Master Michael Kossivakis organized a hugely successful FCS-Kali seminar tour in Greece which was held from November 21st November 24th, 2003 with a total number of 375 attendees!!!
There were about 34 different styles represented from all the participants from several countries and regions including Greece, Cyprus, and Europe. There were numerous martial arts students of all levels and military/police personnel as well.
For the two-day seminar, there were 54 instructor level participants, 35 assistant instructors/black belts, and 158 students of all levels.
Here is the breakdown per each event:
Event: Master Michael Kossivakiss Greek Martial Arts School
Location: Patras, Greece
Date: 11/21/2003
22 participants and 30 spectators
Event: President Hotel (Main Event)
Location: Athens, Greece
Date: 11/22/2003 11/23/2003
203 participants and 42 paid spectators
Event: Jeet Kune Do/Kali School
Location: Athens, Greece
Date: 11/24/2003
33 participants and 10 spectators
Event: IKKA Kenpo School
Location: Peristeri, Greece
Date: 11/24/2003
23 participants and 12 spectators
that's some turnout. Call me selfish, but I really hope or Gatherings don't get THAT big. Remember the days when it was only like less than 10 people? I miss that training. I'm happy things are picking up for Ray, and it gives us alot of people to play with, but theres nothing like the good'ol days!
The food was awesome!!! Michael Kossivakis, the seminar host kept us well fed!!!! I am going to post about the food and the other cool things that he did for us in my personal account of the trip.