The ability to take in and store vital energy comes under the general heading of chi kung. There are hundreds of methods of chi kung, including Buddhist, Taoist and Confucian sources in China. India and Tibet both had strong influences on chi kung in China. A great interchange took place between these countries, not only in trade, but also in culture and religious practice. Many Buddhist monks carried the teachings to China, and with them secrets of health and longevity. Since that time the Chinese have adapted and changed all that they have learnt, and produced the multi-faceted chi kung of today.

The main reasons for people performing chi kung can roughly be divided into three areas.

1. Health promotion/stress-free mind.
2. Longevity: chi kung advocates believe that correct and regular practice will ultimately lead to a healthy and extended life span.
3. Martial arts: the ability to generate tremendous power from chi kung training.

Instructors:
Mats Hjelm - Shidôshi 12 Dan
Fredrik Markgren - Shidôshi 9 Dan
Hans Nilsson - Shidôshi 9 Dan
Roger Mattsson - Shidôshi 9 Dan
Arne Elmlund - Shidôshi 6 Dan
Petter Swedin - Shidôshi 6 Dan
Kristoffer Metsälä - Shidôshi 5 Dan
Ola Grönlund - Shidôshi 5 Dan
m.fl Only in Swedish language!

Theme: Refrlektioner över årets tema, Roppo Kuji no Biken

Under 2004 var det många Svenskar som åkte till Japan. I December arrangerade Kaigôzan Dôjô ett seminarium där alla som hade varit i Japan detta år var inbjudna att dela med sig av sina reflektioner och tankar över årets tema.

Något av det som lärdes ut var falltekniker med eller utan rustning, budo no kiso, daisho jûtaijutsu, tachi waza, yoroi kumi uchi, taijutsu m.m.

Med på DVD'n finns också bildspel från diverse läger 2004, totalt 300 bilder. Var du med på något av Kaigozans läger 2004 finns du säkert med Smiley

Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden December 2004

Format: DVD/R which plays on all computers using and ordinary DVDRom. It also plays on most DVD players (check your manual!).

105 Minutes playing time top quality, available in PAL only. Plus

Language: Swedish All the instructions on this DVD is in Swedish!

This is a video filmed in Bujinkan Honbu Dojo in Japan with Shihan Lubos Pokorny and his students from Bujinkan Czech Dojo. The theme of this training session was Kihon Happo, the eight basic techniques of Kihon Happo.

First one of the Shidoshi shows the basic form, then Lubos Shihan goes in to detail showing the important points and the feeling. He also shows variations unarmed and with different weapons, against one or more opponents.

He is talking in Czhech as he moves around and show with the body language. He doesn't hold long "lectures", so what he says is quite easy to understand through body language.

It was filmed with two cameras from different angles and then edited very nicely so you can see the details from two angles.

Title: TANREN VOL 1 - KIHON HAPPO TRAINING DRILLS

Instructors: Mats Hjelm 13th Dan

Theme: Kihon Happo and Kicking training exercises.

Recorded: Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden July 2007

Format: NTSC system and Region Free, DVD/-R which plays on most DVD players and DVD-Roms on your computer. 73 Minutes playing time.

Note: This is the first in a series of SHUT UP AND TRAIN videos guaranteed to make you sweat. If you don't like getting sweaty during training, then this video is not for you. This DVD is for practitioners who want to learn new training drills which might speed up their skill level if really practised.

It can also be a very good work out that will get you sweaty. Some exercises is easy and some is more difficult, some you can work out on your own and some you need a training partner.

Discuss this DVD here!

Instructors: Holger Kunzmann, Bujinkan Shihan

Theme: Kihon Happo ans Sanshin no Kata with the feeling of Togakure-ryu Ninpo

Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden February 2008

Format: DVD/-R which plays on all computers using and ordinary DVDRom. It also plays on most DVD players (check your manual!).

140 Minutes playing time top quality

Language: English

Who is Holger Kunzmann
Holger's main interest in Bujinkan is the basics. And he has become quite famous for his excellent taijutsu and very good knowledge and skill of the basics in Bujinkan.
Holger's web site... http://www.bkd-reutlingen.de/

What is on the video

In February 2008 he came to visit us in Stockholm, Sweden to give a seminar on this years theme. This is from the extra training and first hours from the seminar where he teach Kihon Happo and Sanshin no kata.

Instructors: Tim Bathurst - 13'th Dan

Theme: Kihon Happo with the feeling of Roppô Kuji no Biken

Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden August 2004

Format: DVD/R which plays on all computers using and ordinary DVDRom. It also plays on most DVD players (check your manual!).

75 Minutes playing time top quality

Language: English

Who is Tim Bathurst
Good question… Tim is a senior student of Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi, living and training in Tokyo Japan. After a few visits starting in 1990, Tim moved to Japan in 1997 and is one of the few foreigners to have earned the title of Shihan while living in Japan. Presently graded at Judan-ka (10th Dan-Fire level…13th Dan to some.)

Tim has never been in the Military, never served as a police officer, never done personal security, never been to war... Actually, the only thing he has really done is train with the best of the Bujinkan for the last dozen years or so.

If you've been to Japan in the last 5 years or so you would have seen Tim at Hatsumi sensei's or Nagato sensei's dojos. If you're unlucky you will also have to put up with him translating from Japanese into his own Australian version of English… and occasionally into rather poor Spanish.

One of the huge benefits of training for so long in Japan is that Tim has learnt his weapons technique as well as his Taijutsu directly from the Grandmaster and the top Master students of the Art.

From his own web site... http://www.timbathurst.net

What is on the video

In August 2004 he came to visit us in Stockholm, Sweden to give a seminar on this years Bujinkan theme, Roppô Kuji no Biken. This video is from the extra training on Thursday, and the first hours from Sunday morning at the seminar (see Keiko#9). He taught Kihon Happô basics and applications with or without weapons, mostly knife and swords.

Taught on this Video... 1. Ichimonji
2. Hichô
3. Jûmonji
4. Omote-gyaku
5. Omote-gyaku-tsuki
6. Ura-gyaku (was not taught!)
7. Musha-dori
8. Ganseki-nage

About the instructor