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The web site is being updated again, it can only mean one thing. Something big is about to happen again. We are currently talking to instructors and deciding exact date.

Keep your eyes on this web site the next couple of weeks to find out what it is. All we can say at the moment is…

September!

Stockholm!

Sponsored by Swedish Bujinkan Federation!

And you won’t believe your eyes!

PS. Don’t plan something for September until you read about what we are up to, because you will be sorry if you book the same date for something else.

KIHON SEMINAR #06 with HOLGER KUNZMANN (May 2011)

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This 82 minute video is from a seminar Holger taught at the Kaigozan Dojo in April/May 2011. On this video he teaches the Bujinkan Dojo Budo Taijutsu fundamentals. If you know the fundamentals really well you can then start putting each sequence together and better understand the ryu-ha kata. Without a good foundation, you can never really do the kata correctly.

The clips is from the morning sessions each day and contains …

Junan-undo : Warm-up exercises, self massage, flexibility and body conditioning exercises and routines.

Kamae : Proper body postures and how to move, Sabaki.

Tsuki : Striking exercises.

Keri : Kicking exercises.

Ukenagashi : How to block strikes and kicks.

Nage : Throwing exercises.

And much more. For example, we added 20 minutes extra material of some henka techniques from the Keiko#31 Gyokko-ryu Kosshijutsu Geryaku DVD (extra material that we couldn”t fit on the DVD). This DVD contains all 12 techniques from Geryaku (first level) of Gyokko-ryu and is 120 minutes long. For more information about this DVD, see … https://www.budoshop.se/store/ (This DVD is not available for download!)

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Kihon Seminar 2011 with Holger in Kaigozan Dojo

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This 82 minute video is from a seminar Holger taught at the Kaigozan Dojo in April/May 2011. On this video he teaches the Bujinkan Dojo Budo Taijutsu fundamentals. If you know the fundamentals really well you can then start putting each sequence together and better understand the ryu-ha kata. Without a good foundation, you can never really do the kata correctly. Download the full 82 minute video here... www.payloadz.com More information about this video ... budoshop.se The clips is from the morning sessions each day and contains ... Junan-undo : Warm-up exercises, self massage, flexibility and body conditioning exercises and routines. Kamae : Proper body postures and how to move, Sabaki. Tsuki : Striking exercises. Keri : Kicking exercises. Ukenagashi : How to block strikes and kicks. Nage : Throwing exercises. And much more. For example, we added 20 minutes extra material of some henka techniques from the Keiko#31 Gyokko-ryu Kosshijutsu Geryaku DVD (extra material that we couldn''t fit on the DVD). This DVD contains all 12 techniques from Geryaku (first level) of Gyokko-ryu and is 120 minutes long. For more information about this DVD, see ... www.budoshop.se (This DVD is not available for download!)
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Fudōshin 不動心 or Fudōshin 浮動心 Floating Heart?

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I was talking with Paul Masse about recent events in Japan. We were contemplating the appropriate "safe" distance from these disasters. Hatsumi Sensei often suggests to us that we evade by the width of a piece of paper. He gives us this image as a hint to take a small evasion, or, just as much space as needed. I have even heard him say that it should be the width of air. Now that seems risky for sure!

But there is another way to evade that isn't evading. And Sensei does this but it is not easy to see. To open our eyes let's look at one example from nature and one from Hatsumi Sensei.

While talking with Paul, I was reminded of a different kind of distance from a favorite poem. I shared this idea with Paul and he seemed to enjoy the feeling of it:
The Little Duck -----  By Donald C. Babcock
Now we are ready to look at something pretty special.
It is a duck riding the ocean a hundred feet beyond the surf.
No, it isn’t a gull.
A gull always has a raucous touch about him.
This is some sort of duck, and he cuddles in the swells.
He isn’t cold, and he is thinking things over.
There is a big heaving in the Atlantic,
And he is part of it.
He looks a bit like a mandarin, or the Lord Buddha meditating under the Bo tree.
But he has hardly enough above the eyes to be a philosopher.
He has poise, however, which is what philosophers must have.
He can rest while the Atlantic heaves, because he rests in the Atlantic.
Probably he doesn’t know how large the ocean is.
And neither do you.
But he realizes it.
And what does he do, I ask you. He sits down in it.
He reposes in the immediate as if it were infinity—which it is.
That is religion, and the duck has it.
He has made himself a part of the boundless, be easing himself into it just where it
touches him.
Paul said this is like Fudōshin 不動心. Which is often translated as "immovable heart." But another reading of it could be Fudōshin 浮動心 "Floating Heart."

