We harness the attitude of heiki while exploring the Bujinkan kata, Shitō. The attacker applies a choke which can cause panic. Staying calm, cool, and...
During one class with Hatsumi Sensei, Noguchi was shocked at the kamae Soke expressed. Soke told us it was 虚飾の構 Kyoshoku no kamae, which means a false...
無駄無い Mudanai, Hatsumi Sensei told us not to waste any movement. But he did a word play to not waste good fortune! He said this is how you become a lucky person.
My Bujinkan video exploring the kata 腕折 Ude Ori. It looks simple, the shutō sets his balance back, then you pivot and kneel to break his arm.
My Bujinkan video of the kata 霞掛 Kasumi Gake. We warmed up with 半棒打技 hanbō uchi waza. This training was for the uke as well, since I had them use the attack sequence from the aforementioned kata. This allowed us to explore the long, middle, and short range use of the hanbō. This is a common progression in 九鬼神流 Kukishin Ryū kata.
First a review of 裏小手逆 Ura Kote Gyaku. We have been studying this kihon for many weeks, so it was time to unpack it.
My Bujinkan video exploring 腰投鎌 Koshi Nage Gakari. We warmed up with some 組打 kumiuchi drills. We used this grappling and balance exercise to discover openings for kihon.
To begin class I showed 足拂浮舟 ashi barai ukibune with the tachi. You may have seen this kata in Kashima-Shinryū tachi kihon, but it is not the same as our Bujinkan version. Our opponent cuts in, we receive with jodan uke. Then using 撚り型 yorigata, cut down to the leg.
Then we began class with the fifth Gikan Ryū waza that Noguchi Sensei taught in Japan. I already made one video covering this but it has a different title: 弱骨 Jakkotsu. So tonight was review, but I also added some additional details and henka.