On the 22nd of May in 1999 Tamayose Hidemi Sensei founded the organisation “Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan Kyô Kai”. On occasion of this event he had previously asked the team around Frank Pelny to host the official festivities of our organisation in Nordhausen (GER). The people from Nordhausen have put a lot of effort in staging such an event – and succeeded. For this reason nearly 50 enthusiasts from Belarus, Russia, the Czech Republic, Japan and Germany have met in Nordhausen from 24th to 27th of July in order to train Ryûkyû Kobudô and Shôrin-Ryû Karate together under the watchful eyes of Tamayose Sensei (9th Dan). Sensei was supported by his son, Tamayose Tetsushi Sensei, Frank Pelny, Hagen Walter and other Senpai.
Reports
4th International Ryûkyû Kobudô Seminar in Minsk/ Belarus
Organized by the International League of Traditional Martial Arts under the direction of Sensei Sergei Mirutenko, the 4th international Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan seminar took place in Minsk in Belarus from 25th to 27th of April. 80 sportsmen and women hailing from Belarus and the Russian Federation followed their invitation. Sensei Frank Pelny, the technical director … Read more
7th International Seminar in Tomsk (Russia)
All in all there were 75 participants from the Dôjôs of Biysk, Anzhero-Sudzhensk, Tomsk (Arsenal & Shotokan Dojo) and Jashkino who gathered to the Dôjô of Rogozin Sensei to practice and train Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan and SaCO Self-defense under the guidance of Frank Pelny Sensei of Germany.
Tesshinkan-Training in British Columbia (CA)
From August 7th until 17th Frank Pelny, the technical director of Tesshinkan Europe, visited the Qualicum Martial Arts Dôjô of Rainer Todsen in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island (CA). Both masters have trained together for several hours everyday in order to improve their skills in Ryûkyû Kobudô Tesshinkan.
Tesshinkan Europe-Gasshuku 2013 – 7 Nations, one spirit
The temperature outside was at Okinawan-like 36°C – European participants hailing from Sweden to Spain – concentrated and companionable training – parties in the evening: that was our Tesshinkan Europe-Gasshuku in 2013.
Okinawa Spring Training 2013
From 26th of March to 4th of April a small group from Germany and Italy travelled to Okinawa to stay with Tamayose Sensei. Although the weather was not at its best – the atmosphere was. The participants really enjoyed the oppurtunity to be directly taught by Tamayose Sensei and to explore Okinawa once more.
3rd International Ryûkyû Kobudô Seminar in Minsk / Belarus
From February 13th until 16th the International League of Traditional Martial Arts, headed by Sensei Sergey Mirutenko, organised a special event in Minsk, Belarus – for the third time.