European seminars 2010

With Soke Nagamine in Ireland July 17

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Past European seminars

With Soke Nagamine in France July 12 to 15

Location: Saint Vincent de Tyrosse, in the south west of France, not far from the Spanish border.

The schedule of the classes will be:
Monday 12 to Thursday 15 (inclusive):
    18:30 to 21:30 PM
Seminar fee:  70 € for all classes, 20 € per day.

To register, mail to:  

or:  

For information about travel, accomodation, etc, contact the local tourist information at:  

The full seminar flyer (in French).

With Ole-Bjørn Tuftedal Sensei in Ireland January 29 and 30.

With Kyoshi Frank Bähr and Renshi Steve Trombley in Germany April 17 and 18

Seminar contents: Kata applications, kyusho-jutsu and Motobu Choki's kumite forms

Date: April 17 and 18
Location: Viersen by Düsseldorf

The schedule of the classes will be:
Saturday 4: 
    10-13 up to blue belts
    14-18 brown and black belts

Sunday 5:
    10-13 all

Seminar fees: See flyer

The full seminar flyer (in German).

With Soke Nagamine in 2009.

With Soke Nagamine in Ireland July 31 to August 2nd.

The schedule of the classes will be:
Friday 31 in Elphin, Co. Roscommon. Flyer here.

Saturday 1 st and Sunday 2nd in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. Flyer here.
There is a B&B in the village where we will be training, to book call +353 9490 32235 and ask for Phillip or Geraldine Gormley.

With Soke Nagamine in France July 22 - 25 in Saint Vincent de Tyrosse.

The location is in the south west of France, not far from the Spanish border.

The schedule of the classes will be:
Wednesday 22 to Saturday 25 (inclusive):
    9:30 to 11 AM
    11:15 to 12:30 PM
Seminar fee:  70 € for all classes, 20 € per day.

To register, mail to:  

or:  

For information about travel, accomodation, etc, contact the local tourist information at:  

The full seminar flyer (in French).

With Kyoshi Frank Bähr in Germany 2009

Who: Kyoshi Frank Bähr (7. dan Matsubayashi-Ryu, student of Osensei Shoshin Nagamine) & Renshi Steve Trombley (6. dan Matsubayashi-Ryu, 5. dan Kyusho Jitsu, 4. dan Iaido, 2. dan Ryukyu Kobudo)

Date: April 4 and 5

Location: Viersen by Düsseldorf

The schedule of the classes will be:
Saturday 4: 
    10-13 children
    14-18 adults

Sunday 5 Bo training:
    10-11:30 children
    11:35-14 adults

Seminar fees: Adults both days 35 €, one day 20 €. Children both days 20 €, one day 15 €

The full seminar flyer (in German).

With Ole-Bjørn Tuftedal Sensei in 2009

With Ole-Bjørn Tuftedal Sensei in Germany December 11 to 13 in Willich.

With Ole-Bjørn Tuftedal Sensei in Germany March 6 in Hannover.

Theme: Self defence and close range fighting - how and why traditional Okinawan karate is different.

Date: March 6, 18-21.30

Location: The Karate-Dojo Hannover of Riad Kheiralla Sensei 

Thank you very much for a warm welcome and a very inspiring atmosphere!

With Soke Nagamine in 2008

In France May 23 and 24 in Saint Vincent de Tyrosse.

The location is in the south west of France, not far from the Spanish border.

The schedule of the classes will be:
Friday 23: 
    19 to 21 PM
Saturday 24:
    10 to 12 AM
    15 to 16.30 PM
    16.45 to 18.15 PM

Seminar fee for all classes:  35 €.

To register, mail to:  

For information about travel, accomodation, etc, contact the local tourist information at:  

The full seminar flyer (in French).

In Bergen, Norway from May 26 to June 1, 2008. 

The schedule of the classes will be:
Tuesday 20 to 22
Wednesday 12 to 15
Thursday 17 to 19
Friday 18 to 20
Saturday 11 to 16
Sunday 11 to 15

At this time of the year, Bergen is at it's best. There are several music and cultural festivals: A jazz festival Nattjazz and Bergen International Festival, a general cultural festival with music, theatre, ballet, literature, cinema etc.