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Despite Corona, the Europe Gasshuku 2021 was held from July 29th to Baronial 1st. The Karate-Practice-Kwai Nordhausen nether the lead of Frank Pelny Shihan was the organizing club for the 10th time – a small ceremony.

In addition to participants from all over Frg, Katherine Loukopoulos (8th Dan Matsubayashi-Ryû) from Greece and 7 of her students from Austria were among the 46 participants.

The first two days in the Wiedigsburghalle were all about bones grooming: Bô-no-Kihon, Tekkô-no-Kihon, Sai-no-Kihon and Nunchaku-no-Kihon laid the basis for training of kata and applications on the post-obit two days.

At that place were 24 starts at the 16th International Open Tesshinkan European Cup on Friday afternoon. The Bô-Shiai category in particular was well attended this year.

* 1st place category Kata main class mix – Stefanie Dahlke (Erfurt / Germany)

* 1st place category Kata student class mix – Lorena Bucher (Vienna / Austria)

* 1st place Bô-Shiai mix – Robert Zinecker (Nordhausen / Germany)

* 1st place Yakusoku-Kumite Team mix – Pierre and Birthe Lorenz (Leipzig / Germany)

The traditional cozy evening meetings with dinner and talks in the Dôjô of the Karate-Exercise-Kwai were again very popular and frequented. 1 highlight was certainly the fire show of two artists on Friday evening.

A full of 3 Dan exams took identify on Saturday afternoon, 1 in Ryûkyû Kobudô for the 2d Dan and 2 in Shôtôkan Karate also for the 2nd Dan.

The Kyû exams in Ryûkyû Kobudô took place on Lord's day morning. 5 students were able to successfully pass the higher Kyû degree.

Four great days with proficient weather, with corking people and neat preparation!

Due to the planned 2nd Okinawa Karate International Tournament offset of August 2022 on Okinawa, the Europe Gasshuku 2022 will accept identify from 21.-24. July 2022 – again in Nordhausen of course. See you!