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...
I was invited to Furuta Sensei’s home dojo out in the countryside. He is very generous and picked us up from the train station. The only problem is that he plays a Lady Gaga CD on repeat during the drive.
my Bujinkan Kuden sharing Tenchijin strategy. When I was in Japan last month, Nagase Sensei used the lens of tenchijin to teach us many lessons. In this video I share a few.
my Bujinkan kuden after training where I discuss the kata tomoe. This kata relies on the kyojitsu of hencho. And I also share some of the reasons we study kata and how they apply to real combat....
After a class on the yari and the kata 釘抜 kuginuki, I share three parts of my Bujinkan teaching method. I also discuss some ideas about asking and answering training questions. And I finish by telling a funny story about what happened when an unsuspecting American asked Nagato Sensei the wrong question....
my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 天地摧 tenchikaku. The name of this kata means smashing heaven and earth. In Chinese, it means to destroy the world! The basic steps in this kata do not feel so basic. It starts with a thrust that is not a thrust. This gets to the root...
my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 飛鳥抛 hicho nage sometimes also called hicho kaku. As the name suggests, the movement in this kata is that of a fighting bird. If you’ve ever spent time observing birds (I am a birdwatcher myself with an eclectic life list that is decades old), then you...
my Bujinkan video exploring the 槍術 sō jutsu kata 四方技 shihō waza. This form has an important secret for all of Bujinkan 槍術 sōjutsu. Soke calls it 槍繰り yarikuri. This can be translated in various ways, like repetitive thrusting. But we must consider why Hatsumi Sensei explains it this way. What he tells us about...
Here is a quick update from my Bujinkan Japan training. It’s been really wet and rainy because of a typhoon that is in the region. And I feel Hatsumi Sensei moved like a typhoon in his classes!