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Dragon Days with expressed thanks. For this special anniversary

has Bernd Hoehle awarded Soke Thomanek a
Don "The Dragon" special award for 20 years Jido Kan. Special guest
Don Wilson was also very enthusiastic about the
"martial artist with Heart" Charity Initiative the
Wilson MAA-I.

Following was a meal and in the evening a party.
Was crowned the jubilee with the street festival at
Jido Kan Dojo. An unforgettable weekend!

To mark the 20 year anniversary of Jido Kan have
Grand Master Michael Thomanek invitate to the
"Dragon Days" with Don "The Dragon" Wilson. It
was an inspiring weekend with a seminar, a party
in the evening and a street festival on Sunday in
which about 3,000 people were.

The chairman of the MAA-I. Grandmaster Bernd
Hoehle and the President of IBDF Grand Mas-
ter Karl Wagner were invited as guests of honor.
The seminar was led by the 11 times Kickboxing
Worldchampion Don Wilson, Grand Master
Hans-Juergen Eul, Grand Master Heinrich Böh-
mer, Grand Master Florian Hahn, Grandmaster
Rainer Grytt (President of the German Jiu Jitsu
Union) and Grandmaster Uwe Hasenbein. Was
taught in a rotation system, so that each Budoka
at each teacher could have lessons. Grandmaster
Antonio Coelho, Sifu Erwin Timmers and Grand
Master Ismail Koldere also attended as guests of
honor at the seminar. Sensei Andrea Kelschebach
then started even with a super MMF warm-up for
all.

In a special ceremony were Grand Master Michael
Thomanek (Soke jujitsu Jido-Ryu) and the MAA-I.
Chairman Bernd Hoehle made some honors and

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