2018 – Seminar in Qualicum Beach / British Columbia / Canada

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 more

International seminar in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tessinkan and Karate Fudokan (Kharkiv, Ukraine)

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 more

International seminar in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan and Karate Fudokan (Yaroslavl, Russia)

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 more

11th Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Seminar in Tomsk / Siberia (RUS)

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 more

2017 – Third Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan seminar in Voronezh (Russia)

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 more

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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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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