Approximately 130 students from: Canada, Croatia, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Iran, Romania, Tunisia, USA and France gathered at the French Spring Camp, that took place in Romorantin on May 8-10, 2009. Shihan E. Thomas, Shihan E. Constancia and Shihan B. Kron lead the classes consisting of Kihon, Kata, Bunkai, Kumite and Bo training. Together with seven other Sensei and more than 50 black belts, the French and the Dutch National Teams, were preparing for the European Championships in Kiev.