2025 Spring Training Camp

Kobukan International Training Camp was the biggest and best yet!

This year’s camp had over 20 participants from the US and Europe. It was chock full of intensive training that everyone seemed to thoroughly enjoy- and have the bruises to prove it!

Read on for the full list of promotions and highlights from this unforgettable weekend.

See the 2025 camp highlights!

2025 Training Schedule

Private Lessons with Hanshi, Kyoshi Kasi and Hanshi Greg will be available by appointment before and after the camp

  • Thursday - April 3

    10 AM-Noon | Private Lessons

    Call 360-461-5295 or email Hanshi to Schedule)

    6 – 8 pm | Check in at Marriot Courtyard Hotel Downtown Ft. Smith

  • Friday - April 4

    10 – 10:30 AM Introductions & Individual Kata Review

    10:30 AM– Noon
    White Crane Kata 1-5 (Kyoshi Kasi)
    Tonfa Kata (Hanshi Greg)
    Nipaipo (Hanshi)

    11:45 – 1 pm
    Seisan Kata (Hanshi Greg)
    Tsuru Sanchin (Kyoshi Kasi)Advanced Shorin Ryu Kata (Renshi Glenn)

    1-2:30 PM Lunch

    2:30 – 3:30 PM
    Cane Fighting (Hanshi)
    Ground Escapes (Sensei Briston)
    Jujutsu Wrist Locks (Hanshi TJ)

    3:45 – 4:30 pm
    Naihanchi Fighting Techniques (All Staff)

  • Saturday - April 5

    10 – 11 AM Individual Kata Review and Rank Presentations

    11 – Noon
    White Crane Kata #1 – 5 (Kyoshi Kasi)
    Tonfa Kata (Hanshi Greg)
    Nipaipo Kata (Hanshi)

    Noon - 1 PM

    1 - 2:30 PM Lunch

    2 :30 - 3:30 PM
    Cane Fighting (Hanshi)
    Ryushoken Matsumura Crane (Hanshi Greg)

    3:45 – 4:30 PM
    Offensive Knife Fighting (All Staff)

    6 PM - Dinner and Party (Hotel Lounge)

  • Sunday - April 6

    10 AM -Noon | Private Lessons

    Call 360-461-5295 or email Hanshi to schedule

  • I joined the federation in 2020 and have been learning traditional Karate from Hanshi Vellucci since then. His training focused on logical and practical self-defense techniques. Its practicality and usefulness can be tested. Private training (online and in person) is always full of knowledge and information (more than I can take), which helps me develop a lot further in martial arts.

    There are many members and students in the federation (also Hanshi Vellucci himself) who are/were trained and experienced police officers and military personnel. This assures me that the federation is teaching techniques that are effective for real combat and real self-defense situations. I even traveled from Europe to the USA to attend the annual training camp; it was a fantastic experience! I hope to learn much more in many years in the future.

    — Florianus, Aschaffenburg, Germany