On February 10 I made 2 years since I went to the first Ninjutsu course. If someone had told me that this anniversary would capture me in a seminar in Sweden, I would certainly have told him to be crazy. But look, it happened and I’m very happy. As I understood that I would not have had such an opportunity too early, I liked these wonderful days in Norrkoping, Sweden.
Here I met a group of felt people, passionate about martial arts and Taiji. A small but very well -welded community, which is also found outside training, argues each other and does not strive to use the word. There is nothing more enveloping, safer, more comforting than the word. It is a word that we can easily extend to a scratch, a wound, a bruise. It is a conditioner of words, it is a bit of a word, it is a consolation of words. Every time a strong anxiety includes us (perhaps because a process does not come out), we can say and our soul is a bit silent and our heart begins to beat normal. The new word is equipped with immense safety capacity, it is surprising how welcoming it can be, open without being expansive, communicative without being exuberant, abundant without being an invader. This is what I would find in Sweden and seemed fascinating to discover these things.
I knew some of these wonderful people from Bucharest seminars. I discovered others here. And they struck me all. I met her AnnikaAn 80 -year -old lady, with a kind aspect and an impressive life story, who practices Taiji with great dedication. It is nice to be so clear and open to new ones. I would like to be the same once.
I met WinnerPassionate about Taiji, perhaps interested in the Ninjutsu and extremely curious to learn more about the history of the Taiji and the ties with the Ninjutsu. With Teresia I talked for a long time. I talked about music (that’s how I discovered that he is not a fan of Eurovision, so not all Swedes are afraid after this competition), of the beautiful city of Norrkoping but also of what concerns the surrounding environment. Obviously I reviewed them with great pleasure Emma and forward crystalthat I had met in Bucharest. Special thanks for hospitality, kindness and patience are appropriate Caroline AND Christelthat I had already met in Romania.
Christel He pulled the short stick, so I dropped his task and I had to take care of me. 🙂 Thanks a lot for the special treatments that showed me and for the portions that laugh every day.
It was 5 intense days, with training from morning to evening (well, in Sweden the darkness is left at 16:00, so don’t be frightened).
I started with Taiji and Qigong And it was extremely interesting. I tried and practiced Taiji. It was no longer successful than in Bucharest, a sign that the Swedish air could not help me, so I can’t boast of important performances in this chapter. It is true that at some point I worked with a partner and so If as well Viorol They said I did the trial well because sometimes I managed to move them from the place. But I don’t feel like I was doing something good. It is very true that the two are extremely friendly people, so there is the possibility of wanting to encourage me, that I appreciate enormously. I must admit that I noticed from the beginning (from the moment I was just looking at the colleagues of the Taiji group) the connections with Ninjutsu. I know how useful it would be for me. It is true This time it seemed to be better linked to explanations with the practical side, at least at the mental level. Maybe he also helped the type of exercises I worked on this seminar. I do not know.
The days dedicated to practice Ninjutsu They had a lot of information and emotional load. I worked with a sword, hanbo and obviously empty hand -handmade techniques.
Sometimes I am arrogance to believe that I sit good in my position. This is how I say in my mind. So it happens as a colleague (ViorolIn this case) to take some photos. I sent them to me also during the seminar … I looked at them and I was terrified. I hardly abstained to start crying there. It is true that I crossed a more urgent period than my existence and it is possible to exaggerate a little, but … I saw photos with me in various jobs and as terrified. Looking at the photos, honestly I wonder how you talk these people Raiden Dojo With me. I was very bitter that afternoon. But in the end I passed …
I didn’t have the opportunity to work a lot HanboSo I found training very interesting. Hanbo It is a shorter rod, it is smaller than A Jo (Those who read my magazines know that I said Jo is my favorite weapon). So we played with the distance from the opponent.
I noticed something strange for me. On distances. From the first training, I tended to approach the opponent. The culmination is that I am not a great courageous and I have no idea what to do after I approached the opponent. I guess it’s not always nice to be so close, but I do it very naturally. 🙂
WELL, Hanbo, Be a shorter weapon I found the most natural movements. I’m not saying that I did them well, but I felt better, as if something, somewhere «it’s better».
I participated for the first time in a Cutting session with a real sword. It was immoral enough. My colleagues wrote tickets with things to escape, so they put tickets in the tatami and cut them. I looked at them making cuts and I made my many mistakes. I hope I can correct them at a time.
