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 陰陽の価値観 In'yō No Kachikan. Hatsumi Sensei used this phrase to describe values of yin and yang to bring focus to your taijutsu.
My Bujinkan video exploring 人間骨法 Ningen Koppō. One spring night in Hatsumi Sensei’s class at the 東京武道館 Tōkyō Budōkan in Ayase, he defined the concept of Ningen Koppō. He did this in the language of martial arts, but the topic is bigger than that.
My Bujinkan video of the kata 抒投 Yokutō. We warmed up with 当身の鍛錬 Atemi No Tanren striking and conditioning drills. We began by using cross steps from 右正眼 Migi Seigan. Then the warmup evolved into two and three punch combos using reverses and leaps.
My Bujinkan video exploring the idea of 雰囲気 Fun'iki. A place can have a mood or an atmosphere, but so can a fight. Hatsumi Sensei advises us to harness these moods to change the outcome of a fight.
My Bujinkan Kuden about the strategy of 阿吽の呼吸 Aun'nokokyū. Aun is the Japanese word for Om, which is the idea of breathing in and out to represent beginning and ending. Kokyū also means breathing but when combined with Aun, it means harmonizing or being in sync with the opponent.
Sometimes people want to adopt military or law enforcement tactics in the Bujinkan. Maybe they percieve these tactics as being the most real since these people are on the front lines testing their tactics everyday. While it’s true their tactics are proven and tested, the reality their tactics address is not the same reality the...
I was training in Hombu dojo one day in Noda and both my training partner and I were scratching our heads over something Oguri Sensei had just demonstrated. As usual with Oguri’s taijutsu, it looks unassuming and simple, but has a dramatic effect on the Uke. I make a point of going to Oguri’s classes...
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...