Newsletter – May 2023

For beginners with Katori

In May, due to the fact that we have many different worlds and the final exams taking place, several training sessions will not take place in the classroom as usual. This makes May the perfect time to visit the legendary "Tree of Power" and recharge with positive energy during outdoor training :) Raise your Katori to a new level by participating in "Kangeiko" with us. You can come to the first training until the 10th day of the month. We accept people from the age of 15. Trainings take place on a slightly changed schedule (details below)

• Mondays, 8:15 p.m. – 9:45 p.m., ul. Lubomirskiego 19 – beginner/intermediate group
• Tuesdays, 20:15 – 21:45, ul. Akacjowa 5 – intermediate and advanced groups
• Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., ul. Akacjowa 5 – beginner/intermediate group
• Thursdays, 8:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m., ul. Smolensk 7 – beginner/intermediate group

Enough is enough register and come. Take sports clothes with you, and if you don't have your own bokken - Please let us knowso that we can take a spare one to a specific training session.

For people who train

Changed training schedule for May

Due to the events taking place at the school at ul. Piarów Matura, Tuesday's training is canceled and "kangeiko", i.e. outdoor training, is organized instead. It's worth coming and checking how all the movements and postures work in "real life", where there are mounds of moles, holes and other "surprises" at every step :) Change schedule:

• Monday, Tuesday 01-02 May – No training due to the holiday
• Tuesday, May 9, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m
• Wednesday, May 10 – No Training
• Tuesday, May 16, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m
• Wednesday, May 17 – no training

Outdoor training is available to everyone. They will take place in Jordan Park next to the customary "tree of power" (approximate location; 50°03'49.1″N 19°54'58.3″E)

New goods in the Take store 🙂

Weapon covers have appeared in the store. Designed with our needs in mind. The case can hold 2 swords and a bokken at once, or a bokken, kodachi, foldable bo, tanto and iaito There are many possibilities. Carefully made in Poland from solid materials. The cover can be ordered at: this link :) The long-awaited twisted BO Stick is also available. Available under this link

Katori Shinto Ryu International Seminar in Milan – 04 – 07/05/2023

We invite you to participate in the international Katori Shinto Ryu seminar in Milan, led by Sensei Sugino Yukihiro (9th Dan). The seminar will be held in two locations in Milan. On May 4-5, it will be the Rasen Budo Zen dojo on the street Via Salvatore Pianell, 21, 20125. On May 6-7: Gonzaga Sports Club at Via Luigi Settembrini, 17/A, 20124. The seminar is divided according to grade. May 4 is reserved for kodansha (3rd Dan and above), May 5 is reserved for yudansha (1st Dan and above), while May 6-7 are general training sessions. Details and registration available directly from the organizers: www.katorishinto.it . You're welcome!

Seminar price list:
1 Day – 80 Euro
2 Days – 120 Euro
3 Days – 150 Euro
4 Days – 180 Euro

Katori Shinto Ryu Seminar in Warsaw – 03 – 04/06/2023

In June, we are pleased to invite you to the international Katori Shinto Ryu seminar in Warsaw, led by Sensei LORIS PETRIS 6'Dan Katori Shinto Ryu. The required condition for participation is prior registration under this link. The number of participants is limited. The deadline for submitting the application will be taken into account. To participate in advanced training, it is necessary to know at least 6 Bo kata and 3 Naginata kata. The seminar will take place at primary school no. 94. And Marshal of Poland Józef Piłsudski at ul Cietrzewia 22a in Warsaw

• €60 (PLN 285) Early Birds
  payment by April 5, 2023 to the account or in cash.
•  €65 (PLN 315) cash payment
  on site on the day of the event.

Schedule:

• 9.30 registration for the seminar
• 10.00-12.30 Katori training for everyone
• 12.45-14.15 lunch break
• 14.30-15.30 Katori training for advanced users
• 15.45-17.45 training for everyone,
• In the evening, a walk, dinner and conversations.

• 9.15-12.00 Katori for everyone (last hour 11.00-12.00 divided into groups of advanced beginners)
• 12.15 Lunch
• 14.00-15.30 (additional training included in the price)
• approx. 4 p.m. end of the seminar

Katori Shinto Ryu Seminar in the Czech Republic – June 2023

An international Katori Shinto Ryu seminar led by sensei Ulf Rott will most likely take place in June. 5'Dan Katori Shinto Ryu. We will have more details soon, so stay tuned for more information!
For now, the preliminary date of the seminar is set for June 10-11, 2023

Haiku for May

醉ふて寐て| Yote nete| I got drunk and sleep..
夢に泣きけり|  Yume ni naki keri | And weep on the dream.
山櫻 |  Yamazakura | A wild cherry blossoms.

Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)