And I hope that in one (other) I will allow myself to try. This time I felt too much decentralized, too little concentrated and with the mind Passeri. So I didn’t try. But the experience itself was extraordinary. I have never been the type that is in a hurry. I’ve always preferred To observe, let the information in me and then act. Yes, I move stronger, I prefer to be patient. This is how I work.
I saw again as a Examine the Grad And I congratulate all my colleagues who have passed him in brine: Emma, Teresia, Nexus and Cristian.
I really liked Sensei’s speech after granting their diplomas. He put me on my thoughts. How could I start a new stage in life when I collected every day yesterday? I can?! Probably not. I would like to be empty, because if I am empty, then it means I can get something newAnd if I can receive it it means Comes from the outsideAnd if it comes from the outside, then it means I’m not alone! And it seems that you return to the beautiful concept of us that I found here in Sweden.
Listening to Sensei who tells this journey, I learned an important thing. The world is full of conflicts and things/people that we cannot reconcile. But there are times when we can reconcile and embrace all the madness that surrounds us. We experience life, joy and sadness. Many people are imprisoned in them. I consider myself among them. But There are moments in life in which you have to close in yourself to be grouped. It is preferable not to be just everything, but from your experience, I know You can do it too. I am often discharged, discouraged after training, because it does not come out or the other … but every time There is a voice that distinguishes himself and invites me to work more that process, to give him a life in a sense... The learning process is mysterious.
Maybe I don’t have the techniques as they should. Ok, I say and maybe I can get rid of it, they certainly don’t come out. 🙂 But, In these two years I have learned a lot about me. For example, I started to increase awareness The difference between the things that cheer me and those who keep me prisoner. And it’s considerable. Of course, I don’t know how I can overcome some rigidity, but I think I will find out on the road …
I had the opportunity to see again (I say again because I often see it in Bucharest): The connection between students and Sensei. It’s really special. Sensei is The mountain they break, affect and reassure the waves of emotions and insecurity of students. I made myself better realized the importance of the role he has. Say In turn he learns from the students. It may be you too. Some also have surprising life stories. Maybe it’s one of the most beautiful professions.
First we practiced Aikijutsu. As I expected, the atmosphere is different even if I can find many common elements with Taiji or Ninjutsu. It is another type of concentrationAt least that’s how it seemed to me. I tried to hear what my «opponent» was doing and I let my body reacted … I discovered that I bent like a … jelly … I had no idea that I could do some things. I heard how I can let my shoulder come back to bend my elbow, in short I heard the connection with the hand of the handmade colleague. The problem is that I hear these things Only when they are applied to me. If I have to do the technique No more tendon is coupled and I pushed as desperately from the shoulders So now I have a muscle fever of all beauty. Finally, that’s all here! However, the course of Aikijutsu.
Finally, I want to thank a lot if for the organization and hospitality! And I also want to congratulate him for everything he managed to do in the 8 years since he opened his dojo in Norrkoping! It’s nice to be able to create such a beautiful community.
Unfortunately, I was unable to visit the beautiful city of Norrkoping. I went out on Monday evening with Christel on a short walk through the center and took some photos that you can find on my Facebook page. As long as I stayed in Sweden, it snowed and saw a lot of snow. For about two or three days I was firmly convinced that I had never snowed on the road and on the sidewalks. They were always clean, they were traveling too well with the car … it seems, however, that they did not surprise them in winter. Can you surprise your next summer?! Who knows? 🙂
By the way, I was happy as a child. On Monday I went to the woods, in a frozen lake for a well -poured sauna (it seems that the Swedes worshiped the sauna). The road itself, the abundant snow, the clean air, the landscapes: everything was superlative. I will miss the snow and that wonderful feeling you have when you cross it … for a day I came back during the childhood and it was wonderful.
In Norrkoping there is a Work Museum!! It seemed fascinating to me that they celebrated work through the museum. I have seen many beautiful and old buildings. I was struck by a unique thing (at least in my eyes): after 9.30 pm, I saw very few people on the street and like few cars. There were times when it could be believed that I was in a ghost city. I could not believe when I heard that the restaurant I was, was closed at 9.30 … in Bucharest, some only open.
By far the best thing I saw here is the following: the Swedes have a separate bicycle road. They don’t travel by bicycle on the road edge. They have a separate road for bicycles and is not something disordered and narrow! Ah, they run by bicycle and when there is snow. Ok, the road is cleaned and does not turn into the skating rink … nor for this, you cannot help but love the Swedes!
It was a wonderful journey that I hope to have the opportunity to repeat. Thanks again to everyone!
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