News
New official teachers
The web site was just updated to reflect the new appointments to the official teacher position:
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| José Luis Latasa joined the official teachers' group during the teachers' seminar in Cartigny, April 2024. | Jan Gerrit Post joined the official teachers' group during the summer gasshuku in Kacov, August 2024. |
The Technical Committee and the Executive Board send all their wishes of success to these new teachers.
Photos and vidéo of the Kacov gasshuku
The pictures of the Kacov seminar are available below, thanks to the work of Timea, whom we thank from the bottom of our heart!
Download the high definition group picture
Download the gasshuku photos (zip)
EJF Kacov Gasshuku 2024
Hoping everyone got back home safely, I would like to give a big thanks to Patrik and Renata for their wonderful organization, to Gilles and Lorenzo and quite a few others for the technical organization. Personally I have a wonderful souvenir from this beautiful encounter. The presentation of the Kyôgen piece of theater will stay in my mind for all my life. It was an exceptional present that gave us deep and strong voice for two days ;-)
Let us also thank the "Kami" to have given us a fine weather for all week... More than 100 participants was also an exceptional gasshuku... personally, I would like to give my best thanks to all those who took care of me during the whole seminar, and they were many... I recuperate slowly under the sun, happily near the lake where I can refresh myself everyday... Enjoy this summer, all of you, looking forward to meeting you again at the next seminar.
With my very friendly thoughts,
Pascal Krieger
Gasshuku 2024
Dear friends.
We would like to inform you all that the registration for the EJF Gasshuku 2024 in the Czech Republic is now open. Information including the registration form can be found at www.jodo.cz.
The registration deadline is May 31th, or earlier if we fill the accommodation capacity. If you need any further information, please contact me via email at patrik(at)jodo.cz.
I look forward to seeing you in the heart of Europe ;)
Patrik Orth and the organizing team
Sad news
Dear friends, Saturday April 6 at 16:50 our friend and fellow Jodoka Paul Meijer passed away in the presence of his family. He suffered from a brain tumor.
Paul trained Jodo with us since 2009. Last week he was awarded with an Oku Iri certificate by Fred Quant Sensei, with which he was very pleased. Paul was fascinated by Jodo and he travelled to many gasshuku across Europe. The past few years he often led the group in training when Jeffrey was not present.
We will remember Paul as a fine man and a good friend. We will remember him also for his dry, deadpan humor and his encyclopaedic knowledge of music.
We will miss him greatly.
Jeffrey Schwerzel for the Netherlands group
Update of the technical regulations
We are pleased to present to you the EFJ Technical Regulations version 2024, and we strongly recommend that you take the time to read them and especially the Group Leaders. You will certainly find the answers to your questions there. It can be downloaded in the Forms section, or by clicking on the image below.
The technical committee
Tribute to Robert Gembal
It is with great sadness that we have received the news that EJF group leader Robert Gembal, Poland has passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Robert joined the EJF community in 2017 at the summer camp in Italy with the desire to build a Polish Jodo group. With his background as the leader of the Polish branch of an Aikido school and a great interest in Koryu, the future looked bright. I remember our long talks about strategy to establish a stable Jodo group in Poland. His commitment led to Poland, under Robert's leadership, hosting the EJF summer camp in 2021.
Our thoughts now go to Robert's family and all his students with great gratitude for what Robert Gembal worked to build.
Michael Söderkvist
Mentor for Poland
Kagamibiraki picture
The Kagamibiraki of the EFJ took place from January 5 to 7, 2024 in Cartigny.
Reflections on Shintô Musô Ryû Jôdô
On the occasion of the publication of several texts by our Menkyô Kaiden, the section of Reflections on Shintô
Musô Ryû returns to the top of the news. The reflections of each teacher are also grouped together on their
biographical sheet (Teachers menu).
Here is the new list of essays available for reading on our site:
- (new) Sho Chû Ku (EN) by Pascal Krieger Sensei
- (new) Sei-to-dô (EN) by Jean-Claude Hamel Sensei
- (new) Nothing extra (EN) by Jean-Claude Hamel Sensei
- Reflections about Kata - Part I (EN) by late Vicente Borondo Sensei
- Reflections about Kata - Part II (EN) by late Vicente Borondo Sensei
- An equation: the Weapon and the Body (EN) by Gilles Tache Sensei
Gasshuku 2023 - Feldberg
Hello everyone... Hoping you all got back home safely, I would like to thank you all for participating in this wonderful Gasshuku, and especially to Matthias Wenderoth and Uwe Geiser for the wonderful organization. The meals were very tasty, lodging was excellent, and the general mood of this gasshuku was one of the best I have experienced in these 45 last years...
The unexpected visit of Fred Quant and Rob Stemmerik was a very special gift to us. It will be a great souvenir for all of us... A big thanks too to Michel Ducret and all the teachers for their wonderful work. I had the great pleasure of being helped by Lorenzo Sensei to take care of the beginners...
Despite changing weather, we were lucky to have some nice and sunny days, and this marvellous place will be for all of us an unforgettable souvenir... With my friendly thoughts to all, Pascal Krieger
PS: The photos taken during the seminar are available:
The photographer Cédric Russo kindly asks us to mention his name when we publish his shots. If you wish to print some photos, he can provide you a high definition on demand (cedricrusso@octarine.ch).
Kagamibiraki picture
The Kagamibiraki of the EFJ took place from January 6 to 8, 2023 in Cartigny.
Fédération Européenne de Jodo / European Jodo Federation