Aybar Vasif Namazov, Azarbaijan Sayokan representative, has arranged a mini bravery games for Nevruz on 15th March 2009.

Nevruz is a celebration for Turks which has beencustom for thousands of years. In recent years, Nevruz has been owned for so called other nations or etnicities claiming ownership. 

Turanian lands and people (Turks which spreaded from Europe to far east) celebrates Nevruz in various names which is listed below. The meaning of Nevruz is the awakening of nature (spring) and the existence of Nation of Turks. It is symbolized by Ergenekon. In Turkish mythology, Ergenekon is a legendary place located in the inaccessible valleys of the Altay Mountains, where Bumin Khan have gathered the Turkic people. See the picture below.

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The World Martial Arts Bravery Games took place between 21-26 August in Kayseri, Turkiye. Several countries joined the full contact games and enjoyed the mount Erciyes during their stay where the residential hotel was based.

It was the first of it's kind in an open air on the grass with a different setup from the usual. First few days there were referee seminars to get the none Sayokan style referees used to the rules and regulations.