There’s a huge variety of Bujinkan Videos right now. And, why not? Training Videos can teach you a lot. But how do smart students watch and learn from those videos?You have to become your own teacher first before trusting anyone else to teach you. Otherwise how do you know what videos are really the best?
Why Bujinkan Videos Are
Smart Self Training For Every Bujinkan Student
Here’s the deal:
If you’re a Bujinkan expert, already a student in a dojo who wants more, or just trying to get started with training, you NEED a way to stay in touch with the latest instruction and fresh training from Japan.
And since every serious student in the world has the internet, watching Bujinkan videos is one of the easiest, most immediate solutions for doing that.
When’s the best time to get started?
Right now. Don’t wait for a “bribe.” Don’t wait to get in shape or cross something else off your new year’s list. Start watching the best Bujinkan training videos today.
Getting Started:
Here are Some Bujinkan Videos You Can Watch Right Now
五法 GohoIn depth focus on the Bujinkan 六尺棒術 Rokushakubō Jutsu kata 五法 Goho.Here is a preview:
裏五法 Ura Goho
My 裏五法 Ura Goho video where I explore 力を抜くchikara o nuku as I recently learned from Hatsumi Sensei. Here is a preview:
I’m in Japan for Training:
video about 不動座 fudouza.
This is not a description about technical details of sitting in this kamae, but rather more about the feeling and symbolism associated with the “immovable seat.”
差合 Sashi Ai
My 差合 Sashi Ai video where I reveal how Hatsumi Sensei compares 変化 henka to a changing flame (変火 Henka). Here is a preview:
六尺棒術 Rokushakubō Jutsu video exploring 船張 Funa Bari. The full video at Rojodojo explores the basic 面打払型 men uchi harai gata, 裾 跳ね上げ suso hane age, and the concept of juuji 十字. Here is a preview:
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My Japan report. I share some sights, sounds, and feeling of one of my trips to the Bujinkan Hombu and training with Hatsumi Sensei. The full video includes fresh training details. Try it with headphones. Here is a preview:
My 3rd Japan Report: 剣 Ken, Tsurugi Kihon. My trip to Japan this month was a snowstorm of cherry blossoms and a gift of new lessons from Hatsumi Sensei and the Shihan. As I share in this video, if you haven’t experienced Soke’s use of the ken, I can only say it is revolutionary. Here is a preview:
六尺棒術 Rokushakubō Jutsu video exploring 鶴の一足 Tsuru no Issoku. The full video at Rojodojo explores the moguri feeling and kamae during the 倒す strike to 時 toki. If you strike with correct form, from this vulnerable looking position you can attack, defend or evade. I also show how to leap and roll from it, taking your bo with you to counter. Here is a preview:
Paul Masse 書道 Shodo and 水墨 Suiboku
六尺棒術 Rokushakubō Jutsu video exploring 裏一足 ri issoku, or ura hitoashi as some people call it. The full video at Rojodojo begins with some tips for 四方棒振型 Shihō Bōfuri Gata. Then I explore the transitions of the kata, where you are always in kamae. The tip of your bo in the space transforms with ihen to control the kukan and protect you. Done well, the swordsman cannot enter without being struck or driven away with a tsuki. Here is a preview:
I show 3 stress tested 捕縄術 hojojutsu quick snares for trapping or tangling up your opponents. First I reveal the methods using the 早縄 hayanawa, then I apply them against an attacker. It literally took me two decades and 3 different teachers to uncover these methods, so if you don’t want to go through the same thing, then you can learn these from me! Here is a preview:
裾落 Suso Otoshi
Details 3 Ihen Sabaki Strikes To Intensify Your Bojutsu From Static Kata To Combat Ready.
BONUS: I present my own preferred method that I feel captures the spirit of 詒変捌型 Ihen Sabaki Gata. I include material not commonly known or shared in Japanese martial arts. Thanks to Soke Hatsumi who is so generous and open with me and the world. Here is a preview:
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