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Eight newsletter. It's been a while since the last newsletter, not much has been happening. I decided that the theme I like to focus on this year is Shindenfudō-ryū and the Kusari-fundō.
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In March we completed the first level of Shindenfuō-ryū Dakentaijutsu Ten no Kata or Iken Hassō. The video is available at BUDOSHOP.SE.
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Now we move on to the second level, Chi no Kata or Biken Isshun.
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I just finished an article about the three different timings in traditional Japanese Budo and the Neuroscience of free will. I had some help from the machines and it turned out better than i expected (we are doomed). Check it out here.
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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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Martial Arts and the Neuroscience of Free Will
I will try to explain Japanese martial arts and the Neuroscience of Free Will in this article. The three approaches of Go no sen, sen no sen, and sen sen no sen have been used for centuries to develop effective strategies for both offensive and defensive manoeuvres.
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However, the scientific study of human behaviour has challenged our traditional understanding of free will and decision-making, calling into question how much control we have over our actions. In recent years, advances in neuroscience have shed new light on the nature of free will and how these martial arts concepts may relate to it...
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Click the link below for the full article
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I've had the BUJINKAN.TV domain for a while now but didn't know what to do with it.
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New video since the last news letter is...
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- Complete SHINDENFUDO-RYU DAKENTAIJUTSU with MATS HJELM
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The training continues on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 19:30 to 21:00 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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Kaigozan Seminar
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 SHINDENFUDO-RYU DAKENTAIJUTSU with MATS HJELM (part 1 of 3) was recorded at the Kaigozan Dojo in March 2023.
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BUJINKAN SEMINARS
- May 26 (Frankfurt, DE) - Furuta Taikai (more info)
- June 3 (Stockholm, SE) - Mats Hjelm (more info)
- Aug 18-20 (Stockholm, SE) - Noguchi Taikai (more info)
- Nov 17-19 (Helsinki, FI) - Nagato Taikai (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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Master One To Master All
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At the end of the class, Nagato sensei said, “if you master one thing, you can master anything”.
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It reminded me of how Musashi became a fantastic painter after mastering the art of the sword. (1) In his famous book “Gorin no Sho”, he writes, “When I apply the principle of strategy to the ways of different arts and crafts, I no longer require a teacher in any domain.”
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Encounter With A Polisher
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The Japanese Dai Shihan show how to polish our movements; I call them “polishers” for that reason.
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My younger son Amaury is 27 years old, and this is his first Japan trip. Entering Nagato sensei’s class, he had the time of his life as he was his uke for the course. Being the son of the polar bear, it was obvious that Nagato sensei would use him as uke. I should have told him in advance, but somehow I forgot (am I a bad father?). This trip was supposed to be in 2019, but I had to go to Lebanon for a few months, and then the confinement hit us all.
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Kannin: Keep Going!
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With my brother-in-arms Pedro, and a few others, we had the chance to share lunch with Sensei. During this time, he said, “this year, the important is Kannin, keep going.” (1)
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There are several meanings to Kannin. Kannin refers to a period in Japanese history at the beginning of the 11th century (1017-1021).
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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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