My Bujinkan video for 練功を見せない renkō wo misenai, don’t show your training. You hide your skill for secrecy or strategic purposes. The opponent will be...
My Bujinkan video about what Hatsumi Sensei called 静電隙間術 Seiden Sukimajutsu. At the old Honbu Dojo he said that this was the distance Takamatsu Sensei used
my Bujinkan video exploring Togakure Ryū Kihon with 一之構 Ichi No Kamae. We warmed up with ukemi and the 秘伝型 Hiden Gata of 中返りChū Gaeri. We did this as a progression, starting with various pushes, then graduating to an attack from your blind angle.
my Bujinkan video sharing 武者捕に這入り型 Musha Dori ni Hairi-gata. These are methods for entering into Musha Dori that I studied with Hatsumi Sensei in Japan. First we warmed up by reviewing the kihon.
my Bujinkan unboxing video of a book by 木葉幸四郎 Kiba Kōshirō. One day I was on a long distance call with my original teacher, Peter Crocoll. I often call him to chat about various aspects of training including all the Japan news. And we often discuss what each of us are studying in our own dojos. He was working on the beginning of 九鬼神流 Kukishin Ryū 棒術 bōjutsu.
my Bujinkan video focusing on applications for 竹折 take ori. Take Ori means folding or breaking bamboo. If you’ve ever tried to do this on actual bamboo, it is not easy. This is why I always teach this lock using the taijutsu of the whole body. Here, we try with the kata Karai.
My Bujinkan video focusing on 暗黒透視術 Ankoku Tōshi-jutsu. One Monday night during a class with Senou Sensei in his dojo, he was very giving and generous. I often trained with one of his senior students, Sasa. We would have great fun and Senou sensei would often watch us from the side.
my Bujinkan kuden after training where I reveal what Hatsumi sensei told us about 武道の神髄 budo no shinzui, or the essence of budo. He told us you have to go on a 武者修行 musha shugyō or a warrior quest to understand his budo. In the video, I described my motivations for training and how they...
We continue our study of 破術九法 hajutsu kyūhō with 手解 tehodoki. We warmed up with a review of 6-7 kihon that we have studied over the past month or so. Tehodoki is a vast subject and anytime we cover it in my basics class it takes a number of weeks to make a comprehensive study...