Kevin Bilski and Maria Vatterott from Magdeburg, Germany, came for two days as Renshusei.
Both Sandan they run the ‘Karateverein Budo Kyudokan’: https://www.budokyudokan-md.de/about-1
During the training I concentrated on teaching/refining ‘specific points’ to enhance their technical skill in Budo karate. Mostly this was in the form of ‘basics within the basics’; that is, fine details, which are rarely taught outside of the very top karate clubs here in Japan.
They also learned Asai Sensei’s version of 鶴翼初段 (Kakuyoku Shodan) with applications relating to both classical Shotokan and Budo/Bujutsu in general.
For those who know about the Renshusei program, it’s ‘technical’ and, accordingly, I cross reference many of the classical Shotokan kata to emphasize certain points and/or principles. Indeed, this always intrinsically links to Kata and Kumite/Goshin-jutsu.
What impressed me the most about Maria and Kevin was not only their wonderful personalities, but also their strong desire to learn and really improve in their karate skill. Consequently, they were very quick to learn the skills and dynamics I was teaching.
Also, and needless to say, we also had some fun times outside of the dojo.
To summarize, they both did extremely well as Renshusei here in Oita. Kevin and Maria, I wish you the absolute best for your remaining time here in Japan.
押忍！！
アンドレ
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