Square tsuba did exist. http://www.japanesesword.com/Images/Fittings/1200tsuba7/old_iron_wakizashi_tsuba.htm However, they were largely...
The Jigen-ryu was practiced by the Satsuma-han and probably used in the conquest of the Ryukyu Kingdom. It's an important Ryuha not just in Japan,...
I see what you did there. You argued for the Koka-ryu on display because in the case of your thought experiment, if all of the above were true and...
You're getting at a strawman. At no point is anyone arguing that you'd use a kama when a spear or sword is hanging around.
It's not mysterious. Kama are still used as standard Japanese gardening tools. You can buy them online for gardening. If you did any brush...
The Oniwaban are not a particularly obscure bit of history. They served as internal security during the Tokugawa bakufu.
According to old coverage of him paraphrased by Wayne Murumoto Kiyomoto was the only person capable of withstanding training.
1) From what I understand Kawakami said point blank that Hombre wasn't his guy. 2) The Bankeshinobiden doesn't turn away students on the basis...
This is a red herring. They do have foreign students who visit them directly and specify on the site that they do not discriminate based on...
Given the number of active dojo in some areas (such as Ontario), this is not far off the mark, actually. The Bujinkan itself has given a number of...
The description of hamon as traditionally being an informal, unspoken-of event is wrong. If you know anything about traditional lineages, you'll...
Yeah, that's how I feel about Hatsumi's ninja museum. They both have asociated ninja museums. It's a real pickle. You can't cut him up without...
I've seen photos of him doing sword work as well. Incidentally, smacking your hands against hard things is pure Bujinkan. Funny quote from...
The disguise element of historical ninjutsu is greatly exaggerated. Historically, there was no way for anyone to "blend in" in any feudal...
This business is partly the Bujinkan's fault. It's one of the few martial arts organizations I know of where the art isn't just revised, but...
It's not the same people or occasion. In fact, it's the wrong prefecture.
Banke Shinobiden does openly provide consulting and support for performance and reenactment groups like Kurondo. I think if you really want to see...
Do you know who Ellis Amdur is?
No, that is not certain. Dr. Hatsumi was asked many years ago to provide documentation of some of his lineage for admittance to the Kobudo...
Is the reposting of this guy's post spamming, or some kind of moderator action? Another thing that may blow some minds is that among Japanese...
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