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Ha Ha Check this out...
Lol. It's meant in the best of intentions ;) You should hear some of the jokes I heard when I lived in Malta - or that song they sing there about the "Little Crusade" (I'll give you a cluce, it's about kebab stands lmao!) -
Ha Ha Check this out...
ninja costumes blend in well with a crowded street full of niqabs anyways, lol. Least them muzzies are good for summat ;) -
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Just a wee question pertinent to the "analysis of Koto Ryu" mentioned earlier and referred again to above; what relevant qualification does the AKBAN member in question have to make a critical analysis of koto Ryu? Menkyo? Menkyo kaiden? Something else? I realise this may sound like a loaded... -
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The version by Cream is definitely one of the best lol. It tends to be the first song (well, jamming song) somebody learns when they start out playing slide guitar. -
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Lol did you just say simunition=paintball? Or did I read between the lines there...? In regards to Mr Parker mentioning the thanks I gave to Mr VanCise on that post earlier, just to clarify: I was more considering things in terms of it is good to experience training where things do not always... -
Beginner - Need some advice :)
And a great song to play down at the bar! -
Beginner - Need some advice :)
Man, I had Statesboro Blues stuck in my head until I read that... Now - Rollin And Tumbling of course :D to the OP: when I have periods that I cannot attend training in class I solo train and focus on the basics and just going over and over the stuff I have been learning - essentially just... -
Oguri Sensei Passed Away!
Eternal rest grant unto him, and may perpetual light shine upon him forever and ever. May he rest in peace. -
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Out of interest, does anybody know of pubilcally available clips showing good examples of Kukishinden ryu kenjutsu? -
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One point regarding the "shooting in class" comment, there. You could compare shooting at the range to sparring, and I would agree. However I would then go on to compare scenario training or proper randori to tactical training with simunition marking rounds (which I have done, as well as put in... -
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Hi from an AKBAN veteran in Toronto
Wow. A Genbukan member advocating a Bujinkan group? Man, honestly I find that really really awesome! Things have not been that way in the areas that I have been in! -
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In my dojo our entire approach avoids a "sparring" mentality, and rather focuses on ending situations as quickly as possible. Sparring has a tendency to degrade into a tit for tat drawn out game. My previous background was in Muay Thai and certain other sport arts, so I can also personally... -
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Thanks for the info, much appreciated. Yes the kata creation is more of an assessment as to whether a student has internalised the principles of BBT and is able to apply them in dynamic situations. I know of one student who designed a kata around use of a .303 (unloaded of course!) which was... -
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Long winded, perhaps, but hardly a moment of futile wind! Just to clarify, what I referred to about more than what is publicly available refers more to personal experience (in regards to Bujinkan training itself) and first-person stories from shidoshi I have trained with and respect, in regards... -
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I dunno. We do a lot of kenjutsu in my dojo - which is good because I am very, very drawn to kenjutsu and my only other option to augment my training would be to travel nearly 300km one way trip to train in Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu (I noticed some people break the words up differently... -
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Today hasn't gone according to plan so going to take a rest day from exercises, and do some flexibility work alongside taijutsu and bojutsu today.- Indagator
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Oh and FWIW I think the esoteric side of Soke's writing can often be layered in such a way that it can mean something when you read it at a certain level of understanding, but when you come back years later it reads even deeper. I liken it to the Summa Theologica - as a stock standard basic... -
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Some times it can be good to find oneself as a "living note" where your solo training at home reflects what you have covered in class. Other times you may find your solo training at home reflects what you need it to - such as when one finds insights into something they have practised, turn up to... -
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today's objectives achieved. tomorrow same as today for exercise stuff. taijutsu and some bojutsu also for tomorrow.- Indagator
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What is this weapon called?
Have one made for you, or make one for yourself, make up a name for it and screw around with it in the back yard til you find some stuff that works with it. Seriously I think that's your best option, man. If you're wanting to do more than just tool around with it a bit, then you're probably...- Indagator
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Hey It's 5:50. Time To get Up and Train!
My old shift was a 3am start. Man, that ended up putting me on a really weird body-clock schedule...- Indagator
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Right, well I'm going to call today's objectives "achieved" although I must be honest, and admit that I had to swap out the last set of 60 toe-touch situps for 60 regular crunches, but nonetheless I am happy with how it went for the first real exercise in quite awhile. All I have left to do is...- Indagator
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Ok. Gi is getting a bit tight again. Figured I might as well use this blog thing as a fitness diary - the fact it's able to be viewed by others should help motivate the ego-driven part of me to move his fat, lazy backside and get some things done. So today's expectations before I hit the sack...- Indagator
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