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My Bujinkan teachers in Japan always stress that this art was built around the reality of weapons. We use them, we train to go against them and even though we do unarmed stuff most of the time, there ...… Read MoreCan we really use "unarmed" techniques in self defense?
From Don Roleys Myspace-blogg by Don Roleys MySpace-blogg
My Bujinkan teachers in Japan always stress that this art was built around the reality of weapons. We use them, we train to go against them and even though we do unarmed stuff most of the time, there ...… Read MoreKabutoshimen web site update
From Kabutoshimen by admin
As you may have noticed I have been very busy updating all my/our web sites with new style and skins. Most of the sites is 100% XHTML validated, and should look the same on all browsers. They look best on Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and iExporer (in that order!). Some of the sites that is updated is (in no particular order)…
Web sites (all is hand coded)
kesshi.com
kaigozan.se
taikai.se (runs on Drupal)
budoshop.se (runs on MagentoCommerce)
bujinkan.me
Blogs (all is WordPress MU with different skins)
bujinkan.me/blogs
kabuto.bujinkan.me/blogs
kaigozan.bujinkan.me/blogs
seminars.bujinkan.me/blogs
taikai.bujinkan.me/blogs
selfdefence.bujinkan.me/blogs
budoshop.bujinkan.me/blogs
todo (sites that need something)
budo-taijutsu.net (maybe? low priority)
I need to do a Site map of all my/our web sites is necessary, to keep track of them all, anyone have any ideas? Please comment!…
Read Morenew Budo Shop web site is now open
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The new Budo Shop web site is now open, there is two new videos ready to be ordered in the shop. We changed server, and now it is completely secure ssl all the way. Please feel free to let us know what you like or don’t like.
https://www.budoshop.se/store/…
空間と間合 Space and distance
From Kabutoshimen by admin
When attacking with a straight punch for example you do not want to enter the opponents space square on. Because the defender can easily counter directly with a strike before you even get your hand out as a guard.
When moving in to his space you should already be in kamae to protect your kuukan. The body moves you forward and you extend the punching arm and hit the opponent.
You should hit through the target and not more. If you put your foot under or behind where uke was standing you are striking too deep. Maybe you unconciously do that because you know that he will step back. In reality you do not know that, so you should train there after.
One way of measuring the correct distance is to lean forward into the strike in a good “punching kamae.” Then bend the striking arm so that the elbow just touch the opponents chest. This is the “correct” distance.…
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