That was why I titled the thread ‘Toda identified?” as I agree that this link is not confirmed beyond doubt. That said Sean has made significant...
If you are interested in what and which documents Sean found, read or looked at then why not contact him and ask. He’s fairly easy to find through...
Sean Askew has been doing some extensive research to try and identify Takamatsu Sensei's teacher, Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu. This is crossposted...
Update: Soke has been in medical care for a few days but he is feeling much better now. We appreciate people are concerned - please refrain from...
I agree with dunc regarding Ishizuka & Kacem in that they both offer huge amounts to the bujinkan. It is more that some of their 'devotees' make...
Ok, so assuming there is a natural progression ( and I can see the logic for this ) in SFR starting with Jutaijutsu and the Dakentaijutsu then...
This is similar to the answers I have got before when asking about this. Other than a passing interest, whether it was originally 2 schools...
Regarding Matsu Kaze: As noted, it's from SFRJ and for reasons I have not understood the techniques from this part of the Ryu aren't taught very...
Based on... my own experience with judo ( admittedly a longtime ago now ) plus long experience in Japanese grappling related arts ( came to BBT...
Using that mechanic is better for your spine with or without armour.
乱勝 Ranshō is a shoden level kata from takagi yoshin Ryu. Practice of it should show how to take Kazushi and move into seionage( sorry I haven't a...
Depends on what you are looking for. If you want to learn BBT there are several good dojos in Sydney, but do your homework and ensure they...
oooops........ Thanks Norm for spotting that one, you're correct in that I had muddled up Wayne's dojo with Sandy's. However, despite my...
Gtlaau, I think the original poster was asking about dojo's in London. Wayne's dojo is in Hemel( plus shibu's in Newmarket & Grimsby ) IIRC which...
Akban IIRC was formed by senior students of Doron Navon and separated from Bujinkan Israel somewhere in the mid 90's, but remain part of the...
Ok, based on what you posted then I would recommend looking out classes from each of organisations ( Bujinkan, Genbukan +/- Jinenkan ) to see...
Noticed your reply above, is it Japanese weapons in general or are there specific ones you are interested in?
You can get joint locking & grappling experience with Judo and also BJJ if that is primarily what you are seeking. Throwing would also obtained...
I can understand the difficulty with not being able to identify the instructors, however this may simply due to reasons of privacy and should not...
I would imagine that a number of practitioners are reluctant to post videos as there are numerous bad examples of this method of 'Learning'...
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