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.
my Bujinkan Kuden describing How I Prepare for Class with the 十手 Jutte. I probably prepare more than most Bujinkan teachers. In fact I spend 1-2 hours before every training session following 6 steps.
we continue with our warmup series focusing on 棒振型 Bōfuri Gata. I described 詒変之構 ihen no kamae. This kamae is always sifting and changing. This means that bofurigata is always manifesting ihen.
This is one of those Bujinkan training trips where I will be sore for the entire trip. Besides the normal beatings at the hands of my training partners, Hatsumi Sensei, Senou Sensei, Noguchi Sensei, and Nagato Sensei have all seen to it that they personally roughed me up. For members of Rojodojo, I made a video: Bujinkan Japan Training Report: Kinryu Edition