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On invitation of the Bulgarian aikido association up front with Edward Germanov sensei (5th Dan Aikikai, Quaranta sensei held a weekend seminar in Sofia, Bulgaria on the 18th and the 19th of October. The seminar was announced as the most attractive seminar for this year in Bulgaria, and it lived up to the announcement to its fullest. Around a hundred aikidokas from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Switzerland, Greece, Serbia and USA took place at the seminar.

The starting trainings were held by Germanov sensei, and he presented beautiful aikido through various inventive forms. After him, Quaranta sensei explained the basic principles of the didactic system of Ikeda sensei, and woke up great interest among the participants.

Quaranta sensei has visited Sofia in the past as Ikeda sensei’s assistant, but for the first time now as a teacher.

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Seishin aikido dojo has invited Jelena Vrzic sensei the last weekend (26th and 27th of September 2008) to give two trainings on which she will present a part of her expirience from her last one month visit to Hombu dojo in Tokio, Japan.

We thank Jelena Vrzic sensei for sharing it with us and we thank he organizers for giving the opportunity.

The second seminar from the series of teacher's seminars for instructors who teach according the didactical system of Masatomi Ikeda shihan 7.Dan Aikikai was held from 30-th of May untill 1-st of June 2008 in the capital of the Czech Republic. The 1-st one was held in November 2007 in Basel. This time everybody was there: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Netherlands, Macedonia, Germany, Croatia, Ukraine and Switzerland.

Like the first time, Quaranta sensei leaded the seminar this time also. Its subject was the 6-th kyu examination program, i.e. what about it should the teachers know and what should be expected from the students. Also, an explanation was given about why Ikeda sensei made the 6-th kyu, concerning the fact that in Aikikai usually the first kyu is the 5-th.

Everything went in a pleasant atmosphere and the seminar ended successfully.

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This was far the most successful seminar we had untill now in our dojo! And of course, we don't intend leaving it there. We hope for the following ones to be even better.

The guests we had from Bulgaria, Serbia, Switzerland and Macedonia were more than satisfied from what they have learned from the master Michele Quaranta. We had most pleasant atmosphere at the seminar full with positive energy.

We had also a very good examination for almost every KYU. Congratulations to those who passed. :)

We are all looking forward to our next meeting with our teacher Michele Quaranta!!

From 11-th untill 13-th of April 2008 our teacher Michele Quaranta from Basel, Switzerland will be a third time guest at our dojo and will give a weekend seminar which is open for every interested aikidoka to participate.

The place of the event is the gym of the Karate club RABOTNICKI (close to Beverly Hills shopping centre). Don't miss the opportunity!

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The last weekend we had our sixth seminar in our dojo, which was led by the teacher Eric GRAF.

A marvelous seminar! Without writing the usual phrases describing how great was the seminar and how much we enjoyed it, I only want to thank all the guest who supported this seminar with their presence and to specially thank Sander van Geloven who came all the way from Netherlands and made this seminar international. :)

Looking forward to see each other again soon!

On 15-th and 16-th of February 2008 the teacher Eric Graf from Neuchatel, Switzerland will be a guest at our dojo and will give a weekend seminar which is open for every interested aikidoka to participate.

The place of the event is the gym of the Karate club RABOTNICKI (close to Beverly Hills shopping centre). Don't miss the opportunity!

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Organized by the Croatian Aikido Association, at the end of the summer, the 8-th Aikido Summer School was held and led by Michele Quaranta sensei and Simone Chirechini sensei. 

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Aikido Association of Serbia and the Aikido club Seishin from Belgrade are organizing an international seminar with Michele Quaranta sensei from 12th untill 14th October! For detailed information please contact the organizers. Web: www.seishin.org.yu and www.aikikai-srbija.org.yu

Download the invitation HERE!

Under the patronage of the Aikido Association of Serbia, and organized by the Aikido Club "Vrsac", this summer again, the traditional Aikido Summer School was held under the leadership of Quaranta sensei. 

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