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Bujinkan Sanrin Rei Training group

Locality: Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Address: Frenchs Forest 2086 Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia

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21.01.2022 Koto Ry Koppojutsu - Chuden gata Kappi - The opponent closes in.... With a right shuto, strike into the opponent's right uko, and with the left shuto strike into the opponent's left uko. Leap back, then assume zanshin. Hidari waza is also the same. See more

21.01.2022 A rare photo of a Japanese Samurai wearing Kusari Katabira chain armor with Hachi Gane forehead protectors and wielding Naginata. Japan. Circa 1800s Follow me on IG instagram.com/dyesiroy

20.01.2022 Kihon. We hear it over and over again throughout our training life. There are many ways to forge your mind,body and spirit ( shin gi tai ) through Kihon study.... There are many ways to study and look at the meaning of kihon in physical practice. I look at the past to help me understand the present of what I see from the Shihan and Soke. How did they develop strong, straight taijutsu, straight minds and hearts, yet be able to bend with the winds of change ( henka & bufu ikkan )? Kamae in one sense demonstrates the physical attitude and character of the practitioner. The straighter the spirit, the straighter and more beautiful the taijutsu. The study of the spirit is through Taijutsu. This is our moving meditation and the way we come to develop more self awareness of our bodies and personal character. Kihon is about purifying yourself while correcting your body and the bad habits we have developed. As Soke has said, " we have to learn how to move naturally again!". I do not dwell on the fundamentals. I just change as change is needed in regard to the feeling and the people within the class I am teaching. And, more often than not, I see amongst all levels, the need for deeper concentration and focus on fundamental movements and principles. Repetition is necessary, yet the teachings must maintain a manner in which the students do not become hard in mind and body and, forget that the kihon must be broken and then left behind ( shu ha ri ). The understanding of breaking the kihon and leaving it behind must not be taken too literally. The kihon is always with you, it is just living in the space free from conscious thought. The kihon is now you. You are now your kihon. The henka you perform is based on your understanding of the kihon. So, you never really leave it. Because, if you did, you would return to nothing more than a beginner. Nagato DaiShihan once remarked that it is interesting that all masters return to the kihon in their training. They do full circle so to speak. This is something to ponder on I feel. What is truly important is to be honest and know where you are on that timeline of training. Everyone is on their own shugyo. Their environment in the dojo and students are all different. Some dojo are young, some are older and experienced. The manner of instruction will change notably because of this. We all as Shidoshi have to recognize this and train and teach accordingly to our own dojo. So, if this is understood, then no one should really discriminate against the way other dojos or teachers are instructing. We should all just get on with it. The most important thing is that we promote the correct heart and feeling for training. This training clip is nothing special to those that know me. It is but a warm up to the next level of kata training and henka training. It was a night at the Anaguma Dojo in San Diego where we studied the fundamentals to touch upon the depth of instruction each waza gives. The Kihon has many secrets to tell. It is only through training will we have these secrets revealed to us when the time is right. As much as we feel the Kihon Happou and Sanshin no kata are physical waza and simple, they are in fact, very rich in internal and spiritual training. I feel people who do not feel this are just scratching the surface of budo. Budo is a true study of the whole being. Eg; The study of kamae and correct movement is like Yoga. Just as yoga practitioners study for holistic reasons, our aim is also to develop a more flexible,stronger,straighter body, mind and spirit. Therefore, treat your study as a "Bujinkan Yoga"! If you do it correctly, you won`t have to start walking in circles. Do it with the feeling of mastering your Shin Gi Tai, which in turn,helps you to understand external pressures and forces so you can defend yourself against them. In other words, the first stages of our training is to " fight ourselves"!. Only after many years will the depths of budo reach our spine and truly permeate from our being. That is when we can call ourselves real students of the martial arts! Thoughts on a beautiful sunny day in San Diego. Music " Harmonium" By Miriam IriXx Rainsford

