the kata 雲雀 Hibari, a type of skylark. The evasion is 潜型 moguri gata. Then you “flush” up with a sudden strike to catch a hold and drop him like a rock.
My Bujinkan video exploring 天然座りTen'nen Suwari. Our study begins with 坐り型 Suwari-gata from the 地之型 Chi no Kata section of Shinden Fudō Ryū. The attacker sits 正座 seiza and the defender in 安座 anza or 不動座 Fudō-za.
We warmed up with 腰折 koshi ore with the hanbo. The main theme for the class was 闘てない tōtenai, which means not fighting. Hatsumi Sensei always tells us not to fight while doing our taijutsu. With that in mind, we used the hanbo to adapt against a resisting opponent. It is very natural to change...
We warmed up with the 半棒術 hanbōjutsu kihon 合わせ投げ awase nage. First we reviewed what we studied last time. Then I added the cross grip version. This kihon has many lessons for weapon retention and taijutsu in general. I began class with 抑込 osae komi. This 坐型 suwari gata is a great intro to ground...
We warmed up with the 半棒術 hanbōjutsu kihon 合わせ投げ awase nage. We worked limiting the use of the upper body to achieve the result with positioning. And I shared a henka that skips to trap the opponent with his own grip. I began class with the 坐型 suwari gata 一激 ichigeki. This starts from 不動坐...
We warmed up with 坐り型 suwari gata kihon and ukemi. First with basic 膝行 shikkō forwards and backwards. Then receiving a punch or a kick and rolling away. We began class with 鬼砕 oni kudaki. Many people in the Bujinkan may not know that this technique is applied differently for 高木揚心流 Takagi Yoshin Ryū than...
We warmed up with 裏一足 ri issoku, or ura hitoashi as some people call it. The rhythm of your gedan no kamae creates the 詒変捌型 ihen sabaki gata. During the transitions of the kata, you are always in kamae. The tip of your bo in the space transforms with ihen to control the kukan and...
We warmed up with 鶴の一足 tsuru no issoku. This kata descends from ten to chi with a moguri feeling and kamae. I show a secret kuden that I learned from Japan that occurs during the 倒す strike to 時 toki. This small grip change makes this practical for real combat against a sword. Otherwise the...
We warmed up with 流捕 nagare dori, 霞掛 kasumi gake, and 行違 ikichigai. The first two were review, but all three use a similar body mechanic to strike with the hanbo. This uchiage strike creates leverage for the throw. I began class with 一閃 issen. This was a review from another class because one class...