The First International KIAI Seminar

SHINBUKAN DOJO, Pozarevac, SERBIA

29/30 NOVEMBER 2003

The first international meeting of KIAI members took place on the weekend of 29/30 November 2003 in the town of Pozarevac, Serbia. The seminar was hosted by Ivica Zdravkovic, Menkyo Chuden Shinbukan Kenjutsu. The seminar was attended by members of Serbian Budo Council and Ian Stewart and Nick Sleep of the Bushido Zazen International Society (GB) Aiki Jujutsu branch. There were six KIAI members on the event, including Srdjan Ilic, Drasko Jankovic and Vladimir Bojovic.

Some of th participants of this gathering: Standing (from lefto to right): Milan Vujasin, jujutsu sensei, Ivica Zdravkovic, jujutsu and kenjutsu sensei, Ian Stewart, aiki jujutsu, budo and kenjutsu sensei, Nick Sleep, aiki jujutsu, budo and kenjutsu sensei, Drasko Jankovic, jujutsu and kenjutsu sensei. Squat (from left to right: Biljana Markovic, judo and jujutsu instructor, Srdjan Ilic, aiki jujutsu and kenjutsu sensei, Vladimir Bojovic, kenjutsu instructor

Scenes from the class

Ivica Sensei performed Kata and technique from the Shinbukan Kenjutsu syllabus. Teaching was enriched with additional demonstration from Ian and Nick, relating to Bushido Zazen Aiki Jujutsu tachi waza.

Zdravkovic sensei and Ilic sensei performing Shinbukan Kenjutsu kata

At the end of the seminar Ivica Sensei Presented Ian, Nick and Srdjan Ilic with Menkyo Shoden Shinbukan Kenjutsu. In recognition of his weapon skills Ian Stewart Sensei awarded Ivica with the grade of 3 Dan Budo (Bushido Zazen Aiki Jujutsu).

Saric sensei, Nic sensei, Ian sensei and Milan sensei

Official promotion of Ian sensei into Menkyo Shoden Shinbukan Kenjutsu

Shinbukan Kenjutsu sensei: Zdravkovic, Stewart, Sleep and Ilic, with Shinbukan kenjutsu students Saric and Vujasin

Host of the seminar, Dr. Ivica Zdravkovic, with guest from England, Nick Sleep sensei and Ian Stewart sensei.

(Please, visit the web site of Stewart sensei at York Aiki Jujutsu)