20.01.2022 Some reflections from my recent training trip to Japan. Those of you who dont love budo, please scroll past this :-) If you aim for the stars, make sure you are... pretty awesome at climbing trees before you attempt to take the leap... "Basics are important", "You always have to come back to Kihon", "We do Kihon Happo every class", this is something you hear from more or less every practitioner of the Bujinkan. However much this is repeated in speech it is obvious that when it comes to the "right way" of moving the body, not many have put enough effort into mastering it (Kihon). Or perhaps its the "Kihon" before the Kihon that is missing. For myself, I realized I need to do more stretching (even though I have become more flexible over the years). Going low is tough on the knees, hips and back and if you are too stiff, you are going to end up getting hurt somewhere. As pointed out by the senior student of Hatsumi sensei, you go low, in profile, in order to provide a minimized target for the opponent to attack. As such its a matter of survival and tactical advantage in a fight. Another "Kihon" before the Kihon that I will put more effort into is conditioning of the hands. Lets just face it, my fingers are too weak to support the body structure behind strikes like gyokakuken, boshiken, shikanken and so on. The old students used to do pushups on shikanken on hard ground (in practise this means on one knuckle)... You can see it if you look closely on the hands of the old japanese shihan (at least the ones Ive had the opportunity to check). Yet another "Kihon" before the Kihon is the practise of using kamae through out movements. One phrase that was repeated several times during this trip was: "Ichimonji - Jûmonji - Ichimonji". This was in reference to the way you move from one kamae to the other (and in this case back to the first). Techniques, when broken down inte pieces, are built of steps from one kamae to the other. Going low, keeping profile and moving correctly from one kamae to the other is the basics for everything. If you havent mastered it, Mutôdori is impossible to do (well, its bloody close to impossible even if you have mastered it). Finally, I will work on putting more "Oumpf" into my kicks and strikes, especially tsuki. The form may be correct but there is not enough of "energy" or "ki" for lack of a better word. This "Oumpf" was beautifully demonstrated by Hatsumi senseis senior student, a gentlman well above 70 years of age, who still can deliver a substantial amount of "Oumpf" in his attacks! What a great inspiration to follow?! Said gentleman also performs the Sakki-test in Hombu on friday evenings; a test where the attacker is supposed to send out a "killer intent" which the reciever is supposed to sense and then dodge the attack (which is done from behind). I witnessed several performances and once again, the strong "Oumpf" emanating from this gentleman was simply amazing (just watching his face distort into that of a killer before he strikes was truly inspiring and terrifying at the same time). Sadly none of the recievers managed to dodge the attack. Im not sure about why but given you only have a split second to dodge the attack it is no easy thing to do. I believe training with more "Oumpf" will also sharpen the senses. I will make it my goal to train hard enough to take a shot at passing under said master the next time an opportunity arises...Its like for a pig to voluntarily walk into the slaughterhouse :-) For all you in training, keep going! Ninpô Ikkan!

19.01.2022 Understanding the Chi no kata and it’s depth of usage in all areas of fighting and life. No matter what kata, this is the mindset that makes the Bujinkan a living martial art. This is Jessica. Mu kyu in the Bujinkan Tasmania Toku Bu Ryu Sui Naginata Dojo.

16.01.2022 https://youtu.be/1L4wVBSwKSU

12.01.2022 "As you know, Takamatsu-sensei gave me the Kukishin Ry scrolls. He was 73 or 74 years old when he did this. He told me that when he himself received the scroll...s from his own teacher, Ishitani-sensei, he was told, 'It is too deep to be written down.' So when the scrolls were passed down to me, Takamatsu-sensei said, 'I am sorry. I am sorry that these things have to be written down in this way, but they must be preserved and there is no one else who could understand.' The things written in the scrolls are extremely difficult to understand. They would be impossible for the average person to comprehend. Although I had the scrolls, I thought about how to comprehend them for many years. I now am able to tell others that the value of all things is determined by our humanity, and that the scrolls' kotodama (spiritual language) originate from the sincere heart of humans. Only now, at nearly 70 years of age, do I understand what the words 'menkyo kaiden' mean, what the Kukishin Ry scrolls say, and what the Kukishin Ry teachings are. I hope that you also keep going till the end and learn to hear the kotodama." - Hatsumi Sensei, Quotation from 'Understand? Good. Play!' (2001/2012) by Masaaki Hatsumi & Benjamin Cole, image from Saigo no Jissen Ninja, Takamatsu Toshitsugu DVD (2003).

12.01.2022 Cho Busho () or Cho Busho () Does the Kukishin Ryu and Gyokko Ryu share the same origin? During this time of social distancing and self-quarantining I ha...ve had a lot of time to spend on researching different materials for my next book. While sharing my finds with my good friend and Hidden Lineage co-researcher, Mr. Javier Morla (Ferreteria Jm), he shared back with me a VERY big find. His attention to detail has brought us, in my opinion, one of the best finds in Bujinkan history. Click the link below to read more...

