tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13756144358224854022024-02-06T19:11:36.344-08:00The Ninja NotebookAs a martial arts instructor based in the UAE, these are my musings in the world of Budo.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-83163828509326409402016-06-21T08:02:00.001-07:002016-06-21T08:02:06.215-07:00Manriki Gusari - Ninja Weighted Chain in UAE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Would you like to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/609783202531747/">Learn the art</a> of using ancient ninja weighted chain - the Manriki Gusari (萬力鏈) aka the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusari-fundo">Kusari-fundo</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kusari-fundo"> </a>(<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E9%8E%96%E5%88%86%E9%8A%85">鎖分銅</a>)<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: center;">If your answer is <b><span style="font-size: large;">YES</span></b> then you are in luck as For the First time in the UAE we have a seminar on the Ninja weighed chain by Bujinkan Dai Shihan </span><a href="https://kumafr.wordpress.com/" style="text-align: center;">Arnaud Cousergue</a> - 15th Dan Black Belt!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-44255515789113856272015-12-30T05:03:00.004-08:002015-12-30T05:03:57.983-08:00Let your training be ALIVE!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is important to occasionally remind oneself why we train
in The Martial arts, and what it actually means to us. Besides the usual
suspect answers of self-development, creating balance, building stamina, being
fearless, slowing things down, having situational awareness etc. etc., when you
go deep inside and ask ourselves this question you might be surprised with the
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In one such recent introspection it dawned to me (again)
that The Martial Arts are present in everything we do. At a certain point in
your study, your practice stops being a hobby and transitions to become a
passion. From there it further evolves to a lifestyle of a way of living. I now
know for sure that The Martial Arts can permeate in all aspects and movements in
my daily life. In every step I take, in the way I sit, in the way I eat, in the
way I walk, in the way I wash dishes, clean the house, walk the dog, in the way
I talk to my colleagues, bosses, my wife, in the way I drive, in the way I
sleep!! In everything I do, there are ways I can apply everything I am learning
on the mats. In every action there is efficiency to find. In every thought
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He has dedicated every moment of his life to god. Every action he does is
prayer. If your training is limited to the 2 days that you visit the dojo, then
perhaps you aren’t really a complete martial artiste. What you do becomes “fitness”
or a “hobby” or perhaps even “sports” if you don’t carry it with you everywhere
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This 2016, my wish for you, no matter what martial arts you
train in, is to carry your art with you into your life. The Martial arts are a
deep study, and it is not mere knowledge that you can get by reading a book. You
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<span style="color: black; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">Its the month of <span class="il">March</span>, and the longer days are here again. Its springtime - the time of awakening and rejuvenation – time when the flowers bloom, trees bud, ideas sprout and the little self within longs for revival. It's time for you to germinate as well. An excuse to <span class="il">march</span> on and rise up, because you are an explorer and a warrior. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: tahoma, sans-serif;">The Big Seminar with <b>Dai-Shihan Arnaud Cousergu</b>e is Confirmed. He is a<strong> </strong>15th Dan Shihan<strong> </strong>and also has black-belts in Judo and karate and other martial arts. He is also a trained commander of the United Nations peace keeping force. He also holds the <span style="line-height: 16.8666667938232px; text-align: center;">Menkyo Kaiden in Fûgyô Happô Biken and Menkyo Kaiden in Tachi Waza and is a </span><span style="line-height: 14.7200012207031px; text-align: center;"><i>Bearer of DaiShihan, </i></span><i style="text-align: center;">Shingitai and the Shi Tennô Diplomas</i></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-82912349205470410482014-12-31T00:30:00.000-08:002014-12-31T01:20:49.372-08:00Bujinkan UAE Top 10<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is also the time when every media publication and outlet will publish their top 10 lists, each in their own field. So keeping with the spirit, I have tried to list out a top 10 this year for <span class="il">Bujinkan</span> UAE. If you have a few top moments of 2014, please share it with me below as a comment. </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#10 -</span></strong> We started regular classes again at <a href="http://www.bujinkan.ae/classes.php" target="_blank">KO Gym in Dubai Marina</a> in June. As you already know now we have classes every Wed & Sat at 8pm. <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#9 -</strong></span> Our Friday classes lead by Shidoshi Juan Pablo at the Shangri-la Hotel in Abu Dhabi have been on full swing. This is by the beach and really a fantastic venue to have classes. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#8 -</strong></span> Our new <a href="http://www.bujinkan.ae/" target="_blank">Website </a>was launched thanks to Fred who did a great job on it. if you havent checked it out its <a href="http://www.bujinkan.ae/" target="_blank">http://www.<span class="il">bujinkan</span>.ae</a>. Thanks to the website and social media we now have a strong presence in the international <span class="il">Bujinkan</span> Community and had a few visiting shidoshi and black belts during the year. We can expect more buyu and high ranks from around the world stop by Dubai in the years to come.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#7 -</span></strong> A whole bunch of new Buyu have joined us this year and we are really happy now with the spirit and energy that the classes have. A few buyu have left the country and we are sad about that but know we cant do anything since change is the only constant and Dubai is never really a permanent home for expats. </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#6 -</span></strong> Our Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/bujinkan.ae" target="_blank"><span class="il">Bujinkan</span> UAE Group</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bujinkan.ae" target="_blank">FB Page</a> have seen more activity than ever before. New members, posts from others, etc make it a really vibrant social community. We are also slowly growing on meetup.com. This is the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Bujinkan-UAE" target="_blank">best place</a> to be updated on upcoming events. <em><a href="http://www.meetup.com/Bujinkan-UAE">www.<b>meetup</b>.com/<b><span class="il">Bujinkan</span></b>-<b>UAE</b></a></em></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#5 -</span></strong> In March we had a demonstration at the Maraya Cultural centre and a good year of succesful <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/401049566720399/?ref=22" target="_blank"><span class="il">Bujinkan</span> Socials</a>. Our last one in December had around a dozen of us meeting up. Its a good way to unwind and talk non-budo stuff and just chill and relax. We went to the Belgian Cafe in Tecom and had lots of fun. We hope to have more in 2015, and hope you can attend. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#4 -</span></strong> This year was great for <span class="il">Bujinkan</span> UAE for grades. <a href="http://www.bujinkan.ae/instructors.php#hassan" target="_blank">Hassan </a>(who is now in Qatar) passed his Sakki Exam in Japan earlier this year. It was conducted by a Japanese shihan and was awarded the Menkyo Shidhoshi Diploma and his Godan (5th Dan) by Soke. He will soon start teaching in Doha. </div>
