We have prepared the time schedule for all participants of the annual Instructor Seminar 2016. The seminar will start Thursday at 10.00 a.m. with Shihan Jhonny Bernaschewice' teaching. During this Instructor Seminar he will focus on Suwari Waza Kata with wakizashi. Please, bring your own wakizashi with
Sunday, April 4th, 2016 by Sven Today was a special day. We got up early to pick up Yamashiro Sensei and Nakamura San. Everyone was looking forward to our trip to Nago to visit Gakiya Yoshiaki Sensei. We had to drive about 60 kilometers using Okinawa's only
Friday, April 1st, 2016 by Sven Today we made no exception to our routine of driving to Itoman. The training was conducted by Yamashiro Sensei. Unfortunately he had to leave early due to family matters but he left us with a very good substitute: Sempai Katsuki San
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016 by Sven We had a perfect start into our first day of training here on Okinawa. It was the first time ever that we had the opportunity to enjoy our breakfast together at the minshuku. Allmost all of us had bacon and egg
Tuesday, 29th March, 2016 by Sven Today was the day of arrival for most of the students including Shihan Jhonny. We all came via different routes with only one goal in mind: OKINAWA All of us moved into the new minshuku which is very nice, modern and comfortable. Those of you
For the second time I was invited by the PE teacher and the head of the local primary school "De Zandkorrel" in Hechtel to teach Chi Ryu Aiki-Jitsu and Okinawa Kobudo. About 250 kids enjoyed a very special PE class and looking at the pictures
It is not common to have two groups from different dojos visiting the Honbu Dojo. Usually every group has its own spot in the busy time schedule. However, the last two visits have been different. In my last post I let you know about two
We had the pleasure to have Sensei Anja and her students from Magdeburg here at the Honbu Dojo. From February 1st to 5th the dojo floor was burning! All of the students were so enthusiastic and inspiring during their training sessions. While Shihan Jhonny was
Day 9: Wednesday, 15th of April: All of a sudden, the last day has arrived. We spend it at Yamashiro Sensei’s Dojo, again joined by Nakamura San. The sunny weather is perfect for a training with photo and video taking at the beach. The area of
Day 7: Monday, 13th of April: The schedule of the previous days was mainly build around Yamashiro Sensei’s working hours. Today, he has a whole day off and we are going to spend the whole day in his dojo. On the programme is the second new