It was great to attend the 10th European Gasshuku in Antwerp, Belgium. It is always something that goes in the new diary as soon as I get one and always look forward to seeing everyone for 3 to 4 days of Seito Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iai Heiho. This year was no exception and we covered a lot of waza in 3 days of practice.
Friday
- Kihon
- Happogiri
- Cutting drills
- Chuden Waza – Hasegawa Eishin Ryu
- Battoho
- Gradings – It was good to see everyone who took a grading passed. Even those who didn’t realise they would be tested.
Saturday
- Kihon
- Happogiri
- Cutting drills
- Seiza no Bu – Omori Ryu
- Battoho
Sunday
- Tachi Uchi No Kurai
- Katachi set
Being called out to demonstrate waza in front of the group was an interesting new experience. I guess the responsibility that goes with rank.
We had a group meal on the friday at a Chinese restaurant and on Saturday night at an American style diner and I can’t write this without mentioning the massive burgers that a couple of people ordered. You can see pictures of these of Facebook.
I left on the Sunday so missed out on the Italian restaurant. All in all a great seminar, it was really nice to catchup with old friends and meet new ones. Participants came from Belgium, France, Gibraltar, Holland, Malta, and the UK. A truly European event!
Thanks to Mebis Sensei for a great fast paced Seminar and to Kenneth Matthys for organising the lunches, drinks and evening meals. A lot of effort goes into this kind of thing – I know. The fact most people don’t see this is a good thing as it means nothing went wrong!
Looking forward to seeing everyone at an event soon….
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