2016 - NinZine 3.0

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kumafrNovember 16, 2016

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Hello Bujinkan friends,

This year has been very demanding for me, and I couldn’t be as present as usual. Those who know me well, know about my “other activities”.

This is why next year will be interesting, as I will be focusing more on the seminars and ebooks, than on my other activities. I plan to release a few new ebooks (some for Xmas) to begin the interaction with http://www.koimartialart.com. I’ll tell you more when things are going to happen.

The new titles in English that are being reviewed will be available like the other ones at Amazon, it will be “Bujinkan Chronicles vol.1”, a collection of the first posts published here, but extended and corrected, and with many pictures taken during seminars and in Japan during the same period; “Juppo Sessho”, the reviewed ebook version of the book of 2002, with many new insights; and hopefully “Shoshi”, a book to help you become familiar with the parts of Japanese history that created our art.

The Holiday season is opening early at http://www.budomart.com because we want you to receive your presents before Christmas. So I decided that from today until the end of December 2016, you benefit from a 25% discount on nearly 100 DVDs from my budomart catalogue.

If you are interested in getting some DVDs for yourself, or for your friends, then it is time to jump on http://www.budomart.com and get the Xmas 25% discount.

At the end of the checkout, simply click on the voucher code “xmas2016”, then “OK,” and the discount will be automatically applied on the eligible products.

Happy Holiday Season Bujinkan Buyu!

I wish you the best for the end of the year and the beginning of 2017, and I hope to see you at the dojo or during seminars.*

Arnaud Cousergue
Bujinkan Dai Shihan

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*Annecy, Bangalore, Berlin, Bogota, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Fortaleza, Gottingen, Paris, Tokyo,

What is the correct path?

kumafrNovember 11, 2016

From Shiro Kuma's Blog by kumafr

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When you push the door of a dojo for the first time, you are often unaware that this simple action will unfold a life of commitment. The path you have chosen to take will only stop when your life is over.
Do not give up too early, persevere, and improve. Progress will be slow, but we are not in a hurry. The correct path is what you decide to make out of it.
Nakaima.

Kumo no sou 蜘蛛の巣 – spindelnät

IwatoNovember 6, 2016

From Sida 11 – Iwato 1810 by Iwato

Juro gumo

Vårt agerande måste vara likt ett bygge av ett spindelnät. När en spindel tillverkar ett nät, hänger den det i ett tomrum och väntar på att bytet kommer in och fångar sig självt i det. Detta är samma sak när vi tränar med uke. Uke kommer av egen vilja in i vårt spindelnät och vi gör ingenting för att låta denne fastna i den. Vårt spindelnät spelar på alla nivåer; det fysiska, mentala och infologiska. Eftersom vi inte planerar någon rörelse i förväg och därmed håller oss borta från ukes förståelse av vad som händer, eftersom vi bara agerar på ukes avsikter, så kan vi linda in uke i vårt nät och denne har ingen aning vad som händer förrän det är för sent. Alla våra misstag i strid härrör från det faktum att vi tänker på det framtida resultatet i stället för att bara agera naturligt på det som händer i nuet.

När vi tränar haya nawajutsu (reptekniker) är detta spindelnät en föreställning om hur vi skall arbeta med repet (och alla andra vapen vår arsenal). Vi utför våra ”rörelser i rörelser” likt ett rep som lindar in uke och denne fångas av de replika rörelserna. Varje vapenslag som användes i kampen mellan oss och fienden ska användas likt ett rep.…

The new Tenchijin series are available

kumafrOctober 28, 2016

From Shiro Kuma's Blog by kumafr

Good news for those of you attending this weekend seminar on tenchijin in Paris.

The new Tenchijin is now available in DVD format at http://www.budomart.com .

It is also available in Download on the website, or in online streaming at http://www.koimartialart.com 
Check the new DVDS at http://www.budomart.com
We have created 9 new modules in the dvd section.

This new Tenchijin is the original Bujinkan Shinden Kihon Gata of 1987. I redesigned the structure by modules instead of Kyu so that we have a better understanding of the basics we need to learn.
The 9 modules are divided as follow:
3 modules for Basics (mainly Ten and Chi)

2 modules for Waza (mainly Jin)

4 modules for Weapons (all weapon basics)

Bujinkan Kuden: 自然行雲流水 Shizen kōunryūsui

Michael GlennOctober 17, 2016October 17, 2016

From Bujinkan Santa Monica by Michael Glenn

根津美術館庭園 photo by Michael Glenn

We have a Bujinkan kuden, 自然行雲流水 Shizen kōunryūsui. This is sometimes translated as going with the flow. It originates from an old Chinese poem. But in Japan it became an essential mindset for zen.

It is having a mind that is light and carefree like the journey of the clouds through the sky. No matter what wars are being fought on earth, or what pain and emotion is being expressed, the clouds just float by. What if your mind could be light like that?

But this saying also suggests we can flow along like the water in a river. No matter what obstacle it encounters, it just keeps going. It is ever changing and persistent. What if your mind could run deep like a river?

The river and the clouds are connected of course. The clouds drop rain and snow which feeds the river. Then the water might evaporate and rise back into the sky to become a cloud again.

In Bujinkan taijutsu, this mindset is expressed as natural and smooth movement. This kind of taijutsu is not an attack or a defense. When we are unattached to results, victory appears.… Read More

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25% OFF at www.budomart.com

What is the correct path?

Kumo no sou 蜘蛛の巣 – spindelnät

The new Tenchijin series are available

Bujinkan Kuden: 自然行雲流水 Shizen kōunryūsui