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Tenth newsletter. Its been a year since the last update so I will let you know what I've been up to since then.
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- Noguchi Taikai in Stockholm
- Bujinkan.online web site
- Nagato Taikai in Helsinki
- Japan Trip #50
- Jutte seminar in Finland
- The New Dojo
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August '23:
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I was at the Noguchi Taikai in Stockholm with four others from Kaigozan Dojo...
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October '23: I started working on bujinkan.online where I share all the Japanese articles I collected and translated to English with the help of AI. I also added all techniques from original Japanese Densho with translation. I'm also adding my own notes and clarifications. This will take years to finish. I think I already spent 1000 hours of work on this web site. Its not for free, I spent too much time to just give it away.
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November '23:
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I was at the Nagato Taikai in Finland together with two people from my Dojo.
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January '24: After a couple of months of thinking together with the members of Kaigozan Dojo we decided it was time to give up our Dojo we had for 33 years and move to a new place. So we did not renew our contract, we had three months to move out.
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March '24:
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I went to Japan for the first time in four years (since the thing took the world) with two friends from Kaigozan Dojo. This was my 50'th Japan trip.
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April '24: I held a Juttejutsu seminar in Helsinki organised by Erick Ellison and the Sakura Dojo. I recorded the whole seminar and it is available for download at the BUDOSHOP.SE
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The new Kaigozan Dojo
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We moved in to the new Dojo in March. The Dojo is smaller so it is still a little messy. I will add more pictures when it looks good.
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Bujinkan Toryu Theme
My training theme from the beginning of the year was Kukishin-ryū Dakentaijutsu. I will continue Kukishin-ryū Chūden Kata after the summer. But during the summer I will focus on Kukishin-ryū Rokushaku Bōjutsu and the Kuji no Kata.
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The Kuji no Kata is said to be the original techniques that later became the official Bōjutsu techniques in the Bujinkan Dōjō.
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As you might know I work in shifts so I can only train the days I'm not working, when I'm working other Dai Shihan is teaching at Kaigōzan Dōjō. Here is the dates I'm training this summer...
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Every 3 months I get two weeks paid "vacation", I get the new schedule at the end of July (I don't know when I get my "vacation", I usually travel that time so this might affect my schedule).
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HELP MAKE THE NEWSLETTER BETTER
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Please help me make this a better resource for everyone practicing the Bujinkan Martial Arts. Contribute and help grow this newsletter by sending me news, seminar advertisements.
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Send me anything you think might be of interest to all of us Bujinkan practitioners to [email protected]
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But please no links to FB or sites that requires a log in (I am not on FB!).
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四習界 Shishūkai: Four Worlds of Mastery
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Introduction to the Four Worlds of Mastery The Four Worlds of Mastery In the disciplined and deeply philosophical world of Bujinkan, the journey from novice to master involves more than physical prowess. Additionally, it encompasses profound personal growth. The "Four Worlds of Mastery" guide this path, mirroring the traditional martial arts progression of Shu-Ha-Ri. It also highlights common cognitive biases, …
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海蛍 Umi Hotaru: The Ninja's Nighttime Guide
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In the realm of stealth and strategy the Ninja once harnessed 海蛍 Umi Hotaru, sea-fireflies (Vargula hilgendorfii) a remarkable natural phenomenon as a nighttime guide. This essay delves into their ingenious use of these bioluminescent creatures for night operations. The Art of Light in Darkness The Ninja sought clear seas with sandy bottoms, ideal habitats for sea-fireflies. Using bait, they …
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Daikomyosai - December 1998: A Glimpse into the Bujinkan World
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Introduction In December 1998, I had the incredible opportunity to attend Daikomyosai, a martial arts event held in Japan. Daikomyosai, also known as Taikai, is an annual gathering of martial artists from around the world. This event is unique, primarily because it is presided over by Soke Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, the head instructor of the Bujinkan organization. In this essay, …
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Bookmark BUJINKAN.TV this is where we upload our video clips.
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New video since the last news letter is...
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- Complete BATON FIGHTING techniques with MATS HJELM
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The training continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19:00 to 20:30 at Kaigozan Dojo. We might notify on twitter with short notice if the training is cancelled. We never take vacations, there is always someone that open the dojo for training.
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The training fee on Tuesdays & Thursdays is included for all members of Kaigozan Dojo. For all others it is 100 SEK. If you happen to be in the town you are very welcome to join us for training!
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Råstensgatan 3, Sundbyberg
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Kaigozan Seminar
We don't have any seminars planned this year. But we might do something spontaneous?
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We organise small seminars a few times per year in the Dojo. You are welcome to attend if you are in town. We don't take pre-registrations or sign ups, just pack your Keikogi and come, we will be there. Cancelled seminars will be announced on our twitter@kaigozan.
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When we do bigger seminars we will use the TAIKAI.SE web site.
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My latest Download Video is is now available at Budoshop.SE
Complete JUTTEJUTSU - Fundamental Baton Techniques of Gyokko-ryu and Kukishin-ryu with MATS HJELM was recorded in Finland in April 2024.
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BUJINKAN SEMINARS
- 2024-07-26 NAGATO TAIKAI (Oregon, USA) (more info)
- 2024-08-23 NOGUCHI TAIKAI (Prague, CZ) (more info)
- 2024-10-12 FURUTA TAIKAI (Liverpool, UK) (more info)
- 2024-11-15 SHIRAISHI TAIKAI (Helsinki, FIN) (more info)
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If you want your seminar listed here send me an email to [email protected] with all information. Then I will add it here in a short format like the one above.
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YUDANSHA BOOK
I have only written one public book, and it is the YUDANSHA book. I got very good feedback from many prominent Bujinkan teachers including Hatsumi Soke. The book covers all the Taijutsu techniques I think every 5'th Dan should know by heart.
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The book is only available from Lulu!
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Below is two pages from the book as an example. It is available in a few different formats and bindings.
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Japan Report Six 令和5年
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I was invited to Furuta Sensei’s home dojo out in the countryside. He is very generous and picked us up from the train station. The only problem is that he plays a Lady Gaga CD on repeat during the drive.
Furuta’s home dojo is very rustic with traditional tatami mats. He started training with ukemi and my cotton tabi really slid across the straw! His exploration of 基本八法 Kihon Happō is influenced by his study of 雲隠流 Kumogakure Ryū. ...
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四習界 Shishūkai: Four Worlds of Mastery
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In the disciplined and deeply philosophical world of Bujinkan, the journey from novice to master involves more than physical prowess. Additionally, it encompasses profound personal growth. The “Four Worlds of Mastery” guide this path, mirroring the traditional martial arts progression of Shu-Ha-Ri. It also highlights common cognitive biases, such as the Dunning-Kruger effect....
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Japan Report Five 令和5年
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Bujinkan training in Japan isn’t only about training. Sometimes it is about cultural experiences you might have there. And sometimes you might even find healing in the dojo!
I began this day in Japan with a visit to 美術刀剣松本 Bijutsu Tōken Matsumoto in 西葛西 Nishikasai with my teacher Peter Crocoll. He brought a tsuka from home to be refurbished with new 柄巻 tsukamaki and fittings. ...
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We collected nearly 2000 articles and essays from the most well known Instructors of the Bujinkan Dojo since 2005.
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