There's a new weight loss craze that is sweeping the nation but it is also a fundamental taijutsu dilemma that is all to common, yes the rising up that you see so many people do when they should be sinking. It is so odd that since sinking is so basic and intrinsic to our ryu that people like to keep coming up for air. I wonder how this began but it is so interesting when you watch the Japanese shihan demonstrating things versus Western high grades, you don't see this. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiwIO5GkiKw"]Bujinkan Brussels Ninpo Taijutsu - Sanshin no Kata - YouTube[/ame] Not the best example, but for starters. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys95UNCDvoc"]Break uke kamae - YouTube[/ame] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueNOSx5JHhE"]Onikudaki - YouTube[/ame] Nice dojo though. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSMI3FtkpIY"]Bujinkan application of Kosen Judo Tawara Nage - YouTube[/ame] [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_n7PdWrhgk"]1 Part Hojo Jutsu Kevin Millis - YouTube[/ame] Oh dear, he might be one of the early culprits!
What annoys me is that I understand the stop/start when teachers are explaining a technique but not the moving into a best position while they're explaining, they should have been in that best position to start with!
That's not true! It's just that when one becomes good at ninjutsu, you no longer show up on film. It's like vampires with mirrors, except vampires are more feasible than the techniques you see in ninjutsu videos.
Yeah, but "He's old so it's not fair to criticise his bad technique. Besides, he's clearly only playing around, he's not even trying. And anyway, he does different stuff in the super-exclusive seminars where video cameras are banned".
The boss of the art has been videoed training and teaching a huge amount over the last 30 odd years Sure there are things held back and not for public or general consumption but at the end of the day He epitomises the art, I don't think anyone can realistically say that his movement isn't out there for people to critique it
I've had this argument on many many threads and whenever people criticise him the fanbois throw up one of the excuses I posted earlier.
This should answer some questions. Or create new ones. [ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oTEVqcz5kdk[/ame]
If you are taller than your opponent especially, a lot of the material in our ryu will be harder to do because the idea isn't to tower above him, but to tower from below. If you get lazy and bend at the waist instead of at the knees, you will run into problems that some never correct in their practice. This leads to a waltzing kind of footwork you see some doing. Sink/rise, sink/rise, sink/rise rise.
Huge problem in grappling arts too. Feedback is a bit quicker though. Fail to lower your level and just bend over to do say a single leg, expect a nice guillotine. Happened to me quite a bit as I'm tall(er) I suppose. But I learned quite quickly after a couple nasty guillotines.
The Oni Kudaki is among the worst I have seen considering the amount of attention paid to the production value.
