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SWORD FIGHTING fundamental postures with MATS HJELM. These “Kamae” is not simply a static posture you can learn from looking at a picture. Each Kamae is studied by practicing the whole movement. All Kamae have a complete technique from start to finish connected to it. The whole technique becomes the Kamae and help us understand the posture better. Hatsumi Sōke taught us these Kamae very often without telling us what it was. He often started the Sunday morning class by taking a sword and teach one of these Kamae without explaining the origins of the technique. I as most others (I think) thought he just did something random without deeper thought behind it. I soon found out that I was wrong, it was these Kamae he was showing us. It was Ninja Happo-biken from Togakure-ryu. This video covers Kamae no Kata, the postures and movements of traditional sword fighting techniques of Togakure-ryu.

Happō-biken, eight directional secret sword means: generating an infinite secret sword from the posture of divine mind – divine eyes (心身心眼 SHIN SHIN SHIN GAN). Masaaki Hatsumi

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On this video Mats show all 8 Sword postures and techniques from the Togakure-ryū in the Bujinkan system. These are the eight postures.

忍者八方秘剣構 NINJA HAPPO BIKEN KAMAE

NINJA SWORD FIGHTING And the essential postures and movements with MATS HJELM. Each technique is demonstrated and explained from different camera angles. The instructions are in English.

一之構　ICHI NO KAMAE
正眼之構 SEIGAN NO KAMAE
中段之構 CHŪDAN NO KAMAE
下段之構 GEDAN NO KAMAE
棟水之構 TŌSUI NO KAMAE
八相之構 HASSŌ NO KAMAE
霞之構　KASUMI NO KAMAE
刀匿礮姿 TŌTOKU HYŌSHI

SWORD FIGHTING fundamental postures with MATS HJELM

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This video is from a Seminar in 2021. Recorded in Sundbyberg, Stockholm in October 30’th 2021. The seminar was organised by Bujinkan Kaigozan Dojo.

About the instructor

Mats Hjelm started training in Bujinkan for the first time around 1983. It wasn’t until 1986 when he had the opportunity to start training more seriously under a Shidōshi. He has taught at numerous seminars all around the world, gone to Japan 3-5 times every year. After 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 kesshi.com or come and train with him at Kaigozan Dojo.…

Tsuki no Sho 月之抄

Luke Crocker (Atemi)April 10, 2019

From Classical Martial Arts Research Academy by Luke Crocker (Atemi)

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Author: Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi 柳生十兵衛三厳
Title: Tsuki no Shô
Year: 1642

Author Yagyû Mitsuyoshi (柳生三厳) in the original language Title: “月之抄” (Other spellings mentioned in the original language: 月之抄 / 月の抄 / 月ノ抄 / 月之書 / 月の書 / 月ノ書 / 月之諸 / 月の諸 / 月ノ諸 / 月見之抄 / 月見の抄 / 月見ノ抄 / 月見之書 / 月見の書 / 月見ノ書 / 月見之諸 / 月Titre の諸 / 月見ノ諸).

Japanese title: “Tsuki no Shô” (or sometimes “Tsukimi no Shô”) Title in French: “Written in the moonlight” Title in English: “Annotation (s) ) in the moonlight

The “tsuki no sho” is a strategic and philosophical treatise mainly about kenjutsu (saber warfare technique), written by one of the most famous fencers in Japanese history:

Yagyû Jûbei Mitsuyoshi (1607 – 1650). You will find here the complete transcript in modern Japanese. This transcription in modern Japanese comes from the book of Yoshio Imamura, published in April 1995: “Shiryô Yagyû Shinkage-Ryû (Vol.2)” (史料柳生新陰流 (下巻)), of which she occupies about the first 70 pages (Pages 9 to 80).

Link download: Mitsuyoshi-Yagyū-Jūbei-Tsuki-no-Shô

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Tsuki no Sho 月之抄

Luke Crocker (Atemi)April 10, 2019

From Classical Martial Arts Research Academy by Luke Crocker (Atemi)

Click to view slideshow.

Author: Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi 柳生十兵衛三厳
Title: Tsuki no Shô
Year: 1642

Japanese title: “Tsuki no Shô” (or sometimes “Tsukimi no Shô”) Title in French: “Written in the moonlight” Title in English: “Annotation (s) ) in the moonlight

The “tsuki no sho” is a strategic and philosophical treatise mainly about kenjutsu (saber warfare technique), written by one of the most famous fencers in Japanese history:

Link download: Mitsuyoshi-Yagyū-Jūbei-Tsuki-no-Shô

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Keiko#24 KIMENBUSSHIN (Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Nawajutsu) with MATS HJELM & KENT T

BUDOSHOP.SEOctober 16, 2013

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In this video Mats and Kent taught many basic and advanced techniques they did in Japan during January 2009. Taihenjutsu-ukemi unarmed and with a rokushaku-bo (long staff). Taijutsu techniques, and also taijutsu techniques using a rope. And some kenjutsu, sword training.

Title: Keiko24 – Mats Hjelm & Kent T – Taijutsu-Kenjutsu-Nawajutsu (Kimenbusshin)
Instructors: Mats Hjelm & Kent T
Theme: Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Nawajutsu
Recorded: Recorded in Stockholm February 7-8th 2009 The instruction is in English!
105 Minutes playing time.

Shortly after their Japan trip this year training with Soke and the Shihan, they held this seminar. In this video many basic and advanced techniques is shown.
* Taihenjutsu-ukemi, rolling with or without weapon
* Kenjutsu, sword techniques
* Nawajutsu, using the rope to entangle the opponent

Who is Mats Hjelm

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 met Hatsumi Sôke for the first time in 1988. 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!

Kent T has been practing Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu for 20 years and is one of the main instructors at Kaigozan Dojo in Stockholm.

If you want to sponsor a seminar or course, please don’t hesitate to contact him. For more information see his web site http://www.kesshi.com…

biken#04 KUKISHIN-RYU BIKENJUTSU with HOLGER KUNZMANN

BUDOSHOP.SEOctober 15, 2013

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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.

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.

Recorded in Stockholm, Sweden March 2009

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/…

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