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緊縛 Year of the rope

From Kabutoshimen by Toryu

The theme of this year is the rope. The rope can be used to describe many things…

The rope is flexible, it has no static form. It change form depending on circumstances. We should strive to be the same in our Taijutsu.

The rope can tie your weapons together, it can hold things together. When you use the rope for tying things together you should make the knot very easy to release, in a way that you quickly can release everything and free the rope. In Taijutsu, use the same principle. You can tie the opponent up, but you should be able to quickly get free. For example the ever so popular jujidori armlock from judo and MMA cage fighting is not it.

The rope can be used as a net, or linked to many things. Like the synapses in your brain, or cables between the internet routers. If you need to use a weapon in Taijutsu you know how to get it and use it without thinking. Because you already made a whole system where everything is the same. You don’t need to think because everything is already linked by the synapses.

Also you can psychologically tie up your opponent in Taijutsu as if you really had a rope in your hands. If you belive it strongly, do it as if you had an invisible rope. The opponent might feel trapped and confused… maybe!…

NEW DVD – Kukishin-ryu Bikenjutsu Kata w Holger Kunzmann

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DVD is available at Budoshop.se

Title: Kukishin-ryu Bikenjutsu Kata
Instructors: Holger Kunzmann
Theme: Kukishin-ryu Bikenjutsu Kata (Sword Fighting)
Recorded: Recorded in Stockholm March 13-25th 2009
The instruction is in English
Format: NTSC, AAC Stereo, DVD/R- (it might not work on older DVD players! check your manual first!) approximately 80 Minutes playing time.

Shortly after returning from training in Japan again with Soke and the Shihan, Holger held this seminar in Kaigozan Dojo, Stockholm, Sweden.

This DVD contains all the nine basic sword techniques from Kukishin-ryu Bikenjutsu Kata plus the Sayugyaku techniques. They are taught and explained thoroughly as a basic foundation, and then with many applications and variations. The techniques covered on this DVD is the following.

附込 TSUKI KOMI
突掛 TSUKI KAKE
斬上 KIRI AGE
斬下 KIRI SAGE
銯止 KASUGAI DOME
小蝶返 KOCHOU GAESHI
四方斬 SHIHOU GIRI
八方斬 HAPPOU GIRI
月之輪 TSUKI NO WA

All these techniques are explained and taught in detail. The DVD has menus where you can chose technique to see, completely with chapters.

– See the DVD video trailer at Budo Shop Community
– Buy the DVD at Budoshop.se Store…

Soujutsu – Kaisetsu Kata by Mats Hjelm

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Title: Bujinkan Shugyou #3 (Manual + DVD)

Instructors: Mats Hjelm 11'th Dan

Theme: Soujutsu (Spearfighting), Kaisetsu Kata (Mysterious patterns

Recorded: Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden February 2004

Format: DVD/R (it might not work on older DVD players! check your manual first!) 54 Minutes playing time, available in PAL system only.

Note: The manual is in Swedish, the instructions on the DVD are in Swedish! The Manual covers 8 basic postures, 9 basic techniques, salutations, & articles. The manual is 18 pages with 67 pictures and illustrations. The DVD is 60 minutes

Skr259.00

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Kansetsu Waza – Basic locking techniques

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Title: Bujinkan Shugyou #1 (Manual + VCD) Instructors: Mats Hjelm 9 Dan

Theme: Kansetsu Waza (Låstekniker/Locking techniques)

Recorded: Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden February 2003

Format: VCD (VideoCD) which plays on all computers using and ordinary CDRom. It also plays on any DVD Player that can play VideoCD formats. 35 Minutes playing time, available in NTSC system.

Note: The manual is in Swedish, the instructions on the VCD are also in Swedish! The Manual covers 32 basic locking techniques, fingers, hand, arm, foot, leg, spine and head locks are explained. The manual is 20 pages with 44 pictures. The Video CD is 35 minutes.

Skr220.00

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Rokushaku Bôjutsu – Basics by Mats Hjelm

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Title: Bojutsu Kihon (Manual + DVD)

Instructors: Mats Hjelm 12'th Dan

Theme: Kukishin-ryû Rokushaku Bôjutsu - Kihon

Recorded: Recorded in Eskilstuna, Sweden - February 2005

Format: DVD/R- (it might not work on older DVD players! check your manual first!) 110 Minutes playing time, available in NTSC system only.

The focus on this video is the basics of Rokushaku Bôjutsu (long staff), included is basic exercises such as Sanshin no Kata with the Bô vs Bô, Taihenjutsu-ukemi, rolling in all directions and using the long staff. The nine basic Kamae (body postures) is covered in detail. Basic striking and thrusting with the staff is explained. Also all the basic Kihon Kata is taught.

This is a good DVD if you want to learn the basics behind the actual Kata techniques.

This DVD/R also comes with a 24 page manual, 55 pictures as a compliment to your training. All the technique names with kanji and romaji, the techniques are briefly described with comments by Mats Hjelm.

We also put in 30 minutes extra "Gyokko-ryu Bojutsu", filmed in Kaigôzan Dôjô late March 2005, using the Rokushaku-bô in short distance with Taijutsu feeling (Sanshin no kata, and Kihon Happô).

Note: The manual is in English, but the instructions on the DVD are in Swedish! with Swedish & English subtitles. The 24 page manual includes 55 pictures, descriptions and notes of the basics. All techniques with japanese kanji. The DVD is 110 minutes and only available in NTSC.

Skr259.00

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