Hm...since Im new around here I supose I should say hello to all as well. I dont wana open a new thread so I apologize Ben. If it should be moved please do so
My name is Dino, I live in Rijeka, Croatia, a small country in Europe. I recently found this forum, and found many interesting people here, and their experiences. Had a lot of fun reading.
I am 20 years old, and Ive been in martial arts ever since I was a kid. ( lol ok, tehnically I still am, compared to some old folks )
Anyway, Ive been training tae kwon do for a little bit over 6 years, and after that I started something that changed my life. Aikido. Ive been training it for 7 years now, and I hold a rank of 2nd kyu. It is a Shin Shin Toitsu aikido, but I dont like to make those differences such as styles, beacause tbh I have a dojo with a friend and we do all tehniques, so we cant call ourselves a single style.
This is a small town, and a small country, there arent many dojos of diffrent kind of martial arts. I always had interest in samurai swords, and since I train Aikido, I found myself using some. I trained Kendo for 6 months, but the dojo closed due to some problems, and I found myself again doin nothing with these beautiful weapons. ( or tools if u wish )
I now bought a bokken with a saya, and I started to train Iaido by myself. I visit once a month a Kendo dojo in capital, where they train Iaido as well. Im about to buy Iaito blade to start working with it. There are no dojo's near me, but in near future I hope there will be.
Also, Im a student of Maritime university of Rijeka, 3rd year. Been on some travels around the world. Visited many restaurans, ate many kinds of food. Must say I like Singapour and Japanese the best.
There, just a little hi to all that are on this forum. Hope we get to talk later on.
Dino
Last edited by Dino Sosic; 27th August 2008 at 11:48.
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Dino Sosic
Aikido dojo "Yasuragi"
Rijeka, Croatia