From May 16-22, Frank Pelny, the technical director of the Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Kyô Kai – Europe (5th DAN) headed to Vancouver Island in Canada to meet his friends. Every day at the Dôjô of Rainer Todsen Sensei (5th DAN) was spent improving techniques and Kata. On Saturday, May 19th, a one-day clinic was held … Read more2018 – Seminar in Qualicum Beach / British Columbia / Canada
On April 21, 2018, in Kharkiv (Ukraine), an International Seminar took place in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tessinkan and Karate Fudokan under the direction of ITMAL Chairman – Sergey Mirutenko Shihan (8th Dan) and Sensei Igor Mirutenko (5th Dan) – multiple world and European Champion in Ryûkyû Kobudô. The seminar was attended by participants from clubs Ayumi … Read moreInternational seminar in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tessinkan and Karate Fudokan (Kharkiv, Ukraine)
From 9.-11. In March 2018 in Yaroslavl (Russia) an international seminar took place in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan and Karate Fudokan under the direction of the chairman of the ITMAL – Shihan Sergey Mirutenko (8th Dan) and Sensei Igor Mirutenko (5th Dan) – multiple world and European champions in Fudokan Karate and Ryûkyû Kobudô. 65 athletes … Read moreInternational seminar in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan and Karate Fudokan (Yaroslavl, Russia)
In St. Petersburg on January 25-27, 2019 there took place the 1st International seminar on Karate Fudokan and Ryûkyû Kobudô Tessinkan. The organizer – Vladimir Sukhovey – the head of Office of ITMAL of St. Petersburg. 14 black belt, about 50 kids of very high level of training and education in the spirit of Bude … Read moreThe international seminar on Karate Fudokan and Ryûkyû Kobudô Tessinkan (St. Petersburg)
October 6-8 2017 11th International Karate and Kobudô Seminar in Tomsk 11th Siberia-Cup in Kobudô Despite the cold temperatures, 55 participants from 9 Dôjô (Arsenal Tomsk, Biysk, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Krasnojarsk, 2x Kemerovo, Taiga, Jashkino and Panter Pervomayskoe) of the Tomsk region in Siberia gathered to Tomsk in order to attend the now 11th international seminar with … Read more11th Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Seminar in Tomsk / Siberia (RUS)
From 30th of September till 3rd of October there was the third Tesshinkan seminar with Frank Pelny Sensei, the technical director of Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Kyô Kai Europe. Evgenii Kiselev and his friends did a great job to organise this seminar which took place at “Aquamarine” sports center (the place that both participants and organisers … Read more2017 – Third Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan seminar in Voronezh (Russia)
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).
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.
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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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.