The Bushido History
2016
| 8.-10. Januar | 41. BUSHIDO-weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
2013
| 10. October | Official start of the Tai Chi training at BUSHIDO - Trainer: Marcus |
| July | Marcus achieves trainer license level A for Tai Chi |
| 13. July | CSD participation - motto: We choose - equal rights and acceptance" |
| 7.-9. June | Bushido-Weekend in Langau |
| 17.-19. May | PINK POWER / Tournoi International de Paris (20 years NIJIKAN Paris) |
| 14. April | Right in time for the AGM the new Website is relaunched |
2012
| 14.-16. December | 35. Bushido-Weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
| 8. December | Rudi passes a black belt test (5. Dan) |
| September | PINK POWER in London |
14. July | Gay Pride - Slogan: "Fight for global richts - Solidarität kennt keine Grenzen" (... solidarity doesn't know any borders/boundaries) |
| 1.-3. June | 34. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| 25.-28. May | Tournoi International de Paris |
| 21. April | Meike and Marcus pass a black belt test (1. Dan) |
2011
| 16.-18. December | 33. Bushido-Weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
| 22. October | Jan and Claus pass a black belt test (1. Dan) |
| 16.-18. September | PINK POWER in Munich celebration our 15-Year Anniversary with more than 60 participants |
| 13.-15. May | 32. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| May | New Co-Trainer: Marcus re-inforces the team - Intruducing Trainer-Tandems, taking over a group of trainees always two months at a time, a project not bein too successful because Elise has to take a break (knee injury). |
| March | Spring-Beginners-Course has to be canceled because to little participants - our focus will be on the Beginners-Course in Autumn from now on |
2010
| 10.-12. December | 31. Bushido-Weekend in Langau, production of a Bunkai video |
| 2. October | Member Anneliese Schwab dies unexpectedly. |
| 31. July - 7. August | GAY-GAMES VIII in Cologne: Bushido returns with 8 medals: 4 x Gold 1 x Silver 3 x Bronze |
| July | Gay Pride participation - Slogan: "30 Jahre CSD München: Deine Stadt - Deine Community - Deine Freiheit" (30 years gay pride Munich: Your City - Your Freedom) |
| 12. June | Four Co-Trainers pass the belt test (1. Kyu) |
| 4.-6. June | 30. Bushido-Weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
| March-June | Instead of a beginners course, this spring/summer Bushido offers special trainings: belt test preparation (1. Kyu), preparation for the GAY GAMES |
2009
| 11.-13. December | 29. Bushido-Weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
| December | All Co-Trainers obtained their official trainer's license |
| 11. July | Participation at gay pride, premier for our first very own information booth |
| 5.-7. June | 28. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| 4. March | Panel Discussion around the issue of violence against LGBTs at Sub on the occasion of the exhibition „Zeugnisse schwulenfeindlicher Gewalt“ (Proof of anti-gay violence) |
2008
| 12.-14. December | 27. Bushido-Weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
| 19.-21. September | PINK POWER 08 in Cologne |
| 18. September - 2. October | Self defense seminar (three evenings) |
| 28. June | Public Training on the occasion of the sports festival „Brückenbauen unterm Regenbogen“ (Building bridges under the rainbow), created as part of the 850-Year Anniversary of Munich |
| 16.-18. May | 26. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| 8.-12. May | Tournoi International de Paris |
2007
| 7.-9. December | 25. Bushido-Weekend in Langau |
| 13.-27. September | Self-defense seminar (three evenings) |
| 13.-15. April | 24. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| 25. January | Former member of the board Günther Fischlmaier loses the battle to cancer |
| January | Launch of monthly focal points for the training |
2006
| 8.-10. December | 23. Bushido-Weekend in Frauenchiemsee |
| 15.-17. September | Hosting PINK POWER 06 for our 10-Year anniversary |
| 22.-27. July | Shotokan-Seminar for people returning to Karate - unfortunately not a lot of feedback |
| 15.-22. July | GAY GAMES in Chicago |
| 9.-11. July | 22. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| May | Extended training schedule: all three groups (F1-F3) are now able to train three times a week |
| 1. April | 10-Year anniversary at Café Regenbogen |
| March | Second female Trainer: Elise |
| January | Bushido has an advanced group again: brown belts New slogan: upright – courageous – self-confident |
2005
| 9.-11. December | 21. Bushido-Weekend in Langau |
| October | Self defense seminar |
| 30./31. July | PINK POWER in London hosted by „Ishigaki“ |
| 24.-26. June | 20. Bushido-Weekend in Langau |
| Whitsun | Particiating at the Martial Arts-Tournament and –Seminar "Tournoi International de Paris ", hosted by karate club Niji-Kan |
| May | Rudi takes the belt test and receives 4. Dan |
2004
| 10.-12. December | 19. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| August | Second honorary member: Andreas Unterforsthuber |
| 29. July - 1. August | euro games 04 in Munich: Co-Hosting the Karate- and Martial-Arts-competition with BKB und der IAGLMA; Huge success for Bushido participants |
| July | Newspaper article in the SZ, OUR MUNICH and epd; Radio Interview |