Well we had our conversation about The Little Duck a couple of weeks ago, and today I came across Hatsumi Sensei suggesting what seems to be the same kind of distance for muto dori:
Understanding muto as "Like a boat floating on water." Whether the waves are gentle or rough, it is good. Hicho no ken (the sword of the flying bird). Regard the opponent's attack as natural. This is Niten Itto, Niten Ichi-ryu. Board the floating boat, and stop the attack. The boat's motion prevents the opponent from moving freely.
I am humbled at this connection that appeared today. And it opened up some ideas for me that I have felt in Hatsumi Sensei's classes but been unable to get my mind around. I can't wait to explore this feeling in class tonight!


KEIKO#03 – TAKAGIYOSHIN-RYU Henka with MATS & ARNE

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A seminar in Kaigozan Dojo with Mats Hjelm, and Arne Elmlund

The theme this year was Hontai Takagiyôshin-ryû and Daishô. Arne was in Japan in october, and Mats was in Japan november/december. They taught mostly Takagiyôshin-ryû techniques including… Ikichigae, Kasumi Dori, Onikudaki (plus 2 techniques we don’t know the name of), Sannindori, Omotegyaku ken sabaki and much more. The instructors speak Swedish on this video!

Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden December 2002

Note: The instructions is in Swedish and there is no sub titles on this VCD

About the instructor

Mats Hjelm started training in Bujinkan for the first time around 1983, but it wasn’t until 1986 he had the opportunity to start training more seriously under a Shidôshi. He attends around 20 seminars, go to Japan 2-3 times every year. Since he started training he never had a training break. He takes his budo training very seriously! If you want to sponsor a seminar or course, please don’t hesitate to contact him. For more information see his web site http://kesshi.com

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Gyokko-ryu grunder med Holger i KGZ Dojo April/Maj 2011

Holger & the Heroes

Förra helgen arrangerade Kaigozan Dojo ett läger med Holger Kunzmann från Reutlingen i Tyskland. Temat för lägret var Gyokko-ryu grunder och de 12 teknikerna från Jo-ryaku no maki.

På lördag gick Holger igenom grunder så som till exempel korrekt positionering, blockeringar, slag och sparkar. Han visade riktigt bra träningsdrillar som jag definitivt kommer att ta till mig och fortsätta köra i vår dojo. Grunder är oerhört viktiga, behärskar man inte grunderna ordentligt blir det inte så mycket av kata-teknikerna heller. Varje katateknik består av ett flertal kombinationer av grundtekniker, kan man dessa bra så är det bara att lägga ihop varje delmoment tills man har själva katatekniken.

Efter en halv dag med grundträning började han undervisa teknikerna ur Jo-ryaku no maki som är den första nivån i skolan Gyokko-ryu.

På Söndag efter uppvärmningen, med andningsövningar och rullningarundervisade han de återstående sju grundteknikerna. När dagen var slut svarade han på frågor som några deltagare hade.

Ki-Aj!Sättet Holger lär ut på är distinkt, effektivt och realistiskt. Man ser tydligt hur farliga teknikerna är i verkligheten (om man inte håller igen i träningen). Bitvis såg det riktigt läskigt ut och man tittade ofta på Uke om det var okej efter att ha blivit kastad ganska våldsamt. Som tur är Holger väldigt skicklig och vet exakt var gränsen går och ser till att ingen blir skadad i träningen.

Han berättade om hur Takamatsu Sensei sade att man måste kunna växla mellan en tam katt och en vildsint tiger på en bråkdels sekund när det behövs, för att sedan växla tillbaka till den gulliga katten som all vill kela med. Det är viktigt att kunna röra sig avslappnat för att vara mottaglig av signaler och känslor, samtidigt kunna växla till hårt under bara någon sekund när det behövs. Att gå omkring och spänna sig, eller ha ett “hårt sinne” är inte bra för hälsan, detta är en viktig poäng också Hatsumi Soke ofta poängterar.

Lägret filmades och kommer att komma på DVD om ett par veckor på Kaigozan Budoshop.se

Vad några deltagare tyckte…

Kul träningMycket inspirerande, det var länge sedan jag lärde mig så mycket nyttigt på ett läger! Fler skulle verkligen ha behövt vara där. Men jag antar att det var en helg som många valde att göra annat; det får man bara acceptera. Hoppas hur som helst att det kan bli fler tillfällen för honom att komma hit.
– Ola

Aj. Det gjorde ont. Men lika gla ändå är jag. Men… Aj.
– Arvid

Väldigt distinkt utförda tekniker, jag önskar att jag hade haft en sådan instruktör när jag började träna. Flow och feeling i all ära, men vad är det om det inte finns någon substans i botten? Holger är ett föredömligt exempel på en bra instruktör som tränar hårt på grunderna och inte så mycket ute i lalaland, det syns verkligen.
– Mats

The seminar was great. I had loads of fun training and meeting everyone. :)
– Robert…