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Fred was awarded his Shodan (1st Dan) Black Belt by Shihan Marcelo and now holds the title Shidoshi Ho. </div>
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Shidoshi Juan Pablo was recommended for his 7th Dan this year and will receive the diploma shortly. </div>
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I was recommended for my Godan Test by Dai Shihan Nagato Sensei (and Shiraishi Sensei) in November during my trip to Japan and subsequently passed my <a href="http://www.ninjaan.blogspot.ae/2014/12/bujinkan-shidoshi-menkyo-sakki-test.html" target="_blank">Sakki test</a> and awarded my Shidoshi Menkyo by Soke. A lot of buyu have gone from MuKyu to grades this year and that includes Ben, Rami, Ahmed(sr.), Kathy, Leila, Rym, Adam, Sabrina, Irshad, Marcel, Joyal, Ahmed (jr.), Maria Napoli, Anton and a few others. This is great news for <span class="il">Bujinkan</span> UAE as it shows constant growth and that comes with traning. We wish 2015 brings in more grades and ranks, and most impotantly more knowledge. </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#3</span> -</strong> We had an extremely succesful 2 day seminar organised by Shidoshi Juan Pablo. It was a seminar with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/370337486448602/?ref=5" target="_blank">Shihan Marcelo from Argentina</a>. This was by the beach and covered Taijutsu and Sword fighting basics. We had a strong attendance of 30 people and are really thankful to all the buyu who could make it. We can expect a repeat seminar in 2015.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>#2</strong> -</span> Our First seminar of the year was with <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/222867091248888/?ref=5" target="_blank">Dai Shihan Arnaud Cousergue</a>. It was in April this year and was well received by everyone. We had around 35 people who attended this 2-day seminar. We also got considerable PR coverage in the UAE for this seminar. <a href="http://kumafr.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Dai Shihan Arnaud</a> will be joining us in April 2015 once again for a <strong>"Kihon Happo"</strong> (基本八法型), seminar and it well be yet another fantastic training opportunity for all of us. </div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">#1 -</span></strong> The highlight for me personally of 2014 was my trip to Japan and training opportunity with all the top Shihan at the Hombu Dojo. Of course, it so happened that I got my <a href="http://www.ninjaan.blogspot.ae/2014/12/bujinkan-shidoshi-menkyo-sakki-test.html" target="_blank">shidoshi diploma after I passed my Sakki test</a> but the connections I forged made the trip more worthwhile. Japan in itself is a fantastic destination to visit and being able to train with the likes of Japanese Dai-Shihan's Nagato, Noguchi, Shiraishi and Seno and Gaijin Dai-Shihans like Arnaud, Lubos, Petrocello and others... that made it really memorable. I thirst to go back there and to keep connections alive. I cant wait to go there again. <strong>Perhaps you can join me??</strong></div>
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December is also the time when you make resoltions for what you want to do and be in 2015. We intend to immerse ourselves in training in 2015; its going to be a great year for <span class="il">Bujinkan</span> UAE. This will include a team trip to japan in June. (<em>And maybe a second one in December</em>) We hope you are able to join us for traning soon and hope you are our co-passengers in this journey of self-discovery. </div>
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<em></em>On that note, we wish you a very Happy New Year and sincerely hope all your dreams for 2015 come true. Dont forget <strong>“If we’re growing, we’re always going to be out of our comfort zone.” </strong>The more comfortable you get with being uncomfortable, the faster you will grow. The year of the <strong>sheep</strong> should remind you to not be like one. </div>
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I wish you plenty of moving forward and lots of progress in 2015. </div>
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Happy New year! :)</div>
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Stay Happy Train Hard </div>
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Wow. What a buzz. I have some great news to share with you!!! <br />
I was awarded my Godan Shidōshi 士道師 Menkyo (5th Dan instructor Black Belt diploma) 2 weeks ago in Japan at the Hombu dojo. You are given this grade when you pass the only organization-wide (<em>world wide</em>) official test of the Bujinkan system! <br />
The test is populary known as the Sakki 殺気 Test and its taken me 2 weeks to digest what actually happened and be able to somewhat articulate it. It's a milestone achievement for me in the martial arts, a sort of culmination of a journey, though I think the fun had just begun. Read on to know why it is so special. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Traning in Japan</span></strong><br />
As you might have read, I had the good fortune to spend some <a href="http://ninjaan.blogspot.ae/2014/11/en-no-kirinai-keeping-connections-alive.html" target="_blank">time traning in Japan</a>. During this time, I attended classes with some of the top Japanese Shihan and Soke. These included Dai Shihans like Nagato, Noguchi, Seno and Shirashi. I also attended classes by Shihan Arnaud and Shihan Lubos. My training partners varied in rank and nationaly and were from all around the world - Brazil, Russia, Spain, Australia, Argentina, Greece, Switzerland, Germany and many other countres. <br />
I must admit I learnt different things from all of them. Of course I did manage to squeeze in some touristy activities and even a visit to kyoto and photos from there are on my facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnjaanRJ" target="_blank">group</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnjaanRJ" target="_blank">page</a>. <br />
