…and finally the fourth instructor is confirmed. We are pleased to present Steve Olsen from Japan as the fourth and final instructor for Tai Kai Sweden 2012, whitch means that the instructor lineup is identical to last years smashing success!
We will hopefully have the venue details sorted the coming thursday, after which I’ll update this page with more info.
We are very happy to confirm that Rob Renner will be back for Tai Kai 2012 in October!
We are in the final preparation stages for the training venue, as well as preliminary booking of hotels and hostels. At the moment we are looking at some 10 multi-bed rooms at a hostel, and about 30 double- triple and quadruple bed rooms at a hotel. As soon as these preparations are finalized we’ll be back with more information.
We are happy to say that the work with Tai Kai 2012 in Linköping is humming along nicely. There are many details still in the air, but the big picture is almost finished. We can confirm that Sveneric Bogsäter and Duncan Stewart are returning for this Tai Kai, and the two other slots are just about set (hint: you’ll recognize these faces!)
We will be posting a lot of information in the weeks and months to come, but we’d just like to give you all a heads up that there are a few conferences and similar going on in the Linköping area at the same time as Tai Kai 2012, so there are preciously few hotel/hostel rooms to be found. We are going to pre-book a certain number of rooms, but the details are not yet quite set.
Stay tuned!
While we have your attention 
. We already decided to organize a Taikai next year to. We set the date to October 6-7′th 2012, there might be pre-training like this year? We asked Sveneric if he want to come back and he said yes. The other three instructors from Japan will be announced here later. Anne Liljedahl will be organizing this Taikai, and it will be in Linköping. We don’t have much more information yet, but book the date now!
Shihan Duncan Stewart, 15th Dan, is a senior student of Bujinkan Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi. He started training in 1988, and moved to Japan in 2004 to study weekly with Hatsumi Soke, Nagato Shihan, Noguchi Shihan, and Someya Shihan. He is well respected in the Bujinkan and is often called-upon to demonstrate at classes.
Duncan was Nagato Shihan’s sole uke at the Bujinkan Hombu for two years when studying direct from the Gyokko Ryu and Kukishinden Ryu Densho. Duncan has also studied Nihon Buyo (Traditional Japanese Dance) under the direction of Noguichi Sensei.
Duncan conducts seminars worldwide for those wishing to gain more exposure to current training in Japan. And, back in Japan, he runs his own training at the Hombu dojo and Kashiwa.
Duncan successfully co-coordinated the 2007 Australian Bujinkan Taikai and participated in many Japanese Bujinkan Embu for which he has received the Gold Medal and Certification from Hatsumi Soke.
In addition to his exceptional skill and understanding of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Duncan is an excellent teacher. He is highly sought-after and do seminars all over the world.
To Learn more about Duncan, visit his web site: http://tazziedevil.wordpress.com/
Skip to 2:07 to see Duncan!
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