The dojo was empty we had the space to study 距跋渉毛 Kyoketsu Shōge. Nagase Sensei began with 投げ縄 nage nawa. He shared some details that I had never heard before.
I got up early to catch the train into Tokyo. I was headed to 下谷神社 Shitaya Jinja to fill in my 集印帳 shūin-chō stamp book. But I also wanted to purchase some 御守 Omamori as gifts for my students back home.
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.
start off this day going to Hatsumi Sensei’s house and the Bujinkan Honbu office. I do this on every trip because this is how I submit my rank paperwork for my students. In the video I talk about my “secret” route to his house. I also recall past times when I could just visit and have tea with Soke.
My Bujinkan video with the latest training updates from Japan. The Japan training schedule is irregular and I am following my instincts rather than any set schedule.