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So after around 10 days of classes I was recommended by Shiarishi Sensei for my Sakki test. I politely agreed but decided to hide when the opportunity came. I wasnt sure I was ready. You see the thing is In order to attain fifth dan (<i>godan</i>), fourth dan practitioners must submit to a S<i>akki</i> (or <i>godan</i>) test before the S<i>ōke</i> Masaaki Hatsumi to establish that they are able to sense the presence of danger and evade it, which is considered a fundamental survival skill. The test involves not using any of your regular senses and sensing danger with the feeling of Sakki. <br />
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I always wanted to a perfect Godan test (<em>if there's a such a thing</em>). I wanted to roll away in the nick of time, not too early and obviously not too late, I wanted to roll away to the appropriate distance - not too far so that I cant feel any more of the energy, not to close so as to not be hit / cut by a second horizontal sword swing. Ive seen many tests where the test taker just drops their head and doesnt roll away. Ive seen people just move their body slightly or half heartedly. Im not saying they were wrong, but I wanted a perfect Sakki Test. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a class with Shihan Lubos</td></tr>
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I started training in the Bujinkan after listening to the Sakki test experience of my teacher <a href="http://www.buj.in/" target="_blank">Shiva Subramanium</a>. Its kind of ironic now, when I think back about it, and it feels good to know that I have reached this level too. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Sakki Test</span></strong><br />
As I said earlier, this is the only organization-wide official test in the Bujinkan! After passing this test, a practitioner is considered to be under the protection of the <i>Bujin</i>, or Guiding Spirits, and is entitled to for a teaching license (<i>shidōshi menkyo</i>). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With Dai Shihan Nagato Sensei</td></tr>
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Sakki (殺気) in general means “intent to kill”. Sakkijutsu (殺気術) is the ability to sense the thoughts and intentions of an attacker that arise from their conscious or subconscious mind. Before the attack comes the ability to sense Sakki allowing one to evade an attack or plot against you in life. So its quiet a bit of pressure on a young mans soul to give this test<br />
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.After a few more days of training at the Hombu Dojo, Dai Shihan Nagato Sensei (in the photo to the left) asked me what my Dan rank was was. I sheepishly told him and then he asked me who my teacher was. Right after that he asked Dai Shihan Arnaud to promote me to my Yondan (4th Dan) in itself a high compliment. He subsequently announced that he was recommeding me to take the Sakki test the "next day". More pressure please! <br />
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<strong>Yes the NEXT DAY! </strong><br />
No time to prepare, no time to decide, just 24 hours of anxious energy and wondering wether I would pass or not. I know that fear is a dream killer. But I had decided to retain the positive anxiety to help me stay buzzed before the test. <br />
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The Godan Shinsha ( 5th Dan examination ) which is also known as Sakki Test, “Sakki” 殺気 which means “kill intention”, that is the exam to feel the murderous intent of the opponent. Sakki can be loosely translated as intuition or 6th sense or connection to the universe. This test can only be done in Japan in the presence of Soke Masaaki Hatsumi (picture <span class="text_exposed_hide">...</span><span class="text_exposed_show">below)</span><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Test itself</span></strong><br />
This is a sword test where the one taking the test sits down on the floor and is cut/hit from behind without any warning. If you escape (roll away or something) just before the cut, then you pass.</span><br />
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</span><span class="text_exposed_show">None of your regular senses can really be used. You cant hear or see the person behind you. Even if you think of hearing the cut and moving away, you will probably be too late. Of course No taste, smell or touch! </span>You roll away when the sword is swung at you because of the pure feeling of incoming danger that you sense. The test is done traditionally in front of Soke and when you pass you wait for him to say "Hai Ok!" <br />
So I knelt and decided that I don’t care if I get hit.<br />
I calmed myself and said I know I can do this but even if I cant it doesnt matter. <br />
I get ready for it and say to myself "Ok hit me. Im ready" <br />
Suddently, I felt this urgency to move.. like something was pushing me from behind. Like something was about to come crashing down on my head. I decided to trust that feeling and so I rolled away. <br />
Then I hear Soke saying "HAI OK". <br />
I realised I had been swung at from behind. <br />
Then the applause came thundering, and everyone was staring at me with a gleam in their eye and wide smiles. <br />
I was releived it was over Phew! <br />I was Happy! :)<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Why Did I move?</span></strong><br />
I'd like to think im well endowed with the power of logic and can have a scientific bent of mind. Yet I find it really impossible difficult to explain what I felt, and why I felt it when I felt it. I do believe in life energy and the inter connectedness of everything and this test for me was an expression of something more complex. <br />
I had a few shihans compliment me on my precise timing and good distance and I am glad I could give a "good" Sakki test. I guess not being bothered about the outcome helped get into a state of calm and experience Zero no chikara ゼロ の 力 or 無 の 力, or the power of Zero.<br />
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I'd like to beleive everyone has this sense of Sakki. Animals especially manifest this and people who have already had a sense of their own death by either being in a life threatening situation or an accident know this. People who've
faced death, held someone's hand when they passed, witnessed someone being killed,
been in the vicinity where a murder took place, etc., already know what the "feeling"
feels like. No Bujinkan training or sakki test required. Traning in the Bujinkan helps you understand this feeling and this test just brings you close enough to know to save yourself. Its a deep gut felt instinct asking you to move and I'd like to beleive that training helps you to "not" ignore it. <br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">The BIG SECRET</span></strong><br />
There are no secrets here. Just hard Training. Training helps you listen to that feeling inside your gut and to not ignore it. Training helps you to really learn to throw away the self and the ego to be completely in the moment and this is what I allows you pass the godan test. <br />
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One goal of our training that allows you to put oneself in a state of 無心, mushin (no intention, no thinking). When you enter this state of nothingness, you begin to move freely and naturally in time with unseen forces that co-exist all around us. All of us agree that our thoughts have speed. Passing this test requires us to be in a state of no thoughts. This ability marks the beginning and entrance into the world of true martial arts training and is cultivated by constant and continous training. <br />
