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.
I’m off to Japan again. Every trip has a hidden influence so it feels fresh for me. I get excited leading up and preparing for travel. What will I find?
I woke up on the day before Hatsumi Sensei’s birthday party and cranked open the window to find another spring in December. The weather feels like it is trying to confuse the trees to bloom early. I arrived in Japan over packed with jackets and sweaters, but then I end up walking around Tokyo in my t shirt.
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.
Last night Paul Masse invited me and my teacher Peter over to his house in Noda-shi. While we were in the backyard swapping stories, his wife Tomoe invited us inside to a warm dinner of ちゃんこ鍋 chankonabe. She and Paul are very friendly and generous.
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.
Paul said this is like Fudōshin 不動心. Which is often translated as “immovable heart.” But another reading of it could be Fudōshin 浮動心 “Floating Heart.”