my Bujinkan video exploring 当込遁走型 Atekomi Tonsō Gata. This form comes from 戸隠流 Togakure Ryū and is part of a set of evasion and escape methods. These Ninja techniques include the use of 手鉤 shukō, 手裏剣 shuriken and 目潰 metsubushi.
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 exploring Togakure Ryū Kihon with 一之構 Ichi No Kamae. We warmed up with ukemi and the 秘伝型 Hiden Gata of 中返りChū Gaeri. We did this as a progression, starting with various pushes, then graduating to an attack from your blind angle.
my Bujinkan Kuden covering 位取り Kurai Dori. I also share five levels of seigan no kamae. And I have a surprise book review.
Sunday 10/28/12 Warmed up with the 基本八法型 Kihon Happō Gata flow drill. We then added ukemi to each portion of the kihon. This is VERY difficult. Not just because it is physically demanding, but to maintain kamae, do proper kihon, and correct ukemi all at once is a challenge for even the most expert budoka....
Thursday 10/25/12 Warmed up with a drill where you do all of the 基本八法型 Kihon Happō Gata in a continuous flow. I first learned this training drill in 2001 when Hatsumi Sensei had us studying 玉虎流骨指術 Gyokko Ryū Kosshijutsu as the yearly theme. It is a very dynamic drill with many lessons. Most people learn...
Thursday 10/18/12 Warmed up with 不動拳 Fudō Ken tsuki into zenpo kaiten. Then same thing with koho kaiten. Then we added an opponent. This makes targeting more dynamic, so the structural punching lessons we learned on tuesday are critical. Next was sokuho kaiten, striking and transitioning to koho or zenpo kaiten. Our main topic tonight...
Sunday 10/14/12 We warmed up by reviewing 体変術無刀捕型 Taihenjutsu Mutōdori Gata. Understanding this kihon means you must also understand how to deliver the proper attack when you are in that role. If you know the attacker’s thought process when he strikes because you know how to strike, you are better prepared to evade. Then we...
Thursday 10/11/12 Warmed up with jutaijutsu shuffle. I had everyone take it non-linear. As the footwork becomes dynamic, so does the kamae. You shift into Happo Juppo. Began class with 首筋遁走型 Kubisugi Tonsō Gata. First I had everyone get used to being grabbed and pulled from behind. In this moment being an “uke” is the...