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Soke's Budô is formless and always comes from a state of Mushin. This is what gives it tremendous power and this generates creativity. There are no predecided actions and no preconceived notions and absolutely no intention. Even for me, this is a very high level concept and not easy to grasp and I have read that not so many Bujinkan practitioners can even fathom the idea. Needless to say, the only way I see forward to reach this state of continous mushin is traning. <br />
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Can we become pure beings by letting go of all conditioning and only listening to pure intention and feeling? Can we find happiness in this purity? And I know for sure that right and continous training is the easiest path to this goal<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Being happy and traning Hard</td></tr>
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I thank my teacher Dai Shihan <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=1601937800" href="https://www.facebook.com/arnaud.cousergue">Arnaud</a> for conducting my Sakki test (<em>I will post sometime in the future about Giving a Sakki Test)</em> and Dai Shihan Nagato & Shiraishi Sensei's for recommending my godan test. And thanks to <a class="profileLink" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=689710470" href="https://www.facebook.com/shiva.subramanian">Shiva Subramanian</a> for introducing me to the art and hand holding me through my journey. I am eternally grateful.<br />
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Here are some nice posts about the Sakki Test if you want to know more<br />
<em>Post by Dai Shihan Arnaud about the </em><a href="http://kumafr.wordpress.com/2014/07/24/sakki-test-101/" target="_blank"><em>Sakki Test </em></a><br />
<em>A great post about the Godan Test from</em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/matendojo/posts/10152151490477605" target="_blank"><em> Bujinkan Dojo Genova</em></a><br />
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<strong>So what do you think about the Sakki test? Let us know your opinion in the comments below.</strong></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-29946572628264213512014-11-13T04:33:00.000-08:002014-11-13T09:26:53.803-08:00En No Kirinai - Keeping connections alive.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In less than 10 hours I board a flight to Tokyo, Japan to clock some hours of training and to enrich my connections. The last time I was there was 2010, and I was awarded my Shodan. The trip was really memorable and I still hold the fondest recollections of my time here. I wanted to travel at least once in a year, but 2011 was the year of the saddening events in Japan, 2012 - I moved to Dubai, 2013 had me settling into a new job and this new country, and finally in 2014 I am glad that able to make it to Japan. I hope to train with Sôke and all the Japanese Shihans while I am there<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soke walking into DaiKomyoSai 2010</td></tr>
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I mention the word "connection" as a reason for going to Japan, since I feel that should be the main motivation for anyone to go to Japan to train, allow me to explain. <br />
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<span class="st">One of the concepts of 2009 was <em>en no kirinai</em>, or "do not severe the connection". That was the year I seriously started my journey (<em>though my first class was in 2008</em>) with the Bujinkan. It seems befetting that I blog about connections before I head to Japan again. </span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">En No KiriNai</td></tr>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Being Connected</span></strong><br />
Being connected is a basic human tendancy and its also one of the core principles of our martial system. <span class="st">Remaining connected to things does not necessarily require one to be physically touching the object or person. The concept of maintaining a connection is one that comes from the power of the spirt, soul, and ones will.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With My teacher Shiva Subramanium www.buj.in</td></tr>
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Many people train in the Bujinkan without a connection with the source. When I mean the source I talk about Sôke, the Japanese Shihan and the Hombu Dojo and training in Japan in general. I remember how my teacher Shiva, used to go 3 times a year and my Shihan Arnaud Cousergue has been going 3 times a year for around the last 25years (more than 70 times ) to train directly under Sôke Masaaki Hatsumi.<span class="st"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noguchi Sensei with Bujinkan India</td></tr>
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<span class="st"><span class="st">The feeling of Sôke in training is difficult as always to comprehend, especially after experiencing it. I feel those that never experience Sôkes taijutsu and spirit directly miss out on something. <span class="st">Through him I am even connected to hundreds of buyu around the world. </span>The same goes for training with the Japanese Shihan. Its important to keep the connection. </span></span><br />
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Of course I might not understand or comprehend <strong>what </strong>Sôke, however even the top most Shihans will admit to is that very few people understands what Hatsumi-Sensei is doing. The important thing is to stay connected!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With <span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">Sôke</span>. Keeping the connection<span style="text-align: left;">. </span></td></tr>
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<span class="st"></span>Sometimes, this connection can seem to be severed. We might not realise though that things are still connected in the grand scheme of things. We can never be completely seperated from others for as long as the spirit and soul continues. Sôke talks about how he still receives messages, instructions and teachings from Toshitsugu Takamatsu Sensei. Belief is all you need, to keep the connection alive<br />
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<span class="st"></span>And one of the ways is to keep training, and to go and watch and train under the source. This will help you maintain a <span class="st">feeling of connected-ness. </span><br />
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<span class="st">I will update my trip on my<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RJAnjaan" target="_blank"> facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.instagram.com/anjaan_" target="_blank">instagram</a> , <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnjaanRJ" target="_blank">Social page </a>and <a href="https://twitter.com/AnjaanRj" target="_blank">twitter</a>. Feel free to stay connected! :)</span><br />
