The 22 of november was the opening of the Boothcamp Marine  dojo in Doorn.

The opening was done by the Commander of the Dutch Marines Major General Rob Zuiderwijk. Also present was the Commandant of the Boothcamp Colonel Dick Swijgman  and Commandant 2nd Marine Bataljon Colonel Tom Verbaan all of them good friends of Kaicho.

After several speaches by Kaicho and the General, Kaicho presented the General with the complete history of the US Marine Corps and Colonel Swygman with his Biography. Than the General and Kaicho both took hold of some white cloth which was draped over some ornament on the wall above .
After they pulled it away it reveiled a 2 en a half meter long Marine blue wooden plank and in big red letters MARINE JON BLUMING DOJO. Kaicho looked up almost in disbelieve and as he said later that he never had a inkling that so much honor was bestowend upon him.

It turned out that he already teached the Marines and te Navy for 42 years as he said in his speach.

Once a Marine ALWAYS  a Marine

and I did it with great pleasure.

Now I am happy that their is a real Japanese dojo in my name and I will also take great pleasure in training here and teach again.

Jan de Bruin the Dai Shihan for the Navy and Marines 8th dan and coach of the IBK was the day after appointed by Col Swygman as dojo KANCHO. One of the walls was named the WALL OF FAME  and their where all kinds of pictures on their from the day Kaicho became a Marine in Aug 1949 in the
same boothcamp in Doorn , his Korea war  time and than his amateur judo time and after that his Japan time and founder of the first karateunion and later also founder of the European Kyokushinkaikan. Until his 10th dan 4 th of september 1994.

The dojo with a real Shinden ( temple of Budo ) and pictures of the founders of the Kyokushinkai and Dutch Judo and Bojitsu and Kendo masters. Those who passed away on the right site and those still teaching on the left side of the Shinden.

Some proverbs on the wall also from Kaicho like...

 WITHOUT ' KOKORO '

BUDO IS BUT AN EMPTY SHELL .

Also under the Shinden a lovely inkt landscape by the SESSHU school, kakamono style , storm throug the trees and a man in a boat trying to bring his boat home against te storm almost 300 years old and loaned to the dojo from Kaicho.

After several demonstrations  everybody was showed around the camp and than it was time for coffie in the longroom and the Commandant Col Swijgman invited the guest to a lovely luch and of course the famous Navy ricetable for it was Thursday.

Kaicho said afterwards that this day he will never forget and a highlight in his fabulous live. He also said that he could have never done all the training ect without the terrific help of Jan de Bruin  and his superieur but also his student Capt Klaas Wit .Capt Siem Hollander , Sgt Maj Willem Zwart  and of course the General and the Colonels  and many others from the last 10 years.

Kaicho thanks everyone from deep inside his hearth and KOKORO.

Kaicho listen to the speech of colonel Zwijgman

The hall of fame in the Marine Jon Bluming

Official opening whit major general Rob Zuiderwijk commander of the royal Dutch marines.

Kaicho explain what is a Japanese dojo

The board of directors from the beginning and the board of directors today and the black belts of the marines

Kaicho Jon Bluming with the general Rob Zuidwijk

 More pictures will follow in a moment!