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Monterrey Seminar, September 26 & 27, 2009
 
Thank you to Armando Cantu for having invited Chris, Jay, Manolo and me to do a seminar in Monterrey.

We have all appreciated this exchange between instructors and students, and, as always, Monterrey students are an example of motivation. Without forgetting their sense of party, a traditional one this time, with traditional costumes (a big thank you to Armando’s mother for having made them and for her generous hospitality).

It was a great pleasure for us to see Mundo, Maria and Eduardo again, from Mexico City, who always come to our seminars.

It was an excellent weekend and we have learnt a lot from one another. Sharing our Japan impressions through different perspectives is very enriching and it is an experience that should be relived.

Thanks again to Armando for organizing so many seminars.

We’ll be happy to go back next year and visit our buyû in Mexico.

Estelle Padeloup

Bujinkan Shihan

 

 
 
 

Hello everyone! I’m back after a wonderful seminar in Monterrey, Mexico, and, as usual, I’ll try to write down my experiences.

It was my first time in Mexico and I loved it. We arrived there (Estelle, Manolo and I) Thursday afternoon and the seminar organizer, Armando, put us up in his house. I take the opportunity here to say that his mother is a wonderful woman and that she and Armando gave us a very warm welcome, and I thank them for everything they did for us while we were there.

At Armando’s house I also met Jay Zimmerman, an instructor from the United States, and I had the pleasure to see Chris Carbonaro again, instructor from the United States too.

Friday night we took part in a two-hour class where each of the four instructors showed for 30 minutes techniques starting from a technique shown by Armando; it was like a preview of the seminar to come. Saturday had the same pattern, Jay, Chris, Estelle and Manolo “developing” their 15 minutes starting from a technique shown at the beginning. Since I’m a student of Estelle and Manolo’s, I’m used to their way of teaching, of moving. But I had never had the chance to see Jay or Chris “in action” and I loved the fluidity of their movements, even if Chris was in a bit of a “Japan mode”: no sooner did he show a technique, that a few moments later he was saying “OK, you got it? Good. Let’s move on to the next one!”

Saturday night we took part in a real Mexican fiesta. Armando’s mom made us traditional costumes and the guys even had sombreros. I had a lot of fun trying to learn the Mexican dances (I’d like to thank Jorge and Dulce for that, they were very good teachers). I even tasted the famous tequila (it is incredible how three little glasses can make you dizzy!).

Sunday unfolded in the same manner as Saturday, the only difference being that there were just three instructors now (Jay had to go back home that morning).

I really loved the seminar and I made new friends. I have to say that the students in Mexico are very motivated (some of them came from far away, by bus or by plane) and they train with a lot of passion. It was a pleasure and a privilege to train with them and I’m looking forward to seeing them again soon.

Muchas gracias!

Luiza
 
 
 
 
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