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In this new series I'd like to call "Ninjutsu Myths", I plan to address various questions posed to me by my students who train with me. Some of the questions are so common, and many end up asking me the same questions, I actually wonder if people really come to train in Bujinkan Ninjutsu for self development or because they were influenced by cartoons, movies and pop culture. <br />
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Many of my students have asked me if Ninja's can disappear and if I can teach them to become invisible. (usually its not a "if" its a "when", as in "<em>when can we learn to become invisible"). </em>My usual answer is something funny or irrelevant but I thought I'd take this opportunity to elaborate. <br />
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<strong>Ninjas Can disappear or turn invisible at will.</strong> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Practitioners of ninjutsu can neither
disappear nor turn invisible. Yes all of us would like to know the skills to disappear in a puff of black smoke when confronted by an enemy (<em>or a bad boss, ex girlfriend, present wife etc), </em>but the reality is far from there. </span></div>
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<strong>1. Be Patient</strong></div>
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One of the core tenets of our martial art is being able to be patient. Timing, Distancing and Angling being the most important components for good taijutsu, the principle of being patient and <em>moving at the last instant </em>is one of our basic concepts. (Kotsu)</div>
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the opponent to make a move and only react to him when he is totally
committed to the attack and cannot change it even if he wants to. This
enables one to trap the opponent using his/her momentum and intent to attack. <span lang="EN-US">The outcome of successfully executing this
principle is that the opponent feels that you literally “disappear” from the line of attack
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<strong>2. Overwhelm the senses</strong><br />
<span lang="EN-US">As a follow-up to the above principle,
we learn to strike in multiple number of locations, this prevents the opponent from being able to
perceive your next move and planning his next action</span><br />
<span lang="EN-US">The opponent now is on the
back foot has no idea where you are and his senses are numbed to perceiving
your position. You "disappear" in his mind since he is now solely focused on surviving.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<strong>3. Distracting &a then Getting Away</strong><br />
This myth probably also came about because of our basic philosophy of avoidance of conflict. The first rule the Ninjas followed (<em>to safeguard their lives and survive</em>) was to get away. If a ninja could avoid fighting, he would. <br />
In order to achieve this goal, he might have needed to create a diversion of some kind, such as throwing shuriken, setting off a smoke bomb or throwing sand in the opponent’s eyes. By the time the opponent recovered from the distraction, the ninja would be gone. There is no magic involved here – just common sense. <br />
We use distraction in our movement, form and techniques on a regular basis. We disappear yes, but only after distracting.<br />
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<strong>3. Destruction of the Ego</strong><br />
At an esoteric level, perhaps our martial art is all about realising that in the vast scheme of things you are but a mere spectator. To become aware of our littleness and to to simultaneously realize that everyone else has the same potential as you, is perhaps one way to destroy your ego. The Bujinkan is an art of humility. We are reminded often to place virtue before vice, values before vanity and principles before personalities<span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px;"><i>. </i>T</span></span>raining in the Bujinkan helps you become a true Martial artiste by destroying you ego. In very simple terms, picking fights is ego driven, going for trophies is ego driven, you get the idea. The bujinkan stays away from these and concentrates on self development<br />
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So perhaps when they said the "Ninjutsu teaches you how to disappear", maybe then meant that "Ninjutsu teaches you how to let your ego disappear". <br />
When the ego disappears, the real self surfaces. Perhaps we train really to help our ego to disappear and be more real?<br />
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So if you ask me casually in class, I'd probably say yes. But if you want to know how, you'd probably have to train. There is no other secret to mastery of ninjutsu, there is no magic in ninjutsu, other than hard training.<br />
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So would you like to come to class sometime soon and learn how to disappear??<br />
Train hard, Stay Happy<br />
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My reason for having a martial arts blog has changed over the last few years for me. My initial thoughts were to use this blog to convey technique, culture, philosophy, kata, and more. Subsequently this became a forum to promote any specific events or seminars that my group had or I was attending. I realised that the more I trained the more I had to share and the world of budo being so vast and deep there was defintely no stop to the learning. This blog then became a mirror for my thoughts on budo. <br />
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The last few weeks of training have been spectacular with the quality of fellow practitioners being really special and thus I decided to share a few photos from our training sessions here. <br />
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Perhaps the real reason I have a martial arts blog is to be able to share the amount of Fun we have at our traning sessions??? Perhaps thats the real reason we train? <br /> Feel free to drop by anytime. You are bound to meet some great people and have fun! :)<br />
