32 degree outside, 35 hours of travel, the 1st Tesshinkan Kobu\u00f4 seminar in Latin America – this journey had to offer some superlatives. Frank Pelny, Shibu-Ch\u00f4 of the Ry\u00fbky\u00fb Kobud\u00f4 Tesshinkan Europe, was invited to Brazil for the very first time. The invitation was sent by Fernando Ant\u00f4nio Bastos Neto Sensei (5\u00b0 Dan Sh\u00f4t\u00f4kan, 3\u00b0 Dan G\u00f4j\u00fb-Ry\u00fb) from Bel\u00e9m, the most important city in the Amazonas region in the north of Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This seminar was made possible through funding by the administration of the Brazilian state of Par\u00e1 within the scope of a project to promote sports with socially disadvantaged teens and youths. 30 participants from 6 cities (Bel\u00e9m, Limoeiro do Ajuru, Barcarena, Mosqueiro, Anindeua and Vigia) and all in all eight different D\u00f4j\u00f4 attended the seminar to learn the fundamentals of Ry\u00fbky\u00fb Kobud\u00f4 Tesshinkan, in particular the weapons B\u00f4 and Nunchaku. The participants, most of them already holding black belts in various styles of Karate, were highly motivated and made considerable progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every day, two sessions of two hours were scheduled: in the morning a special session with the local multiplier Fernando Sensei was held at his D\u00f4j\u00f4, the official sessions were held at his D\u00f4j\u00f4 in the evenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The open and cordial mentality of the Brazilians , their fondness for sweets and sweet drinks and their enthusiams for martial arts made the entire trip quite a pleasure. We wish the Brazilians success practicing and spreading Tesshinkan Kobud\u00f4 in Brazil and Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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