Hatsumi sensei used the phrase 活殺自在 kassatsujizai, in which we hold the power over life and death. We must respect this power, because it is easy for it to turn on us. Soke tells us to know how to use weapons without killing...

Michael does a 峰打ち mineuchi so as not to cut...

https://preview.redd.it/7lvn97if1rud1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=465b942972545bdc9aa55001e206cc157389d580

the 三つ鱗 Mitsu Uroko (or triforce) symbol at 池田弁財天 Ikeda Benzaiten. More about these ancient symbols here: https://bujinkansantamonica.blogspot.com/2013/09/secrets-of-mitsu-uroko.html

In general, I would like to know about a number of schools that left Bujinkan. Does it make sense to prioritize them and what is the main difference? Conditionally, if a fighter from Bujinkan, To-Shin Do and Genbukan entered the ring, who would be more profitable?

Hi there. I have been training at a dojo in Cambridge, UK, since January, and recently sat 9th kyu. I will be working in Tokyo for the next year and brought my gi along!

I live near Takadanobaba and am looking for a welcoming dojo. I can speak Japanese to an upper intermediate level- have lived here previously- if that affects anything.

Any and all recommendations very gratefully received.

Are there any practitioners in this group who live in the Kitchener-Waterloo area? I’m looking for like-minded people to train together.

Fall always feels like ninja weather to me. Sometimes we get lucky and have conditions like those in the photo. You may wonder how I made him release his sword...

still from our 霞打 Kasumi Uchi class

So in the last training session I had we went over fubi no kata from shinden fudo ryu. I'm wondering if anyone here has some insight into the practicality of this technique and how it functions that maybe I am not yet understanding. The jumping and wrapping legs around the body I get, and I can perform the technique, but my question is, wouldnt the opponent not just immediately slam you to the ground if given the chance which ofc is going to be extremely painful even with a breakfall. When performing the tetsui/shuto to the face, would this not cause the uke to fall backwards in reality sometimes? Or is the pain response more likely to be to lean forward? When falling backwards towards to ground should I be leaning back and pulling uke to the ground, or should I be allowing myself to fall. I weigh about 55kg so am fairly lightweight compared to some of the bigger guys in the dojo, Im assuming this technique is intended for use if you weigh the same or more than your uke to be more effective. Apologies for the wall of text, any responses would be greatly appreciated! thanks :)

some photos I took of the 道場の看板 at the entrance of the old Bujinkan Dojo

武 in front of the old Bujinkan Hobu Dojo

神 in front of the old Bujinkan Hobu Dojo

Old Bujinkan Dojo on a cold day

Old Bujinkan Dojo and side parking

I was walking in Noda-shi one day and I spotted these laying on the street. I guess the snow ninja lost...

Noda Street Tabi. photo by Michael Glenn

My daughter was attacked by bolder kids on a slide, where they pinched her calves and tried ro restrain her, just because she was in front on the stairs of the slide.

I told her it is ok to kick the kid in the face/head after 3 warnings. And then tell an adult what happened.

She, luckily responded that she is now allowed to hurt orhers, but I don't want her to become a push over, so I want to learn her basic punched and kicks. She's only 5 and kids that age have no restraint. So should I teach her?

(English is not my native language, please forgive mistakes)

flip the saya from the left hip to the right for a left handed draw. Noguchi Sensei taught me these draws and is quite skilled at this type of iai. If you emulate his feeling and footwork you can go far with your training.

Left handed draw. Notice the saya is on the right hip

Is there a bujinkan dojo near Kansas City or a small group near training in the area?

Does the concept of Kiai (like in Karate) exist in Bujinkan?

I can recall some breathing-techniques but in none of the dojos I trained they'd actually shout.

Anyone having examples or different experiences?

I thought i would give reddit a try. Some of you may know me from Japan, or have trained with me. Hello and please excuse my ignorance of this platform. I hope I can add to the discussion here.

Always happy to be in the Bujinkan Honbu

I'm very interested in both ninjitsu and bujinkan. I am already a shodan in Shotokan, and have some experience in Judo. Will it be worth me cross training now and starting fresh in a Bujinkan dojo?

For anyone looking to start training in the Atlanta Metro area, I’m starting a small private dojo.

About me: I have 21 years of experience in martial arts and have been training in the Bujinkan since 2010, current rank of 8^(th) dan.

My intention is to have a small group of students interested in studying budo.

If interested or if you have any questions, send me a message.

To be clear, I mean additional to the regular training in the dojo under certified sensei.

I train Bujinkan since two years now. The topic of the year at our dojo, shinden fudo ryu dakentaijutsu, really hooked me, et we only went through ten no kata (and will continue with soujutsu for the rest of the year). I would love to learn chi no kata and shizen jigoku as well, but it appears I´ll miss out on them. I got my hands on books and training material and I think that much of what I´ve seen I could recreate by my knowledge of ten no kata, kihon happo and my base style judo.

Especially kata like kasumi otoshi, kasasagi, shinken etc. strike me as combinations of techniques I alread know.

Is there an error in my thinking? Would there be deeper knowledge I would miss out on if I tried to work me through those kata by myself?

I would, of course, ask my sensei to correct my form on them once I worked on them for a while, but I´m afraid I wouldn´t have any other possibility to learn them from ground up given our training schedule.

I am a 9th Kyu student of my local Bujinkan dojo and have a family membership at our local fitness center. Any recommendations for a good gym workout routine that will help me be more fit and is good for improving my Taijutsu skills?

Good morning I had recently discovered this wonderful martial art and one of my favorite parts is the philosophical aspect of Budo Taijutso.The sources I had found online(both in English and Portuguese) all focus on the same parts of it and I want to have more sources do you have any source I can see (in Portuguese or English) and would also be helpful to have resources to learn Japanese in order to be able to access older sources(prior to the expansion of the art outside of Japan).

Always looking for a way to enhance my solo practice ability & thought about getting a wing chun wooden dummy to practice Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu techniques on. Has anyone else even tried this, do you think it would work or are the movements just too different?

Edit: To clarify, I do have a home dojo that I train in regularly, this would be in addition to my regular training as a way to hone my techniques in between classes when alone not as a replacement for a living partner

Hello! I will be moving to York UK in the fall and was wondering if there were any dojo's in the area. I can't find any online, but a black belt at my dojo recommended checking if there were private dojos.

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Thank you!

Is it too much to do these exercises daily? How do you schedule them?