We warmed up with shoshin gokei and 雷光之剣 Raikō no ken. But tonight our focus was 繰出 kuridashi. I began showing only the opening cut. It is very difficult to get the distance and angle right from the first.
my Bujinkan video exploring 三法切り Sanpō Giri. I learned these three methods of sword cutting from Hatsumi Sensei. Soke called them 敲く切り Hataku Kiri, 引き切り Hiki Kiri, and 押し切り Oshi Kiri.
my Bujinkan video exploring Togakure Ryū Biken with Dato no Ken. It’s basically two quick strikes in succession. First, strike with the 棟 mune to disarm or open up the target. Then the second strike is a kesa giri to finish the job.
my Bujinkan video exploring Togakure Ryū Biken with 霞の法 Kasumi No Hō. We warmed up with 一刀捕 Ittō Dori. We use 手鉤 shukō or a hidden weapon to disarm an attacker with a sword. Connect your body to the attacker’s tsuka to ensure your safety and take his sword by moving your feet.
my Bujinkan video exploring Togakure Ryū Biken with 帯刀 Taitō. We warmed up with 一之構 Ichi no kamae by turning it into a dynamic thrust.
my Bujinkan video for Hatsugeiko, our first training for the new year. It’s not like we are trying to prove anything, but my students are tough. Training in all kinds of weather and even on Holidays!
We repeated our warmup from last week, with a review of basic sword kamae, including: 大上段之構 Daijōdan no Kamae, 一之構 Ichi no Kamae, 正眼之構 Seigan no Kamae, 中段之構 Chūdan no Kamae, 下段之構 Gedan no Kamae, 澄水之構 Chōsui no Kamae, 霞之構 Kasumi no Kamae, 八相之構 Hassō no Kamae, 天地之構 Tenchi no Kamae, and 刀匿礮姿 Tōtoku Hyōshi....
We warmed up with a review of basic sword kamae, including: 大上段之構 Daijōdan no Kamae, 一之構 Ichi no Kamae, 正眼之構 Seigan no Kamae, 中段之構 Chūdan no Kamae, 下段之構 Gedan no Kamae, 澄水之構 Chōsui no Kamae, 霞之構 Kasumi no Kamae, 八相之構 Hassō no Kamae, 天地之構 Tenchi no Kamae, and 刀匿礮姿 Tōtoku Hyōshi. Next we did 雷光之剣...
video transcript: Hello, my name is Michael Glenn. In this episode of the dojo show I’m thinking about 過去現在未来之術 Kako Genzai Mirai no Jutsu. That’s a mouthful, but what it really means is past, present and future. I’m looking here at some old Bujinkan membership cards and they really bring back some nostalgic memories of...