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 Kuden covering directions for 十方折衝 juppō sesshō and the path to 初段 shodan. The importance of directions came up during a jutte class. It can be a physical tactic in the fight, but it becomes metaphysical in theory.
Learning is an interesting thing. In every field of human knowledge, when you understand something, more questions arise. The closer you look at any subject the more mysteries you find. In the Bujinkan this process becomes obvious the more you explore. Usually someone’s training goes a little like this: Beginner up to Shodan: Basics. Just...