katori Shinto Ryu - Kuji Excerpt This is a clip from an old BBC series called Way of the Warrior. They dedicated one episode to the Katori...
Thought I’d drop in on this one – I agree with Hannibal a few pages back that there are very few reliable books on the topic (that I’ve found...
Amen to that.........After all, Budo is a verb, a doing thing so it is first and foremost in my mind. The intellectual side, with its conceptual...
Great post - opened up a new avenue of exploration for me. On the one hand you have the philosophy, the other the choreography - marrying the 2 is...
Thanks Benkyoka - really helpful. For general conversation: In the context of Koku, this hints to quite a lot from my perspective. just 2...
Benkyoka - Thanks for this. Would you mind explaining the bit that is not translated - my guess is that it explains the attitude, or essence of...
True enough But before then, it would be good to validate some of the rhetoric concerning his life like claims around the Kobusho etc. The...
I think he's bang on. To illustrate, I'm sitting here with my underpants on my head, with 2 pencils up my nose and saying "Wibble"...... All...
RP - re: Point 2 - How about a continuation of this and let the folks know some of the scholarly research that has been undertaken in Japan - not...
Da Lurker - good find on the Japanese Embu - it lead me to Nakadai Sensei's Youtube channel. There's a few vids uploaded that not only show...
Are we still talking about direct lineage vs mixed salad ? Must be a full moon..........
Please don't think I'm trying to discredit anyone ! I have much admired these gentlemen, first from afar, then up close, then from afar again........
ramble........ RP, It's hard to disagree with any of this, but I have a few questions: We know that MK was given to select Japanese...
FWIW - I am part of a hybrid structure. My teacher is a deshi of Someya Sensei, but just because he is, it would be churlish to assume that as...
Looooooong post Some observations that may or may not add to the discussion. On the OP: Bang on. All of them. In particular no 1. Starting...
I think I have more obvious reasons why there's no competition: 1) Majority don't have the skills to compete - particularly in MMA. An...
! Electric - but the kamae and tai sabaki used are different. It looks a little like Hasso no kamae but with bent out feet. I need to ask...
That's why in the Bujinkan Kouryuu Dojo we start with dry paper bags - the wet ones tend to stick the the blade and things get all messy...........
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Hatsumi Sensei and Ueno Sensei Mornin' Just in relation to the ongoing subtopic of Ueno Sensei's training with Takamatsu Sensei and the 1999...
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