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https://open.spotify.com/show/5YIlMsw1tHGrl5eb0NdC8Y?si=tCT3T7TnTQynpeDZIxAQ6g
I just recently found this podcast and it has some great insights. But from time to time they imply that there are more talks that I can't find anywhere (like talks with with the different soke). Can anyone clue me in?
I think the other student is wondering if he is up next!
a still from my 人間骨法 Ningen Koppō video https://youtu.be/DZ5IfAy6TF0 in which we use a 杖 Jō against a sword cut
Hey team, I haven’t training in a few years, and looking to get back into it. Unfortunately the dojo I used to train at has closed permanently. :(
Does anyone have any recommendations for any good schools in Sydney (near Ryde if possible)?
I’m currently a shodan, but would be a little rusty. Haha
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...
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...
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
I was walking in Noda-shi one day and I spotted these laying on the street. I guess the snow ninja lost...
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)
A preview of My Bujinkan Bōjutsu video covering the 九字の形 Kuji No Kata, 第八法 Dai Happō. These kata are found in a 九鬼神流 Kukishin Ryū 棒術 bōjutsu book by 木葉幸四郎 Kiba Kōshirō published in 1937. Kiba Kōshirō was a student of Takamatsu Sensei.
https://youtu.be/-FuMWDLOv2k <----preview
We did our warmup with 棒振 bōfuri in 左回り hidarimawari and using the 逆手 gyakute grip. We used this spin to move into 棒打型 bō uchi gata. We strike to 面打 men uchi, 横面打 yokomen uchi, 胴打 dō uchi, 脛打 sune uchi, 突 tsuki and finish with 跳上 haneage to 下段 gedan.
Michael does 棒振 bōfuri using a 逆手 gyakute grip
I also demonstrated the proper hand placement on the bō. We use a 六尺棒 rokushakubō which is a description of length. Roku means six, shaku is an old unit of measurement in Japan. When you place the hands on the bō, you divide it into thirds, two shaku on either end, and two in the middle. Once you start spinning the bō, your hand placement is mostly in the center, giving you three shaku on either side. This changes as you adjust for distance and striking.
After the warmup, we began 第八法 Dai Happō. It starts from 逆天地人之構 gyaku tenchijin no kamae. You deliver two downward strikes to 面 men as you rotate the bō. Then a sudden stop to the rotation leads to a 跳上 haneage to 下段 gedan.
The first two strikes are 虚実 kyojitsu. They might be real, they might not. You should play with this concept and sometimes try to hit your opponent. See how he reacts. Then see if you can draw this same reaction with your fake.
Using 虚実 kyojitsu to attack the leg
After the kyojitsu, there is a stop to the flow that comes as a form of 青眼 seigan. The description of the kata doesn’t specify it, but the seigan is very useful. It is a valuable guard position, but it also may threaten with a tsuki. You might even drop the tip of the bō to cover or strike kote, before your haneage.
The method of 跳上 haneage described in the text for Dai Happō can sometimes feel a bit slow, or like it is telegraphed. So I demonstrated a method to haneage straight out of seigan that is quick. In this henka you don’t switch sides. This works better with a neutral distance, but if the opponent is retreating or aggressive, the distance changes.
the end of a surprise 跳上 haneage (i missed on purpose to protect my student)
I finished with a very surprising 跳上 haneage. During my bōfuri and kyojitsu, I have a sneaky way of receiving the bō with my left hand. I receive it in a 十文字 jūmonji grip. Then I can project the end of the bō back up and at my opponent very quickly. I even showed this as a method to draw another weapon during bōfuri.
we're studying Togakure Ryū Kihon with 一之構 Ichi No Kamae in my class tonight. Here are some examples Togakure Ryū Kihon: 一之構 Ichi No Kamae
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.
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?
My class warm up tonight will include a type of 体変術無刀捕 taihenjutsu mutōdori. Not the official forms, but we will use ukemi connected to the opening of the kata we are studying in this class. We will do sokuho kaiten, koho kaeru kaiten, and yoko nagare.
an example from a previous class is here: https://youtu.be/uPxlURBGEMw
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.
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.