This also gave me some time to do my homework from class with Nagase Sensei. It was a very physical class but chock full of valuable insights into training.
Takao-san hosts the Yakuōin temple which is almost 1,300 years old. But I am really excited to see the tengu. Mt Takao is one of their legendary homes.
In Japan, There was a buzz about the coming Bujinkan Enbu and performance. Five different dojo! I gave myself a backstage pass and document the show.
When I travel to Japan it seems like I race from class to class. But here I stopped the race to enjoy training with Nagase Sensei and think about tiny insects.
I woke up early for a 棒手裏剣 Bō Shuriken training session with 菅 祐寿 Kan Hirotoshi. He is the son of Kan Sensei and has become an expert with shuriken
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.
Today I had class with Nagase and Furuta 先生方. I wake up early these days. So I made some coffee with an AeroPress in my hotel room. Then I went out...
I began the morning in a hurry because I had to get to the dojo early. My days in Japan are very busy. I run and gun to fit in all of the classes, recording my video reports in between. And I still have to find time for food, laundry, sleep, as well as tourism and shopping.
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.