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 covering the idea of 武器を友達成る Buki Wo Tomodachi Naru. Hatsumi Sensei told us in one class to make weapons your friends. The idea was that you get so familiar with your weapons they become like close friends. When you know them so well you use them fluidly or in unconventional ways.
We continue to explore the Gikan Ryū waza as taught by Noguchi Sensei in Japan. For number eight, your opponent is wearing 大小 Daishō. But the main focus is on the shōtō.