Tesshinkan Europe-Gasshuku 2017

Warm temperatures, happy participants, varied training, top trainers and a superb venue – that sums up this year’s Gasshuku essentially.

Our president, Kaichô Tamayose Hidemi, along with his wife Masako-san, his son Tetsushi-San and two grandchildren paid a visit to Nordhausen (GER). Already thirty minutes after his arrival, Sensei stood readily in the Dôjô eager to teach the nearly 60 participants from five nations (Germany, Belarus, Russia, Sri Lanka and Japan).

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Our Visit To Okinawa in 2017

Okinawa – birthplace of Karatedô and Kobudô – subtropical island with Japanese and Chinese flair and a hue of Hawaii. Whatever aspect means more to one, it is always worth being explored. Under the guidance of Frank Pelny, the technical director of the Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Kyô Kai in Germany and Europe, a German group travelled to Okinawa in April 2017 to learn and practice directly at the roots. Our teacher, Tamayose Hidemi, 10th Dan and Hanshi, is the president of the Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan, vice-president of the Okinawa Ken Kobudô Renmei and a member of the Okinawa Ken Karatedô Renmei. Thus, he is amongst the highest-ranking and well-known teachers in Okinawa.

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New textbook only about NUNCHAKU

Based on the book trilogy “RYÛKYÛ KOBUDÔ TESSHINKAN” by Frank Pelny all information about the Okinawan weapon NUNCHAKU were bundled in this book: history, fundamentals, basic techniques, KATA, partner exercises and terminology. A5 size, hardcover 380 pages about 60 b/w photographs and sketches German / English / Russian ISBN: 978-3-7375-0995-4 price: EURO 29,00 + shipping

10th Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Seminar in Tomsk / Siberia (RUS)

It is the 10th time now that the Gôjû-Ryû Federation of Tomsk under Vyacheslav Rogozin (4th Dan) hosted a seminar with Frank Pelny Sensei from Germany. An amazing 51 participants from 7 Siberian Dôjô (Kemerova, Anzhero-Sudhensk, Jashkino, Biysk, Tomsk Arsenal, Tomsk Pantera, Krasnoyarsk) gathered there from 7th to 9th October in order to study Ryûkyû Kobudô, Karate and self-defense. Even two TV-stations sent camera crews to broadcast about this event.

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2nd Tesshinkan seminar in Voronezh (Russia)

From October 1st to 3rd the second Tesshinkan seminar with Frank Pelny, the technical director of the Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Kyô Kai Europe, took place in Voronezh. Host Evgenii Kiselev rented some space from the recently-built “Aquamarin” Gazprom Sportcenter and did a wonderful job organizing the seminar.

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Tesshinkan Europe-Gasshuku 2016

Every year since 2011 Tamayose Hidemi Hanshi has come to Nordhausen to teach his style of Kobudô. Every year? Almost every year. Last year we were unfortunate and could not visit him in Nordhausen, for he was quite busy organising the 1st Kobudô World Championship on Okinawa. Thus sadly the camp had to be hosted without our Sensei. But that did not hinder us from visiting him one week later. That, however, is a different, but happy story.

But this year everything was back to normal: Tamayose Sensei – accompanied by his lovely wife Masako-san – came to Nordhausen once again, to that small town lying at the feet of the Harz mountains. This year the Karate club of Nordhausen would host a tenth-degree black belt from Okinawa for the very first time: In december 2015 Tamayose Sensei was awarded 10th Dan, and thus he is one of only a handful who have ever got that rank in Kobudô.

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8th International Seminar in Tomsk (Russia)

Despite spending only three days in Siberia/ Russian Federation, Frank Pelny Sensei from Germany amazed more than 70 participants with a highly intense training. From 10th to 12th of October 2014 participants from nine Russian Dôjô (2x Tomsk, Biysk, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Jashkino, Seversk, Pervomayskoe, Kislovka and Chelyabinsk) met. The participant from Chelyabinsk (Ural) even travelled more … Read more