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<b><br />This 2 Day seminar will Cover all the basics of the 9 schools of Bujinkan martial system. </b><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>****Dont Miss this chance to train with one of the Senior MOST Practitioners of our martial art in the world and one of the TOP Students of our Sôke (Grandmaster and founder of Bujinkan) - Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi****</b></span></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Days :</b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> Apr11 & 12 (Friday & Saturday) </span><br /><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Timings : </b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">10am to 5:30pm - (930am Reporting time) </span><br /><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Who can Come? </b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">: Open For Beginners, people with no martial experience and existing practitioners</span><br /><b style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What will you learn?</b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> : Basics, Rolls, Punches, Blocks, Kicks, Throws, Locks, Pins, Evasions, Grappling, Reversals, Weapons, Groundwork, Vocabulary, Martial Philosophy and much more. </span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16.639999389648438px;">KO GYM, Dubai Marina, Dreams tower 1 (near JLT metro Station) </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16.639999389648438px;">location map : </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgoo.gl%2Fmaps%2FbNUvn&h=oAQEcxkBE&enc=AZOrwfgqymFb8tsKI1D93DObz5RBeGI5OphpNb_EGXDPpZUdxFP7P3tM9IG-h9qj-FM&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 16.639999389648438px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/maps/bNUvn</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16.639999389648438px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16.639999389648438px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16.639999389648438px;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">About Shihan Arnaud Cousergue</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shihan Arnaud has been training for more than 45 years in “martial arts” including 30+ years in the Bujinkan. He has given seminars all over the world and conducted many Taikais (international training sessions) and travels 3 times to Japan every year to train under the Sôke (grand master / owner of the sacred scrolls) Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He holds the following Black Belts - Judo 1st Dan, Karate 3rd Dan, Bujinkan Taijutsu 15th Dan</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He also has been awarded the highest level of diplomas in the Bujinkan system including the Shingitai Diploma ( Tokyô Apr 2011) and the Shi Tennô Diploma ( Tokyô Aug 2012)</span></div>
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Arnaud Cousergue has also received a Menkyo Kaiden in Fûgyô Happô Biken in 2002 and a Menkyo Kaiden in Tachi Waza in 2004. The Menkyo’s are the highest grade of transmission in the martial arts. Being the technical mentor to many Dojos around the world he is the leading light for many martial artistes who follow him for his knowledge, skills and experience. He shares his martial thoughts on his <a href="https://kumafr.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">popular blog. </a><br />
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<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">As you already might know, Every year our Soke - Dr Masaaki Hatsumi sets a new theme for our training in the Bujinkan. Last year (year of the snake) it was the Tsurugi<br /><br /> <strong><span style="font-size: large;">The theme of this year, the year of the horse, seems to be </span></strong></span></div>
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神 - shin/kami: God</div>
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(神韻: Shingin (/Shinin): exceptional artistry of words, poetry or literature</div>
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武導: budō - same pronunciation as 武道 budō: which means martial art or the martial way</div>
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The meaning of shingin is exceptional artistry, and budō is budō, the martial way. This is just a simple definition. The theme is still subject to interepretations and will evolve through the year when our understanding becomes deeper of the concept. </div>
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<em>(Do note - Japanese Kanji is such that its open to multiple interpretation and the same sounding word can be written with different kanji and have different meanings in Japanese.)</em></div>
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The chinese believe the horse to be symbol of perseverance. The symbolism is also associated with the qualies of speed, high class and being warm-hearted. This year and the Horse
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And to improve you have to take the guidance of your seniors in this art. Ask your teacher and their teacher and perhaps even Soke for his interpretation of theme of the year. Persevere till you find your answer. And afterall the "Nin" in Ninjutsu does stand for perseverance. Stick to your training plan, endure the pain, proceed at a good pace and you will soon gallop like a horse. </div>
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December is always a special month in the Bujinkan. The Grand-master of the Bujinkan - Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi celebrates his birthday on the 2nd of December :)<br />
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Our Soke (grand-master), besides being a highly accomplished martial artist, doctor and healer, writer, actor, and artist is the founder of Bujinkan System which encompasses nine ancient martial art traditions of feudal Japan. This system integrates physical,mental and spiritual elements for personal growth and development. He is the heir and inheritor of these nine traditional schools of Ninjutsu and Samurai-jutsu and he can also be described as the "last living ninja".</div>
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Every year in December his students from all around the world traveled to Tokyo for the Dai Komyo Sai (DKMS) training sessions and celebration of his birthday. I had the luck to be part of DKMS 2010 and it was an exhilarating experience. This is the first year (2013) that there will be no DKMS. </div>
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As our Soke (grand-master) turns 81, we at the Bujinkan UAE, decided to honor him with one more opportunity for you to train in his art. I think he would like this birthday gift! :)<br />
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Great news for you if you Live in Dubai. We start our Morning classes in December. These will be Every Tuesday starting December 3rd. The classes will be of 90mins from 7:00am to 8:30am (you can leave earlier if you have to go to work) and will comprise of basics, advanced movements and weapons. </div>
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These classes will be held at <a href="http://www.coredirection.com/" target="_blank">Core Direction in Dubai Marina</a> - Ground Floor Dreams Tower 2 (<i>same Building as Bob's Fish and chips</i>). Here is the <a href="http://www.coredirection.com/contact.html" target="_blank">location map. </a></div>
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I love the Bujinkan system of fighting. Here is reason #1493<br />
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Part of our training includes <em>Junan taiso</em> (<i>junan</i> meaning flexible). This is a yogic method of stretching and breathing. This predominently helps us develop and maintain good physical condition and wellbeing. The exercises promote relaxation, blood circulation, muscle toning and flexibility<br />
All major joints are rotated and stretched in a proper manner while healthy breathing and concentration are practiced.<br />
