The official visit in the „Dojo – Stara Wies” – 31 May 2009

On 31 May Ambassador of Japan in the Republic of Poland – Ryuichi Tanabe visited the Japanese Martial Arts and Sports Centre "Dojo-Stara Wies" in Stara Wies. Wlodzimierz Kwiecinski – Chairman of the Traditional Karate Federation of Poland took all the guests for the sightseeing. "Dojo – Stara Wies" will be a unique centre, which will give an opportunity of comprehensive training and mixing with the spirit, climate and philosophy of the Japanese martial arts.

On 10 October 2009 we are planning the official opening of the Japanese Martial Arts and Sports Centre “Dojo – Stara Wies”. This event will be combined with the central ceremony of the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Poland. On that occassion we will also host the 5th Traditional Karate ITKF World Cup. The ceremony will be hosted under the honorary patronage of Mr. Lech Walesa – former President of the Republic of Poland, laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize (1983). 

The greater amount of funds to complete the building stage comes from the Ministry of Sport and Tourism. We also received Japanese grants twice, from which the first one has been used to purchase the original Japanese roof imported from Japan and the second one – cultural grant has been spent for the sport equipment (tatami).