My Bujinkan video exploring 陰陽の価値観 In'yō No Kachikan. Hatsumi Sensei used this phrase to describe values of yin and yang to bring focus to your taijutsu.
My Bujinkan Bōjutsu video of the 九字の形 Kuji No Kata, 第四法 Dai Yonpō. 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.
My Bujinkan Bōjutsu video of the 九字の形 Kuji No Kata, 第三法 Dai Sanpō. 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.
My Bujinkan Bōjutsu video of the 九字の形 Kuji No Kata, 第二法 Dai Nihō. 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.
My Bujinkan video of the kata 霞掛 Kasumi Gake. We warmed up with 半棒打技 hanbō uchi waza. This training was for the uke as well, since I had them use the attack sequence from the aforementioned kata. This allowed us to explore the long, middle, and short range use of the hanbō. This is a common progression in 九鬼神流 Kukishin Ryū kata.
My Bujinkan Bōjutsu video of the 九字の形 Kuji No Kata, 第一法 Dai Ippō. 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.
My Bujinkan video exploring the kata 柳骨 Ryūkotsu. The literal translation of this name is willow and bone. But kotsu also means a secret skill. So, the definition I prefer is the secret of the willow.
My Bujinkan video exploring 膝車 Hiza Guruma. There is more than one version of this kata. We focused on the variation where your kick is a form of 虚実 kyojitsu.
Then I began class with 指拍 shihaku. This kata is about interrupting your attacker's rhythm. When you break their rhythm, they are set up to fall for good 虚実 kyojitsu. This is one of the main lessons of this kata.