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.
We shifted to Mawashi Dori. Three sharp strikes topple the opponent with the sword. Each is precise to take apart the structure of the attack and disarm.
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.
my Bujinkan video exploring Bujinkan 短刀 Tantō using 支点 Shiten and 巻き込み Makikomi. The first is more of a strategy. While the second is a physical technique.
my Bujinkan video exploring the Hanbōjutsu waza, 片手捕 Katate Dori and 付身 Tsuke mi. The first comes when your opponent tries to control your weapon. And the second is a response to a sword attack.
My Bujinkan video exploring my own personal kuden during the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. That attack brought the United States into World War II. Then my own Grandfather was drafted fought against the Japanese in the Pacific.
We explore the Bujinkan Kuden of 以心伝心 Ishin Denshin. This is a holiday week in the U.S. But we are still training! I begin with a class on the night of the rocket launch for Nasa’s DART mission.
my Bujinkan video exploring 手解 Tehodoki with 片手内回 Katate Uchi Mawashi and 片手外回 Katate Soto Mawashi. The first kanji in tehodki means “hand”. The second comes from 解ける hodokeru which means to to come untied, to come apart, or unravel. But we normally translate tehodoki as wrist escapes.
a quick Bujinkan grappling tip. First I share the self study as I prepare for training with the hanbo. Then I discuss an important Ninja grappling mindset that I learned from Hatsumi Sensei....