This also gave me some time to do my homework from class with Nagase Sensei. It was a very physical class but chock full of valuable insights into training.
A full day of training in Japan today with Furuta and Noguchi 先生方 Sensei-gata. They were both teaching the form of kata, or rather, no form!
My video of the Bujinkan 槍術 sōjutsu kata 一突挨法 Hitotsukiaihō AKA 一突挨 Ittotsuai. We warmed up with various tsuki drills from 流水之構 Ryūsui no kamae...
Gyoku Nage is a Bujinkan kata that explores the transition from omote to hon gyaku in a two punch attack flow.
My Bujinkan video exploring the kata 磯返 Iso Gaeshi. Like most of the 九鬼神流 Kukishin Ryū kata at this level, each response brings risk along with opportunity.
The nights have become cold out in Noda. The founder of Ittō-ryū was in my thoughts during my brisk walk to the Bujinkan Honbu dojo for class with Sakasai-san.
My Bujinkan video exploring the kata 龍巻 Tatsumaki. The name of the kata means a whirlwind or twister. But the kanji can also mean a whirling dragon. The name is evocative of the whirling defense used during the long attack sequence. 龍巻 Tatsumaki There is a distance progression in this kata. The first two blocks...
My Bujinkan Bōjutsu video covering the 九字の形 Kuji No Kata, 第九法 Dai Kyūhō. 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 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.