Human Weapon : Ninjutsu Episode featuring Budo Taijutsu!

[CoryKS]

Get ready for a terrifying flurry of life-threatening adjectives and adjective phrases—deadly, lethal, brutal, ancient, secret, subversive, shadowy, mysterious, ultimate,....um... really deadly, extremely lethal....

... hide me!!!! :lol:

Or the obligatory remark during preparation for the fight: "If he gets too Ninja on me, I'll use my height and wrestling background to put him on the ground."

I like this show, but there is definitely material there for a Human Weapon drinking game.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Well I know one of the main coordinators for the Bujinkan (Yost Fulton Shihan) who helped Bill and Jason for this episode. If things work out right I may go to his house and watch it the night it airs.

One thing I do know is that at the end they work with Fukuro Shinai one on one against two Bujinkan practitioner's with the idea to get five strikes in before the other person. I believe by reading between the lines that these two Budo Taijutsu practitioner's are Doug Wilson and Bruce Appleby two long term Japan residents with lots and lots of experience. (I found this all on Doug Wilson blog except the about the part with Yost Fulton)

 

[Bill Sempf]

I'd be curious to know what elements of Ninjutsu they would be studying. Is Ninjutsu taught in the Bujinkan? Maybe if someone could define what it is exactly I'll know what to look for in the show. Will the fight at the end of the show involve sneaking up on the opponent, or will they fight face to face?

I don't know if they went anywhere other than the Hombu dojo, but I do know that they went there and trained. I also know that Budo Taijutsu is not Ninjutsu per se. That makes me think that they went to other schools in Japan to study (which might prove veeeery interesting) otherwise they would call the show Budo Taijutsu, and not Ninjutsu. That follows, right?

The final challenge is a game of tag with weapons, because Budo Taijutsu is not a competitive martial art.

Most of my information came from Shihan Doug Wilson's blog at http://henka.wordpress.com/, and the HW forums on the History channel site.

Edit: Sorry, Brian, didn't mean to duplicate your post; looks like we submitted at about the same time.

 

[Monadnock]

I don't know if they went anywhere other than the Hombu dojo, but I do know that they went there and trained. I also know that Budo Taijutsu is not Ninjutsu per se. That makes me think that they went to other schools in Japan to study (which might prove veeeery interesting) otherwise they would call the show Budo Taijutsu, and not Ninjutsu. That follows, right?

That would sound right. Of course if I were putting a television show together, I know what name would get more people watching. So that could be part of it.

 

[Doc_Jude]

Well I know one of the main coordinators for the Bujinkan (Yost Fulton Shihan) who helped Bill and Jason for this episode. If things work out right I may go to his house and watch it the night it airs.

One thing I do know is that at the end they work with Fukuro Shinai one on one against two Bujinkan practitioner's with the idea to get five strikes in before the other person. I believe by reading between the lines that these two Budo Taijutsu practitioner's are Doug Wilson and Bruce Appleby two long term Japan residents with lots and lots of experience. (I found this all on Doug Wilson blog except the about the part with Yost Fulton)

Are you going to Daikomyosai?

 

[newtothe dark]

I also heard they did some throwing as well shuriken

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Are you going to Daikomyosai?

No I wish I was but with my schedule getting away can be pretty tricky!

 

[Doc_Jude]

Yeah, tell me about it. I haven't been back since 2000. Nagato-sensei & George told me to plan on taking godan next time I was over there and I haven't been back! I hate it when that happens!!! - ^_^

 

[benkyoka]

They filmed at Ayase once (not exactly the hombu).

 

[Bigshadow]

No I wish I was but with my schedule getting away can be pretty tricky!

My instructor is there. He flew out Thursday morning. Well I assume by now he is there! I had planned to go this year, but at the end, I was unable to go. My plans are to go next year, but maybe not for DKS.

 

[Bigshadow]

They filmed at Ayase once (not exactly the hombu).

So are you saying they only filmed at Ayase? I am pretty sure the picture I have was taken at the hombu.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

My instructor is there. He flew out Thursday morning. Well I assume by now he is there! I had planned to go this year, but at the end, I was unable to go. My plans are to go next year, but maybe not for DKS.

If the stars align right I may go this summer!

 

[benkyoka]

So are you saying they only filmed at Ayase? I am pretty sure the picture I have was taken at the hombu.

No, I am saying they filmed at Ayase as well as hombu.

 

[Bigshadow]

No, I am saying they filmed at Ayase as well as hombu.

Cool!

 

[Doc_Jude]

They filmed at Ayase once (not exactly the hombu).

Who else did they train with? Nagato? Noguchi? Someya? Shiraishi? I hope someone good.

 

[Doc_Jude]

If the stars align right I may go this summer!

I've been trying to plan a trip for the last two years. Keeps falling through. Disappointing. Though, now I might be planning a trip to Java or Bali, maybe Malaysia.

 

[blood shadow]

the episode airs dec14th.

 

[Bigshadow]

They're not going to stick just with Bujinkan, are they? That wouldn't really go with the spirit of the show, IMO.

Well....

It is like when they did the Marine Corps episode... I guess they could have gone to the Marine Corps and hundreds of "Military enthusiasts" clubs, but they went to the SOURCE. It really is no different, they also didn't go to every individual group from any of the martial arts.

Anyway... It is this weekend.

 

[Brian R. VanCise]

Well....

It is like when they did the Marine Corps episode... I guess they could have gone to the Marine Corps and hundreds of "Military enthusiasts" clubs, but they went to the SOURCE. It really is no different, they also didn't go to every individual group from any of the martial arts.

Anyway... It is this weekend.

Let's hope it is decent!

 

[Obi Wan Shinobi]

Well hopefully it won't be done in the stereotypical manner that the Mythbuster episode was. Either way can't wait to watch it.