This is a curriculum of our Bujinkan trip to south america, with Pedro Fleitas that united two taikais to one unforgetable event in September 2010 written by Sven Himmelmann. The participants of this trip from Europe were Pedro, Angeles, Ivan (Canary Islands), Miguel (Madrid) and Sven (Germany).
We arrived in Santiago de Chile on Friday morning and were welcomed by friends of the Bujinkan in Chile. Immediatly the fresh air came to our attention that was cleaned from the rain before. Deep breaths were very enjoyable and the view to the Andes from the city was very beautiful. Santiago appered to me as a very welcomming city with wide spaces, nice infrastructure and clean apperance. Studying Bujinkan also meens meeting people and seeing the world, somtimes from a different angle.
Meeting friends in a resaurant right away for food sitting at an international table. Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, Spain and Germany. This gave us the Bujinkan feeling again.
The next day the seminar began in the hotel were we stayed. A group of 225 people welcomed Pedro Fleitas very warm and were exited to train for two days. This seminar started with the Kihon Happo the core of the Bujinkan. With these techniques Pedro taught principles like Shinken Gata – the attacking feeling, Moguri Gata – the evading feeling, Yoshin Waraku – benevolent heart and enjoying the peace, that a worrior has to find. Two more principles covered were follow the energy flow and change is more importatnt that advancing in a certain field.
The Godan Test that was performed by Pedro on Nicolás, training for many years and and with the autorisation of Hatsumi Sensei.
After the first session when the godan test was held in the morning a lot of people were asking questions themselves and the energy of the group was very unstable.
After the second session at the end of the day the training participants were one group with a harmonized flow of energy. Everybody just sat down. The energy was high and the test went through very easily. Great experience again.
After the first day of training the group of people seem to be happy with the course of the day. In the evening the Taikai Party was held with good food and conversations on the experiences of the seminar.
The next morning the Seminar started with soft techniques and after a while went on to Renyo. Here the apsect was that Renyo is one technique. Again the principle of inashi gata appered: 1. Distance and angle, 2. Precision, 3. Flow of energy, 4. Control and 5. Reunification of the above. This principle can be seen in life as well. For example in the relationships we have.
During the training a great confusion came up that went with the practitioners. The confusion is a good part of the bujinkan training which allows to train in the mist and allows the body, mind and soul to learn in a different way. The challenfge here is to accept the confusion and enjoy it. When the confusion goes. The learnings apear. Somtimes this takes hours, days or even weeks. A very nice way to learn.
After this seminar everybody was very tired and we slept very well this night and we relaxed the next morning. The program for the day was relaxing in the hotel, going for a very nice lunch and having a look at Santiago de Chile in the afternoon.
On Tuesday we made a day trip to the skiing station close to Santiago in the Andes. It was an impressive ride from the city level up to 3000m to the station, were we spent half a day. Enjoying the view and the snow on the montains, having good conversations and enjoying the time up there. On the way back Ivan from Tenerife, our doctor, could give emergency to help a young guy that fainted on the mountain. Good job Ivan.
Thank you very much Jorge for taking care of us that well in Chile!
The wednesday was our travvelling day leaving Chile and heading to Brazil. The look crossing the Andes was marvellous and stunning. This was a very silent flight to the large City of Sao Paulo that was waiting for us.
Arriving at the airport we were welcomed by Fernando. It did not take long and we could feel the rough energy in the city, a city of 20 Million. people living very close together with little space. After a long ride through the night we were glad to arrive at the hotel to rest and relax.
The next two days we were enjoying the sun in Sao Paulo relaxing and sightseeing to see the different sides of Sao Paulo. In the japanese quarter, where also Fernando’s Dojo is situated, we were enjoying food in an authentic japanese restaurant. It was like beeing in Japan!
In the evening we had a demanding training seesion at the Dojo of Fernando followed by two Godan tests. Edson from Brasil and Roberta from Sao Paulo. Edson took his chance and passed right away. Roberta was nervous and did not go with the energy, she had to wait for saturday to go for another chance.
A highlight in Sao Paulo before the seminar was the visit of two Budist Temples. The first one was a very quite place where we could relax and enjoy our time and the second place was even more surprising. We were welcomed by two monks that were gently enogh to show us the premises. The way the monks received us and took care about us with an open heart was amazing. It was a heart to heart communication.
The Taiko drumming session openned the seminar on Saturday, which was powerfull and very intensive and caused a lot of strong emotions. Pedro started the training slowly to allow the group to cope with these emotions and the rough energy that could be felt in Sao Paulo. The techniques went straight to the floor allowing the tensions to relief gently and helped everyone to deal with the strong energies.
The godan test this time with Roberta was very strong and I got the impression of a soft wind going through the hall. A lot of people were touched and cried out of joy. She passed with a marvellous movement.
The afternoon got stronger, the energy was converted into the shinken gata feeling and the group moved closer together as a unit. After this training day most of the people were happy and very tired, like being tired inside. So we closed this day with a nice meal in the hotel and went to bed very early.
Sunday the Taikai started with a very impressive play on the reflection of human behaviour shown by the example of martial arts. Very well presented.
The play gave a good insight in what can happen when humans come together in a group for fun and or work, for sport and enjoyment. And it showed how important it is to develop one’s self esteem.
The training started with the school of Takagi Yoshin Ryu, again going down to the floor. Followed by techniques with Bo, Bokken and Jo the training become very challenging. Here two principle applied: it is better to catch the feeling than the techniques, since Pedro was changing the techniques very fast and changing is more important than advancing in a certain area.
In the afternoon the training focused on excersise performed by three people, which gives different kind of training, the energy in the afternoon got softer and more harmonized. The Taikai came to an end very softly and everybody was looking forward to the party in the evening.
The Taikai party as well was a great success. The practitioners of the brazilian Bujikan showed their way to party, which we enjoyed very much. Thank you.
With this day a great event in two contries that united two Taikais into one great Taikai was comming to an end. Experiencing two different contries and two different cultures united in one Taikai was unique for myself. This was a great time with extraordinary experiences. Thank you very much for organizing to Jorge and Fernando and their students.
Thank you very much to Pedro for initiating this event and for teaching us the way you teach! Thank you very much!
Keep going and best wishes,
Sven Himmelmann
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