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The use of breathwork through out any given exercise drill set is quite literally mind blowing. The exercises are designed to strengthen the body from the core outwards, allowing for greater muscle and joint flexibility. Furthermore due to great emphasis being placed on ligament as opposed to muscle strength, the practitioner finds they are able to practice effectively right into old age. The body becomes full of calm yet explosive with energy.<br />
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The trick to stamina is correct breathing. The secret to good posture is correct breathing. The answer to physical pain & worries is correct breathing. The differnce between "alive" and "dead" is also breathing. Being awarness of ones breath is also the core of most meditation practices.<br />
I hope you come to class soon and learn to breathe right! :)<br />
<br />Stay happy!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-15800790739144775792013-05-22T03:13:00.000-07:002013-05-22T03:15:02.540-07:00Bujinkan UAE is on Facebook<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Training in the UAE just got a bit more cooler. We have had regular classes 3 days a week over the last 4 months and now even have an active community on facebook. <br />
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In case you are not a part of it.. then join right now. All you need to do is click "like" on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/bujinkan.ae">www.facebook.com/bujinkan.ae</a><br />
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This page is predominently for practitioners of Bujinakan Budo taijutsu (Ninjutsu) in the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman) But even if you dont practice you are more than welcome to come hang out with us! :) If you want to know more about martial arts in general or our martial arts system in specific, feel free to give us a shout. <br />
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Pretty cool eh?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-40019459096317261432013-01-16T20:51:00.000-08:002013-01-16T20:51:01.129-08:00The Sensei who failed in his journey.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="userContent"> Sensei planned a long, ten thousand mile road trip with Eager Monk and Ego Monk.<br /> <br /> The idea was to travel across many cities, meet many people, bless, guide & help followers & seekers. The trip was planned to take a year to complete.<br /> <br /> The route was charted out, the milestones chosen, the paths marked. The logistics agreed upon and the grand plan decided, signed and sealed.<br /> <br /> On the day of the journey, Sensei took a seat at the back of the car. Eager Monk was driving and Ego Monk was navigating the car.<br /> <br /> The car engine growled, & its tires crunched the porch gravel. Just as the car reached the Monastery gate, Ego Monk said, “Take a left. That's the shortest route to reach the highway.”<br /> <br /> Eager Monk said, “No. We have to turn right. That’s the shortest path.”<br /> <br /> Irrespective of which side the car turned, just by traveling a few hundred meters, the car would have reached the highway.<br /> <br /> Ego Monk said, “Left, left, left, left, left, left…” <br /> <br /> Eager Monk said, “Right, right, right, right, right, right…”<br /> <br /> The car, the monks and the day remained still. Argument and dissidence rained everywhere. It was like black rain.<br /> <br /> An hour later, things were status quo.<br /> <br /> When the two fighting monks finally looked back to request Sensei for a verdict, they were shocked to realize that he was no longer in the car. He had vanished into thin air...<br /> <br /> **<br /> <br /> Truthfully speaking, Sensei had not vanished. He had calmly walked out of the car and headed back to the Monastery. The two argumentative monks had not noticed him leaving.<br /> <br /> In the meditation room, Sensei had performed ‘see-saw breath' meditation with the Monks and & told them, “I failed today. My journey of a thousand miles could not even begin with a single mile. <br /> <br /> The reason was because of my mistake. I should have remembered that no matter how eager you are, you cannot have an ego. And if you have an ego, then no matter how eager you are, you cannot go far….”<br /> <br /> ***</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-41954712721456664242012-10-08T22:15:00.002-07:002012-10-08T22:25:13.855-07:00Bujinkan Ninjustu training in Dubai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yes it has been a while since I posted but life has made a whirlwind change over the last few months. Ive always believed life is henka (変化 - beginning of change/end of change) .. and change is the most inevitable contsant. You can see constant updates <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Anjaanrj" target="_blank">HERE</a> </div>
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Over the last 4 months, I got a job offer in Dubai, I relocated, started a brand new show on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/josh97.8" target="_blank">UAE Radio</a>, (<a href="http://www.joshfm.ae/" target="_blank">Josh 97.8</a>) found a house and furnished it, got my driving liscence, and even started training in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikido" target="_blank">Aikido</a> (more on that in another post). Govt documents & relocation has kept me busy and Ive hardly found time to train and lets not even get into blogging!! haha<br />
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During training, we have a saying - “Banpen Fûgyô” (<em>10000 changes no surprises</em>) and so to stay true to this motto, I've managed to welcome this change with open arms!<br />
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Here's good news - Bujinkan Ninjustu training has resumed as usual. I now train on the mats 3 days a week. </div>
Our classes on Monday and Wednesday (7:30pm to 9pm) are at KO Gym at the DUBAI MARINA and its open to beginners & seniors alike. <br />
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We train in weapons, open hand techniques, locks, throws, grapples, ukemi + breakfall and all techniques from the 9 ryuha (<em>schools</em>) of our system!</div>
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In case you are in Dubai the Gym is located adjacent to Almaya supermarket in Dubai Marina, the one facing Sheikh Zayed Road<br />
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The address is - Dreams Tower 1, Beside Al Maya Supermarket ; Dubai Marina</div>
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Here is a photo of my training partners and the Dubai Instructors - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jpnapoli" target="_blank">Juan Pablo Napoli</a> & <a aria-controls="ujp8w4l1" aria-haspopup="true" aria-owns="ujp8w4l1" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/hovercard.php?id=578408870" href="http://www.facebook.com/hassan.osman.908" id="js_45">Hassan Osman</a><br />
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In case you are visiting and want to traing with us drop me a message or a mail - we would love to see you on the mat!<br />
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Let the training continue! :)<br />
