Bujinkan Training Videos

An update from Japan where Hatsumi Sensei has been teaching strategies of control and evasion. Here he tells us don't try to evade or even try NOT to evade. We must find the path of zero.

An update from Japan where Hatsumi Sensei has been teaching strategies of control. I describe some ways that he uses kyojitsu for control.

An update from Japan where Hatsumi Sensei has been teaching strategies of control. This one is about how to make yourself disappear.

An update from Japan where Hatsumi Sensei has been teaching strategies of control. This one is about making the fight disappear.

Some of my thoughts about recent training with Senou Sensei, Plus he shares our Bujinkan ninjutsu technique of 暗黒透視術 Ankoku tōshijutsu.

my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 天地摧 tenchikaku. The name of this kata means smashing heaven and earth. In Chinese, it means to destroy the world! The basic steps in this kata do not feel so basic. It starts with a thrust that is not a thrust. This gets to the root (more...)

We warmed up with 雷光之剣 raikou no ken cutting and footwork drills. Then I began class with 体流 tai nagashi. My focus was to study this with an attitude of natural sutemi. But first, the students had to get the basic steps. After everyone had a feel for the basic flow, I showed how to (more...)

my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 飛鳥抛 hicho nage sometimes also called hicho kaku. As the name suggests, the movement in this kata is that of a fighting bird. If you’ve ever spent time observing birds (I am a birdwatcher myself with an eclectic life list that is decades old), then you (more...)

my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 四方技 shihō waza. This form has an important secret for all of Bujinkan 槍術 sōjutsu. Soke calls it 槍繰り yarikuri. This can be translated in various ways, like repetitive thrusting. But we must consider why Hatsumi Sensei explains it this way. What he tells us about (more...)

my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 扞法 kanpō. Before we began I wanted everyone to be clear on the distance involved. So to do that, we used the formal 立礼 ritsurei standing bow or salute. Remember, just like in bojutsu, there is a constant tension of distance between the opponent with the (more...)

my Bujinkan video exploring the kata 岩砕 Iwa Kudaki. We warmed up with multiple attacker strategy. First I used jūmonji to parry the incoming attacks. Then using kurai dori I can counter strike when the position in the space is safe. Next, I used omote and ura gyaku to draw my opponents together into a (more...)

my Bujinkan video exploring 十文字の構 jūmonji no kamae kihon. I began class with 十文字の構 jūmonji no kamae from 骨指基本三法 kosshi kihon sanpō. As always, I emphasized the use of the feet and legs to make this kihon functional. This begins with the stance itself, continues through the evasion, and into the delivery of the counter (more...)