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The photo looks a bit different than the way I was shown it by sensei which looks like the way shown by Takamatsu-sensei on page 164 of the book...
Simultaneous interpretation is a very difficult skill – even if you can understand what is being said in Japanese – because you have to reprocess...
The idea usually comes up in comparing kakutogi (fighting sports) to our budo. The problem that I see is that it’s easy to travel up to...
I haven`t read most of the responses in this thread so sorry if I am repeating others. I wrote that article some time ago so my opinion was...
In 1994 the theme was yari and kodachi. The reason we were told was because it is basically used the same (you really need to see the body...
Even within the Bujinkan Hatsumi-sensei said that "ninjutsu" is just a nickname.
Bujinkan Dojo Budo Taijutsu
I was in Japan for about five or six months in 1995 where the theme was naginata. Sensei occasionally showed variations with the Nagamaki but I...
On the question of what Tai Hodoki is, this is what the Ten Chi Jin Ryaku no Maki – Hajutsu Kyuho says (My bad translation – sorry) As far as...
It is a bit like distance learning, for me anyway. I spend time working on the basics of kata, kamae and striking by myself. I like to work...
Taijutsu forms the basis of Ninpo so that is why it must be learned first. The article looks like it was written by someone wrestling with...
Hatsumi-sensei calls Takamatsu-sensei “Saigo no Jissen Ninja” (last real-combat ninja) because of his history in China. It again all depends on...
I would first recommend getting a good overview of the general history of Japan before focusing in on a rather obscure and historically minor...
Hatsumi-sensei trained with Takamatsu-sensei for fifteen years. From the talk by the other student in the Takamatsu-sensei DVD given at the...
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