11.01.2022 Recently at the lecture in Cleveland by Mr. Sakai, I was caught off guard to learn that the ninja of Iga would wake up at 4:00am and until 12 noon they would ca...re for the family business, weather that be as a samurai, farmer, tradesman, merchant, etc. He showed us a scan of the Iranki manuscript that said so. The Iranki manuscript is a collection of traditions and stories handed down by the survivors of the invasion of Iga, known as Tensho Iga no Ran (). It was compiled just under 100 years after the invasion by a man who lived just outside of the castle walls in Iga. His name was Kikuoka Nyogen () and he lived from 1625 CE to 1703 CE. It is said that the main bulk of the source material came from the Momochi and Hattori families. Nyogen also wrote a few other books on secret traditions and ninpo techniques of Iga such as Isui Ungo Sappotenrinki (Turning Wheel of Killing Methods) Igakoku Ninjutsu Hiho (Secret Methods of the Ninja of Iga) Iga Ninjak (Notes of an Iga Ninja) After further investigation of the Iranki text, I also learned that after they completed their duties at the family home they would gather at a shrine to train and polish their skills in the martial arts, archery and horsemanship. Separately they would practice the art of concealment (). In ancient times the leaders of Iga were taught the skills of intelligence gathering and spying () by Oiro Tayuya () and the Iga region became known for their Shinobi (). It was said that no fortress was impenetrable to them. They could go anywhere in the country and their name as a Shinobi from Iga carried much weight. So, in summary, I think this passage from the Iranki gives us a good idea of what the daily life of a shinobi was like before the invasion of Iga and the following diaspora. Martial arts were a major part of the shinobi’s life. On top of that they received special training in the arts of concealment and invisibility.

10.01.2022 *****UPDATE***** I have made some corrections including the proper readings of some of the names, big thanks to my friend and fellow ninjutsu researcher Eric We...il for pointing those out to me. It is late at night and I don’t want to be up all night, but I am so excited with this find I need to post this before I sleep so please forgive any grammar or spelling mistakesI really want to share this quickly I believe that the mysterious S Gyokkan Risshi (Master of the Law, Monk Gyokkan) of the Gyokko Ryu, who has up until now has remained completely anonymous, was in reality a Sakanoue family member carrying on the family tradition of worshipping the Shogun Jizo or Kachigun Jizo. If you have been following my posts, you may have read that the famous General/Shogun Sakanoue Tamura Maro was a huge proponent of this faith and funded the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto where this ritual first started. Now, in a document tracing the Sakanoue family I may have found some clues. In the red box on the first photo from the Gyokko Ryu Soke lineage chart, you can see the name Sakanoue Kotaro Masahide, a descendant of Tamuramaro. In the green box we see Masahide passed the art on to the Monk Gyokkan Then the Ryu goes to Sasaki Gendayu Sadayasu (of Kishu). The Gen of Gendayu represents that he is of the Sasaki Genji lineage (Minamoto). This Sasaki Minamoto clan is actuality a direct blood related branch family of the Sakanoue clan that went by the name Sasaki Genji (Minamoto). From there the Ryu goes on to Sasaki Goroemon Teruyori, a warrior also from the Sasaki Genji clan (Minamoto), who founded the Gyokushin Ryu Koppo school. This Uemon is listed in a lineage document titled the shown in the second picture. You can see the whole document here https://books.google.com/books So, my belief is that since the historical trend in the old past was to keep a Ryu within a family or clan, the Monk Gyokkan was most likely a Sakanoue family member who became a monk and later passed the art on in the Sasaki Genji branch of the Sakanoue clan. Possibly to his own son as it was quite common for monks to have children, especially those from nobility and the warrior class. For more information on this Sasaki Genji branch of the Sakanoue family (in Japanese) please see https://ja.wikipedia.org//%E8%BF%91%E6%B1%9F%E6%BA%90%E6%B The family Shrine, Sasaki Shrine , can be found in Shiga, just a short distance north of Iga and Koka. The Sakanoue family's shrine in Asuka is just to the south-west of Iga. Another interesting point is that our Toda Hisajiro (Shinryuken Masamitsu) comes from the Toda clan that changed their Toda characters from to . AND this clan was a branch from the above mentioned Sasaki Genji clan out of Izumo. It is becoming more and more clear that these families were deeply connected. Not just by lineage, but by blood. The search for our roots continues Ninpo Ichizoku Sean Dt Askew Bujinkan Kokusai Renkoumyo 9/23/2019

