Ninjutsu practitioners throughout the ages have learned that through difficult, hard and sometimes dangerous training an interesting mindset begins to emerge, Endurance! Not endurance in the sense of physical fitness but that of a mental state, being able to “last longer” or “go further” than their opponent or a challenge placed in front of them. […]
Posts from February 2013
Ninja: The Non-Conformist
Conform – a) To comply with rules, standards or laws, b) Behave according to socially accepted conventions or standards. (Merriam Webster Dictionary) One principle that I believe many historians and martial artists in general miss as to why the Ninja were so powerful an adversary or ally is/was the Art of Non Conformity. The early […]
Ninja Warrior Conditioning
Great Day For training ninjutsu fans! A warrior of any tradition is required to maintain physically at the top of their game. Being called to a mission, could require enduring long stretches of motionless observation, with a quick burst of speed and power to bring an opponent down quickly. So of course with my students […]
My First Taikai
My First TaiKai, The other day I was looking through an old photo album and I came across pictures I took at my first TaiKai from 1989.My best student and I saw the full page ad in Black Belt magazine and we had been practicing for several years together, but had not had the opportunity […]
Ninjutsu Film
Hey Ninjutsu Fans, How many of you remember the release of this video by Soke Hatsumi! Bufu Ikkan Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postPrint for later
Winter training
It doesn’t matter what the weather is like, training should take place in all weather types. The other day we here in the North East has a small Blizzard roll in, and my first thought was “what a great opportunity to train!” So, out I went into the raging snow storm, with my extended survival […]
A Difference in the Approach, Samurai vs Ninja
“The Way of the Samurai is found in death. When it comes to either/or, there is only the quick choice of death. It is not particularly difficult. Be determined and advance. To say that dying without reaching one’s aim is to die a dog’s death is the frivolous way of sophisticates. When pressed with the […]
New Video Section
Hey Ninjutsu Practioners! I have added a new page called “Videos”, as alot of my older students were looking for the videos from my sister site. So I will be posting them up asap, and of course all new material is being layed out for new versions of the Ninja Juhakkei! Bufu Ikkan Bookmark on […]
