu – weekend seminar with Igor Dovezenski

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The past weekend was reserved for the art of Daito ryu Aikijujutsu, where the instructor Igor Dovezenski taught the kata from the first set of the art, known as Ikkajo. The seminar took place in the Hombu Dojo of the Organization „Taiyou e no Michi“, and three students of Daito ryu Macedonia – Koryu Dojo participated.

On Saturday, Dovezenski taught the basic striking techniques, blocks and body movements (Aiki Taiso), and afterwards he carried on with the kata from Idori and Tachi Ai. The next day, after the participants repeated the techniques they learned, he continued transmitting the kata from Hanza Handachi.
As you may already know, instructor Dovezenski holds a weekend-seminar in the Hombu Dojo once every month, where he teaches a small group of students the techniques of this noble and efficient samurai school in great detail, that was a true non-material treasure of the mighty Japanese clan Takeda.

„Kenjutsu under the Stars of Lipac VI“ seminar held

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The yearly reccuring event that we have in honor of our teacher of Daito ryu Aikibudo, shihan Antonino Certa, gathered again numerous fans of classical Japanese martial arts. The seminar was held in the courtyard of the monastery St. George, same as last year, which is located right under the top of the mystical mountain Lipac.

The participants practiced the basic techniques of Ono ha Itto ryu (Takeda-den) in the course of two days. The traditional Saturday dinner wasn’t left either, where homecooked beans are cooked and served by our member Zoran Todorovski.
On Sunday, after the first morning training, as soon as the participants had cleaned the court and the hospices of the monastery, the veterans of the dojo commited to the top itself „Goliv’r“, where under the hot sun the last training of the seminar was held. Afterwards, with an intense march, we had a short tour around Lipac that indicated the end of this years’ event.
As every year, „Kenjutsu under the Stars of Lipac“ attracted a lof of members of the Koryu Dojo/Taiyou e no Michi, who at the end said that they are impatiently waiting for the next event in 2016.