08.01.2022 I think that most Bujinkan practitioners seem to be aware that the Kukishin Ryu and the Togakure Ryu have a strong connection. But did you know that the Shinden... Fudo Ryu is also actually a tributary branch of the Togakure Ryu ninjutsu? Please see the chart. The left column is the Togakure Ryu Denkei lineage chart. The yellow names in the Shinden Fudo line and Kukishinden line are names that appear on Takamatsu Sensei's diagram for the Togakure Ryu lineage. Most of the whole lineage of the Shinden Fudo Ryu were also masters of the Togakure Ryu ninjutsu. The same goes for the Kukishinden Ryu Happobiken lineage. On Takamatsu Sensei's diagram some of the names are omitted to save space but most of those names should be yellow as well. The tan names are representing a marriage between the daughter of Toda Eisaburo and Izumo Kanja Mori Shigehiro. This is the man that is allegedly responsible for infiltrating the Shogun's Shinsengumi and causing havoc. I find it extremely interesting how close these arts are to one another. Another thing I recently came across is that Toda Hisajiro's family changed the way they write their name Toda from to .This line of Toda originate from the area of Japan called Izumo. The same as many of the above grandmasters in the early part of their histories. From there they spread-out all-over Japan. Lastly, something that I find incredibly odd, is that this Toda family's crest is the moon shaped star crest with the flower in it. What are the odds that this Toda would have the same family crest as the shape of the shuriken that represents the Togakure Ryu.... The search continues...

08.01.2022 CHANGE A Copy does not give you authenticity! Just your experience, knowledge and skills. It is not important how many years you trained, but what you have lear...ned through all those years. Important things is that you grow up through years. If you do not grow up and change, that you did not understand the Art. Hatsumi Soke never looked at Takamatsu Soke and want to be like him. He want to become his own version. When you looked at Soke Hatsumi how and what he done before 40 years, 30 years, 20 years, even 10 years, his experience, knowledge and skills changed. Time changed, fight changed, combat changed, understanding changed, experience changed, knowledge changed, skill changed. Soke Hatsumi said many times:" Everything what does not evolve - dies!" He said this and taught this so many times: "First learn basics, then learn techniques and katas, then throw all this away, because you must grow up to your Taijutsu!" Because of this we have Ten Chi Jin Ryaku no Maki in our Art! Because of this we have Ten Chi Jin in everything! Hatsumi Soke said:"Many people know Kihon Happo, but many do not understand Kihon Happo!" Kihon Happo (Eight principles) changed all the time. Kihon Happo is not the same when you start to learn, and when you become ShoDan (at least 5-6 years of hard everyday training), nor even Go Dan, nor even JuDan, nor even JuGoDan!!! It should evolve in many ways. Because your understanding, experience, skills, principles, heart, mind and body evolve and changed. If you only understand Kihon Happo in a way when you start, then you are in the wrong path. Basic is important, but basic should grow and evolve. If you do all the time about basic, then you do not understand the Art. Soke said this countless time. Think about this...Your mind, your heart, your body, should told you the truth. If you training Art for the Art, like folklore, then is OK. If you training Art, to change yourself as person and to use it for survival, then you will change yourself many times. Because change is growing, growing is change.

07.01.2022 Experiment is the interpreter of nature. Experiments never deceive. It is our judgment which sometimes deceives itself because it expects results which experime...nt refuses. We must consult experiment, varying the circumstances, until we have deduced general rules, for experiment alone can furnish reliable rules. ------- Leonardo da Vinci All has been said ! I don't know how it can be more clear. If you are still looking to understand before to appply or trying before doing, so you didn't even start anything. Practicing is about doing again and again, until the essence of this practice goes up to your brain throught the body. This mindset will keep you focused on what is the real purpose when others debate on what will be the next rank they will get in order to differentiate them from the mass. Think about this, anything that requires effort is unpopular and anything that requires no effort is popular.

06.01.2022 Algumas técnicas de quedas, saltos e rolamentos que praticamos em nossa programação básica de estudos.

05.01.2022 https://youtu.be/7c6XRwioGdQ

04.01.2022 My latest blog... Enjoy!

02.01.2022 Lady’s and gentlemen from the bujinkan. Important news. Two weeks ago, Ishizuka received from hatsumi sôke The menkyo kaiden of gyokko ryu kosshijutsu as well a...s the title and fonction of sôke (menkyo) of gyokko ryu kosshijutsu. Hatsumi sôke asked Ishizuka daishihan to minister the class on Tuesday and Friday night from now. Thank you for your understanding and support. Most sincerely Kacem zoughari