Kembudo-Kai Kempoka
Senior Master
My experience in training with BBT gents has been a mixed bag. When doing taijutsu, I know I can count on getting my fingers and toes twisted in ways I didn't know were anatomically possible, and even find myself in absurd joint positions of the knees and elbow/shoulder complex. That having been said, I come from MA's with heavy contact emphases (sparring, grappling, kendo) and have noticed that many of the bujinkan and ex-booj guys seem to have never seen a 3-step combo before. On the ground, I could easily navigate my training partners with the BJJ schtick, but (again) would find myself being harrassed by moves not used in BJJ (i.e., got a guy in mounted sankaku jime, and he's twisting my pinky toe out of socket...neat harassment, but hardly enough to prevent a plethora of possible damage from my top position).
The first impression I get is that there isn't a lot of time spent exchanging techniques in a competitive vein (kumite, randori). Yet, some exchange must occur, because I get my parts torqued every time. And the jutaijutsu setups and executions are wicked kewl in practice...I can't imagine they got this refined or lasted this long (evolutionarily) without their effectiveness being tested against uncooperative uke's.
So...if you don't spar or wrassle, how do you train for handling continuous, non-compliant athletic aggression?
Regards,
Dave
PS -- My limited experience in this has been with ex TSKSR guys as a youngster, and booj & ex-booj practitioners as a grow'd up.
Thx.
The first impression I get is that there isn't a lot of time spent exchanging techniques in a competitive vein (kumite, randori). Yet, some exchange must occur, because I get my parts torqued every time. And the jutaijutsu setups and executions are wicked kewl in practice...I can't imagine they got this refined or lasted this long (evolutionarily) without their effectiveness being tested against uncooperative uke's.
So...if you don't spar or wrassle, how do you train for handling continuous, non-compliant athletic aggression?
Regards,
Dave
PS -- My limited experience in this has been with ex TSKSR guys as a youngster, and booj & ex-booj practitioners as a grow'd up.
Thx.