For beginners with Katori
So it's a new year! (School) and, as befits the new year, it brings changes :) (more about them later in the newsletter) This year, we continue introductory workshops for beginners. If you want to join us, leave your email address and we will send you information about the nearest introductory workshop. We accept people from the age of 15. Below is the new schedule for the 2023/2024 school year:
- Mondays, 8:15 p.m. – 9:45 p.m., ul. Lubomirskiego 19 – Beginner group training – From September 11
- Tuesdays, 20:15 – 21:45, ul. Akacjowa 5 – Beginner group training
- Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m. – 9:15 p.m., ul. Akacjowa 5 – Training of the intermediate-advanced group
- Wednesdays, 9:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m., ul. Akacjowa 5 – Advanced group training
- Thursdays, 18:30 – 20:00, ul. Smolensk 7 – Beginner group training
September introductory workshops – September 16, 2023
We invite all new enthusiasts who want to start their adventure with Katori Shinto-ryu to our dedicated introductory workshop! Our introductory workshop is 3 hours devoted to explaining the basic aspects of training and kata, which will give you a much better start to practice. This is an opportunity to gain basic information and skills that will be invaluable during regular training. Our priority is to provide you with solid foundations that will help you master the material necessary to practice the first form of kata in pairs. We would also like to inform you that the next workshop of this type will take place in October or November at the earliest. The workshops will be held at 5 Akacjowa Street (See directions how to get there) and will be led by Sensei Mateusz Kuduk (3'Dan) along with an assistant Sensei Arkadiusz Telma (2'Dan). You can read more about our instructors at this page.
Schedule:
16/09/2023 Saturday
08:45 – Registration on site
09:00 - Start
12:00 - Finish
Program:
- introduction to the Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu school
- a brief history of the school and founder
- presentation of the material and weapons used during training
- basic cuts and thrusts
- basic poses (kamae)
- dojo etiquette and sword handling
- the first kata (pair form) of the sword
- sports outfit, i.e. long sweatpants, t-shirt
- a bottle of water
- we practice barefoot but flip flops can be useful to go from the locker room to the hall
- if you have your kimono and bokken you can bring them
- good mood
The cost of participation is PLN 120.
The participation fee can be paid no later than 2 days before the workshop to the account:
TAKE Association
st. Glogowska 15/3
30-416 Cracow, Poland
Bank account number:
55 2030 0045 1110 0000 0302 2120
In the title of the transfer "Introductory Workshop - Name and Surname"
Or cash on site before the start.
Attention! For people who will participate in the workshops, there is a discount on the September pass in the amount of 60%
We hope you found all the information you needed here. If not, don't hesitate and contact us.
After the workshop, you will be able to buy a bokken and a cover (the first things you will need for regular training). You can also submit
order earlier in our store and pick them up in front of the workshop.
For people who train
Katori Shinto Ryu seminar with Sensei Ulf Rott in Krakow 07 – 08.10.2023
Saturday, October 7, 2023
09:45 – On-site registration
10:00 – 13:00 – Training
15:00 – 16:00 – Training from 1′ kyu
16:00 – 18:00 – Training
18:00 – 19:30 – Exams
21:00 – Dinner together (Details coming soon)
Sunday 08/10/2023
09:00 – 10:00 – Yudansha training
10:00 – 13:00 – Training
13:00 – End
Hours may change
Costs:
When paying by September 24, 2023
Two days – PLN 300
Trainings from 1st grade – additional PLN 30
Yudansha training – additional PLN 30
One day – PLN 200
When paying after September 24, 2023 or on site
Two days – PLN 360
Trainings from 1'kyu – additional PLN 35
Yudansha training – additional PLN 35
One day – PLN 240
Payment in cash to the organizer or by bank transfer to the following account:
TAKE Association
st. Glogowska 15/3
30-416 Cracow, Poland
Bank account number:
55 2030 0045 1110 0000 0302 2120
Transfer title: “Seminary in Krakow – Name and Surname”
Discounts: Members of the TAKE Association with the annual fee paid -10%%
Katori Shinto Ryu seminar with Sensei Ulf Rott in Benesov 25 – 26/11/2023
We invite you to attend a seminar in Benesov (Czech Republic), led by Ulf Rott (5th Dan). The seminar will be held on November 25–26. Prior registration required, available at address below.
Pricing
- entire seminar – CZK 1,600
Schedule
Saturday - 25.11
10:00 - 12:30 - joint training
15:30 - 16:30 - advanced training
16:30 - 18:30 - joint training
Sunday - 26.11
09:00 - 10:00 - advanced training
10:15 - 12:30 - joint training
14:30 - 17:30 - joint training
Katori Shinto Ryu seminar with Sensei Loris Petris and Ulf Rott in Berlin 21 – 22.10.2023
We invite you to attend a seminar in Berlin (Germany), conducted by Loris Petris (6th Dan) and Ulf Rott (5th Dan). The seminar will be held on October 21-22.
Prior registration required, available at address below.
Pricing
- entire seminar – EUR 70 / EUR 60 *
- yudansha training - extra EUR 15
- Kodansha training - additional EUR 15
- single training - EUR 25 / EUR 20 *
* – discount for pupils, students and unemployed people
Schedule
Saturday – 21/10
10:00 – 12:00 – joint training
14:00 – 15:00 – yudansha training
15:15 – 17:45 – joint training
Sunday – 22/10
09:30 – 10:30 – Kodansha training (from 3rd dan)
10:45 – 13:00 – joint training
Changes in the TAKE instructor staff
As announced at the beginning of the newsletter, here are the promised changes :) Grzegorz joined the group of instructors in the new season. You can read a little more about Grześ and other instructors on our website website.
New products in the TAKE store
Fresh ones are available in the TAKE store Bonsai, oiled sticks because and twisted oiled bo sticks We invite for shopping! 🙂
Changes to the website
There has been a lot of technical work going on on our website lately 
Thanks to them, we have introduced some interesting features and fixes that (we hope) you will like 
Below is the list of changes:
– added own, automatic, dark theme, which works much faster and does not cause the screen to flash white
– added translation of the website in English (some pages still require translation)
– added new side menu for mobile devices
– added pictures in titles on each page
– added photos for the location of training rooms
– added simple statistics to the page About us
– added time counter on the right for upcoming workshops
– added new team member on page About us – welcome to the team Kacper Kotowski 
– added information about Master Ulf to the page Masters
– added handy dictionary for Japanese words
– option added assigning multiple organizations and presenters for workshops
– the structure and appearance of the registration page have been changed – registration will only take place by participating in introductory workshops
– changed hosting server for a faster one
– changed caching plugin pages
– changed all contact forms so that they use the default editor instead of their own plugin
– corrected price list appearance
– unnecessary element shifts on some pages have been removed
– errors in the spelling of Japanese words and names have been removed
– color logic in the website theme has been unified
Haiku for September
やれ打つな | Yare utsuna | Don't hit it.
はえが手をする| Hae ga te wo suru | The fly rub the hands
足をする| Ashi wo suru | Or rub the legs.
Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828)
