Seminars in Russia from April 13-20, 2025

This year’s seminar series in Russia with the Shibu-Chō of Europe, Frank Pelny Shihan, began in Kaliningrad. The training sessions with Bō, Sai and Nunchaku were good preparation for the three candidates (2x 1st Dan, 1x 2nd Dan), who then successfully passed their exams. Pavel Dolgachev Sensei had once again organized everything well, and the … Read more

2024 Okinawa Traditional Kobudō World Tournament / 2024, 3rd – 4th August / Naha, Okinawa, Japan

Tesshinkan-members win the following medals:  2. Platz Stefanie Dahlke (GER) Bō female Adult II 2. Platz Frank Pelny (GER) Sai male  Senior 2. Platz Brian Ash  (USA) Bō male   Senior 3. Platz Senna Tamayose   (OKI)  Sai male  12 – 14 years 3. Platz Stefanie Dahlke (GER)   Sai female    Adult II 3. Platz   Pavel Dolgachev  … Read more

Europe-Gasshuku

4th –  7th July 2024 // 44 participants from eight German federal states, three guests from Poland and of course Tamayose Hidemi Sensei (10th Dan) with his wife Masako-san from Okinawa traveled to Nordhausen in Thuringia to spend four days intensively learning the intricacies of the Ryūkyū Kobudō Tesshinkan. In addition to the content from … Read more

New president of the Ryūkyū Kobudō Tesshinkan Kyō Kai

May 22nd, 2024   Ōzato / Okinawa / Japan After Tamayose Hidemi Sensei founded the “Ryūkyū Kobudō Tesshinkan Kyō Kai” association in 1999 and led it as president for 25 years, he now transferred the presidency of the Honbu-Dōjō to his son Tamayose Tetsushi Shihan, who was also one of the founding members of the … Read more

German Championships 2024 in Ryūkyū Kobudō Tesshinkan on April 21st in Jena (GER)

Kata Single Dan Grade Mix 1st place            Doreen Schilling (Nordhausen) 2nd place           Michaela Frost (Garmisch) 3rd place            Marius Nolte (Ilmenau) 3rd place            Ramona Risch (Ilmenau) 5th place            Norbert Rogge (Ilmenau) Kata Single Kyū Grade Mix 1st place            Heike Prophet (Nordhausen) 2nd place           Kevin Freyberg (Nordhausen) 3rd place            Robert Zinecker (Ilmenau) … Read more

Easter seminars in Russia

28th March – 9th April 2024 // Tomsk – Jurga – Kaliningrad Pelny Sensei’s annual seminars in Russia took place over Easter this year. After initial concerns due to the current tense political situation and the associated very difficult journey via Istanbul, he nevertheless accepted the invitation. He was greeted with warm hospitality on site. This … Read more

6th Tesshinkan Seminar in Woronesch (RUS)

October, 12 – 14 2023 28 participants from eight dōjō (Semiluki, Voronezh region, Moscow, Moscow region, Orel / Livny, Sevastopol, Yurga, Nordhausen / GER) met in Semiluki near Voronezh for a joint training.  The seminar was organized by Evgenii Kiselev Sensei. Frank Pelny Shihan traveled from Germany as the course leader and as the Shibu-Chō … Read more

Europe-Natsu-Gasshuku, 27. – 30. July 2023 in Nordhausen / Germany

54 participants from 5 nations (Algeria, Austria, Poland, Japan, Germany) completed 16 intensive training units in 4 days. Tamayose Hidemi Kaichô came all the way from Okinawa and impressed with his open and warm nature as well as many technical details in the training. Five Dan exams could be passed: * 5. Dan:       Pierre Lorenz          … Read more