Dojos in Istanbul?

[CalebPaul]

Hi! I'll be in Istanbul for a while and I'm wondering if anyone knows of any dojos here and their contact details.

Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

Caleb

[Neil Gendzwill]

Top of the list for a google for terms "kendo istanbul" is:

http://www.geocities.com/kendo_ist/

[CalebPaul]

That was quick! Thanks.

Unfortunately though, that page doesn't seem to load on a lot of computers here. I tried it the other day in a different internet cafe but to no avail. Other pages appear to be in Turkish, which I don't speak.

I wonder if someone could copy and paste the contact details into a reply for me? Thanks.

Caleb

[Neil Gendzwill]

From the same page, the email contact is kendo_ist@yahoo.com

[S. Takamori]

Dear,

feel free to contact Imre Sipahi, he's a kenshi from that city...

ywaine@yahoo.com

Best regards,

S. Takamori

[Henry Jones Jnr]

Caleb
You slime?bastard etc etc. If you are the same Caleb that ran away from the illustrious Mumeshei Kendo Club in London, I have new to tell you.









Do you want your Russian Book back?????????. It was very usefull.
Toodles

[Jarlaxle]

Hi Caleb.

You can work with us during your Istanbul travel.You are welcome to our dojo(Istanbul Kendo Club).Just let me know when you ll come and where you ll be (in city).Sorry for late reply,I hope you check it soon.

[Yowai]

http://www.geocities.com/kendo_ist/foto.html

Nanbanjin: Isn't it nice to be able to read and understand almost everyone's name?

[Kenshi]

if you still struggle for contacts in istanbul please email me and i will forward you the contacts of 2 or 3 people from istanbul. all very nice people.

[Nanbanjin]

http://www.geocities.com/kendo_ist/foto.html

Nanbanjin: Isn't it nice to be able to read and understand almost everyone's name?
Like I would be able to pronounce their names properly anyway!
I thought you might like to might like to laugh at my hopeless Japanese while you are having a go at my zekken, so take a look at the following link.

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~ichini/bbs7/841922462758706.html

And yes I know that in the thread Hide sounds as thought he doesn't really like the sound of Kanji on zekken.

[Yowai]

Do you speak Japanese as well as you write? Where did you learn?


If I may laugh...
"＞「漢字る」ってダジャレですね。面白かったです。
いえいえ、単純な変換ミスなんです(ーー;)ゴメンナサイ"
Heh.

[Nanbanjin]

Do you speak Japanese as well as you write?
I don't feel very confident speaking Japanese. People say that pronunciation is easy, but I think that is disregarding intonation used in Japanese which I find quite difficult, and which is almost completely ignored in Japanese texts.
My written (especially typed) Japanese probably makes me sound better than I really am.

Where did you learn?
I lived in Japan for two years. First went for a year when I was sixteen, then went back when I was twenty two. I majored in Japanese language at university. Since graduating from university I have gone out of my way to work in areas with a lot of direct contact with Japanese customers and Japanese colleagues. I worked in a sushi factory for two years and have been in computer tech support for the last (have I really been doing this for four whole years?) four.


If I may laugh...
"＞「漢字る」ってダジャレですね。面白かったです。
いえいえ、単純な変換ミスなんです(ーー;)ゴメンナサイ"
Heh.

Had a chuckle about that one myself.
I thought he was honestly trying to be funny, and felt it might be rude not to make some kind of comment. Should have left it alone.

Thanks for not savaging my Japanese.

[Nanbanjin]

You might be intested in the types of issues we have to deal with at some clubs outside Japan.

http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~ichini/bbs1/538465763515891.html

[CalebPaul]

[QUOTE=Henry Jones Jnr]Caleb
You slime?bastard etc etc. If you are the same Caleb that ran away from the illustrious Mumeshei Kendo Club in London, I have new to tell you.

I know, I know. I was meant to get back to London by the Mumeishi 3s, but things kind of got out of hand here- my travels have continued and continued and continued (and I only intended to travel until September originally). I was going to stay in Turkey a while but decided to return to Hungary, where I will probably be for the next three months at least.

When I can, I intend to get back to London (to tie up loose ends mainly), so I will drop in then. On the other hand, you'll be pleased to know that I have trained in some countries I've been to whilst on the road and I am intending to go to a training next week here in Budapest. Sorry for not keeping in touch with everyone. I'll collect my Russia book then too. I'm glad it was useful. Where'd you go in Russia by the way? Did you have a good time? Eastern Europe has been pretty awesome, which is why I've decided to stay.

[ALI G]

Do you speak Japanese as well as you write?

Darez alwayz a tradeoff...

Youz seemz 2 writez bettaz den youz doez da Kendoz...cuz youz a washaoutto!!

If I may laugh...

No you may notz................