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.
Bujinkan training 半棒の辛棒 Hanbō No Shinbō. 辛棒一貫 shinbō ikkan through the study of the hanbō. Shinbō is a type of perseverance, but Hatsumi Sensei suggests...
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!
I'm staying alive for my Japan report from my recent trip. I had some rank paperwork to submit, so I made the walk to Hatsumi Sensei’s house. To my surprise,
Rōtō. We warmed up with some very advanced ukemi and taihenjutsu over and on top of obstacles. I began class with the kata 浪倒 Rōtō.
We explored Hatsumi Sensei’s concept of 空間の中心 Kūkan No Chūshin. Soke said to use this space as a shield. Feed the enemy nothing as a form of protection.
Born to Fly because I feel like I am compelled to fly to Japan. It's like a second home. All of my Bujinkan training, friends and teachers are there.
During one class with Hatsumi Sensei, Noguchi was shocked at the kamae Soke expressed. Soke told us it was 虚飾の構 Kyoshoku no kamae, which means a false...
The Dainichi Effect I returned to ponder the copy of Dojo Giga at the bookstore. When I randomly opened the pages, it fell open to Hatsumi Sensei’s painting of 大日如来 Dainichi Nyorai. Dainichi represents the center, and is the sun Buddha in Japanese esoteric Buddhism such as 密教 Mikkyō.