I would recommend not basing your training on the teachings of known frauds like Ashida Kim who preys on peoples desire for secret knowledge and...
That is a big if. Hayes has a long tradition of making up stuff and adding it to the limited amount of knowledge he gained in his practice. His...
As a hypnotist I have learned that our mind can create anything and that we make no distinction between reality and fantasy in our mind. So...
I think most megadans in the BJK would get there ass handed to them but the BJJ brown belt when rolling. And their small joint manipulations wont...
I have done some sparring and competitions in my youth before I started training in the Bujinkan. Since i started my training in ninjutsu i havent...
For me following one teacher works very well because this teacher know where you are in your training, what you have learned, what are your...
Another example in my class on tuesday we did Gyokko Ryu Koku. In koku there are three different ways of doing the Shuto in the transmission. On...
Also to add what Big Will already mentioned, the way the ryuha are set up is to teach through taijutusu the art of fighting with weapons, from...
(a) is the problem, I know that most shihan in the Bujinkan think they have a a grounding in the fundamentals but I and I think PR don't agree....
I would add that what is in the public domain in the Bujinkan is only a fraction of what Hatsumi sensei received from Takamatsu sensei. Not only...
For the same reason the weapons section of these ryuha are not openly thaught. There is no real transmission in the dojo where everybody shows up....
Skuggvark is right. In the densho and transmission Hatsumi sensei received from Takamatsu sensei it has the Jutaijutsu section before the...
Because they don't really go there to learn, or have any idea how to learn. Hatsumi is not teaching to the high ranking practitiners as well. He...
There is a difference in what is shown in public or on a public video and what is shown in private by Hatsumi sensei and the japanese shihan....
They have trouble on not using their hip, not bending forward en not sweeping/raising the leg.
Ok, which kata in which ryuha has seoi nage that is simular to judo? Who taught you this kata?
That depends what the purpose is. I agree that knowing judo and other competitive sports can make somebody a better fighter. For learning the...
Or it might not be because eventhough the names might be the same, the actual execution is very different. In case of seoi nage i have even seen...
Im sure Soke doesnt mind when you choose whom you train with and whom you dont train with.
Seno sensei, The late Oguri sensei and Ishizuka sensei all go with their knees past their toes. [IMG] [IMG]
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