| 2.-4. July | 18. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| January | New Bushido logo: two fighters over the rainbow |
2003
| 12.-14. December | 17. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| October | First female Co-trainer: Meike L. Becoming a member of the International Association of Gay and Lesbian Martial Artists (IAGLMA) and the European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation (EGLSF) |
| 25.-27. July | PINK POWER in Munich, for the first time as a Martial-Arts event |
| 20.-22. June | 16. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| March | New name to reflect the growing numbers of women in the club: "Bushido München e.V. - Karateverein für Schwule, Lesben und FreundInnen" (Bushido München - Karate club for gays, lesbians and friends" |
2002
| December | 15. Bushido-Weekend in Langau |
| November | Participation at the GAY GAMES in Sydney |
| August | Appointing Thomas Niederbühl the first honorary member |
| April | New trainer: Rudi (3. Dan) Launch of the Bushido-Website Karate-Weekend at Tijgertje (Amsterdam) |
| January | 14. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
2001
| 7.-9. September | 13. Bushido-Weekend in Rothenburg o. d. Tauber |
| 29. June - 1. July | 12. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| 14./15. April | Participation at PINK POWER in Paris, hosted by „Karaboom“ |
| 1. April | City-Fit cancels the training location, temporary training at the church hall of the Laetare-Gemeinde Testing license allows for internal Bushido belt tests |
| 5.-7. January | Internal trainer meeting at Langau |
2000
| 15.-17. December | 11. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| July / August | Information booth / participation at gay pride and Hans-Sachs-Streetfestival |
| 7.-9. July | 10. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| January | Adding courses to the schedule, now six per week. Six Co-Trainers (Norbert J., Rudi G., Andreas U., Michael L., Norbert O., Wolfgang R.) |
1999
| 10.-12. December | 9. Bushido-Weekend in Langau Low tide in training participation – neue training schedule (Beginners, F 1, F 2 und F 3) |
| 16.-18. July | Bushido founds and hosts the internationale gay-lesbian Karate seminar PINK POWER 99 with 60 participants |
| January | Bushido is presented in the magazine of the Bavarian Karate Club (BKB News) - Dojo of the Month |
1998
| 18.-20. December | 8. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim with guests from Berlin and Paris |
| 1.-8. August | Participation at the GAY GAMES in Amsterdam first Bushido – Wesbite online: www.hanoi.de/Bushido |
| July / August | Information boot at gay pride and Hans-Sachs-Streetfestival – Bushido on stage at gay pride with synchronised kata performance |
| 28. June | First Video-Training |
| 5.-7. June | 7. (unplanned) Bushido-Weekend in Rothenburg o.d. Tauber |
| 20.-22. March | 6. Bushido-Weekend in Langau TEAM MÜNCHE is founded : Bushido chooses to cooperate, but stay independent New Co-Trainers: Norbert J., Rudi G., Andreas U. – internal trainer meeting in Langau |
| March | Member numbers skyrocket: Bushido has over 60 members |
1997
| 19.-21.December | 5. Bushido-Weekend in Pappenheim with guests from Berlin |
| July / August | Information booth at gay pride andHans-Sachs-Streetfestival |
| 30. May - 1. June | 4. Bushido-Weekend in Bad Abbach |
| April | Starting the preparations to participate at the GAY GAMES in Amsterdam |
| 25. March | Newspaper article published about Bushido in SZ (Süddeutsche Zeitung): „Handkantenschläge für das Ego“ (roughly: "open hand punches for your ego") Extending the training schedule to 5 courses a week with the help of Co-Trainers |
| 2. March | Bushido-Members face their first belt-test with the coach of the German national team - Toni Dietl - and get praised |
| 6. February | First Co-Trainer: Bernd Albert |
| 1. January | Bushido becomes a DKV (German Karate Club) member |
1996
| 20.-22. December | 3. Bushido-Weekend in Bad Abbach |
| December | Training location at the "City-Fit" gym |
| July | FirstpParticipation at the gay pride with our new logo, pink „Karate-Paul“ |
| 29. March | First Bushido Board Meeting |
| 24. March | Founding day of the club „Bushido München e.V. – Karateverein für Schwule und Freunde“ (Bushido Munich - Karate club for gay men and friends) |
| 19.-21. January | 2. Karate-Weekend in Langau Heated discussion about founding an official club: does it really need to be a registered club? – should we open op to other groups than just gay men? A charter is drafted. |
| January | Training location at the "Glockenbachwerkstatt" (Baumstraße) |
1995
| 30. June - 2. July | First Karate-Weekend in Pappenheim |
| 8. May | Tim Linhardt is directing a movie for the WDR (public television) about violence against gays and shoots scenes in our training |
| 23. April | The second beginners class starts with 26 participants |
1994
| 9. October | „Aufrecht der Gewalt widerstehen. Karate-Do als Weg zu schwuler Selbstbehauptung“ ("Stand upright against Violence – Karate Do as a way to gay an lesbian self-defense and self-assertion") starts at the dance studio"Moving Point" with 15 participants |
| 20. September | First Information evening / open house |
| 26. July | Request from Manfred Edinger (Anti-Violence-Project) to establish a self-defense class for gay men |