Ganbatte kudasai!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-89379521537980227872012-04-04T23:31:00.000-07:002012-04-04T23:31:49.314-07:00The Samurai Creed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Ive come to realize that our art of Budo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu) is very closely linked to the the lineage of the Fighting techniques of the Samurai. Japanese history also lets us know that the Samurai was the main warrior class of feudal japan. Here is an interesting excerpt from a scroll by an Unknown Japanese Warrior. The credo of this creed speaks to me and so I share it with you! :)<br />
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<b>The Samurai Creed</b><br />
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I have no parents; I make the heaven and earth my mother and father.<br />
I have no home; I make awareness my dwelling.<br />
I have no life and death; I make the tides of breathing my life and death.<br />
I have no divine power; I make honesty my divine power.<br />
I have no means; I make understanding my means.<br />
I have no magic secrets; I make character my magic secret.<br />
I have no body; I make endurance my body.<br />
I have no eyes; I make the flash of lightning my eyes.<br />
I have no ears; I make sensibility my ears.<br />
I have no limbs; I make promptness my limbs.<br />
I have no strategy; I make “unshadowed by thought” my strategy<br />
I have no designs; I make “seizing opportunity by the forelock” my design.<br />
I have no miracles; I make right action my miracle. <br />
I have no principles; I make adaptability to all circumstances my principles.<br />
I have no tactics; I make emptiness and fullness my tactics.<br />
I have no talents; I make ready wit my talent.<br />
I have no friends; I make my mind my friend.<br />
I have no enemy; I make carelessness my enemy.<br />
I have no armor; I make benevolence and righteousness my armor.<br />
I have no castle; I make immovable mind my castle.<br />
I have no sword; I make absence of self my sword<br />
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<i>- anonymous warrior from the 14th century </i><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">I haven’t blogged here for a while. There are various reasons for that spanning from being busy to traveling a lot to laziness... but I suspect one of the main reasons is because I haven’t been training enough. Yes there is a connection. There more I train, the more my thoughts get ruffled, the more my beliefs get shaken and the more my conditioning gets disseminated. Now that it’s a month since I’ve been regular with training I feel like I have something to say again. And thus this new blog post! <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)<span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Some time ago I was asked to write a testimonial on “Why I train”. You can see it <a href="http://www.buj.in/testimonial.html">here. </a>I concluded somewhere in my head “<b>I train because its makes me Who I am." </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">This got me started with the unending process of realization .. again... of the answer that eludes most - “Who am I”. Afterall this is the quintessential question that man asks himself time and again. Life is but of course a process of self discovery.</div><div class="MsoNormal">I get into these introspective modes once in a while and the question bugs me till I find some answer and solace and then Im peaceful for a bit again until the next friction in my head makes me ask question myself once again! Cyclical in a way.. like everything in the universe? </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7a01oF1aU0vGq1HvO2aNu8JswaMYfCibuSMYsjhEJMwolp70-uVLgVOoqH0fIvhLK9eNtM0t64_U2YLBsvs9whEEILj4NNx0UyNr9T3-3hPzBgyPhX9zNoFIA3XOjsNER5SCVF3u1Few/s1600/Yin+Yang.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7a01oF1aU0vGq1HvO2aNu8JswaMYfCibuSMYsjhEJMwolp70-uVLgVOoqH0fIvhLK9eNtM0t64_U2YLBsvs9whEEILj4NNx0UyNr9T3-3hPzBgyPhX9zNoFIA3XOjsNER5SCVF3u1Few/s1600/Yin+Yang.gif" /></a>Inspired by my friend Purab Kohli and his new show "Life mein ek baar" I realized that In the quest to find out the “real” I listed out my many roles in life and multiple garbs that I wear. Anjaan the Radio Jockey, Anjaan the Programming head, Anjaan the son, Anjaan the Husband, Anjaan the Brother, Anjaan the Brother in law, Anjaan the Professional Compere, Anjaan the social media evangelist, Anjaan the tourism ambassador, Anjaan the Friend, Anjaan the councellor, Anjaan the Party Maker... Who is the Real Anjaan?<br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I know for a fact that All of it is me.. but at the same time none of it is. <br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"> Purab goes on to say that he chose to do the show to find out the real him. Facing fear and using one's intuitive guts is a sureshot path to find out the self. Which is Why I like Training. When a fist attack is being launched at your face by your opponent, you don’t have time to think of who you are, how you sound, what you are wearing and how you look etc. You just have time to feel the attack and move away. This to me is real and that is why I train. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Names, positions, titles, achievements and wealth often conceal the real "self". Try to avoid being blinded by these terms or else you will feel like a traveler who cant find his way home. Happy training and I hope you find what your looking for! :)</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-24376421718001255182011-06-23T05:53:00.000-07:002011-06-23T05:59:49.985-07:00Shinden Fudo Ryu Seminar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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So its seminar time again<br />
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And this time its a <br />
Shinden Fudô Ryû Seminar with Shihan Arnaud Cousergue<br />
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The seminar is over 2 weekends at Connect Studio, <br />
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<div class="adr"><div class="street-address">5th Floor, Sona Towers, No. 71 Millers Road</div><div class="street-address"></div><div class="street-address">Come by for some fun if you'd like!</div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-35467489485643794112010-11-30T07:37:00.000-08:002010-11-30T07:50:24.027-08:00The Black Belt Hoax!!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqetoOjE_Pkvxye-3BUXx70BHHxZ96N-z-P-WD9L3n4iQZwrxiWLY6fTKqcWxSk91UyWvZKGrIiAYcNKE3loV9In-D_s-MQ2y20CPNizALMtqKgvg3ipASXpr4cyP2pXd7GwLsffYm2vxI/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqetoOjE_Pkvxye-3BUXx70BHHxZ96N-z-P-WD9L3n4iQZwrxiWLY6fTKqcWxSk91UyWvZKGrIiAYcNKE3loV9In-D_s-MQ2y20CPNizALMtqKgvg3ipASXpr4cyP2pXd7GwLsffYm2vxI/s1600/images.jpeg" style="cursor: move;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqetoOjE_Pkvxye-3BUXx70BHHxZ96N-z-P-WD9L3n4iQZwrxiWLY6fTKqcWxSk91UyWvZKGrIiAYcNKE3loV9In-D_s-MQ2y20CPNizALMtqKgvg3ipASXpr4cyP2pXd7GwLsffYm2vxI/s1600/images.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>So here‘s how I felt,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today when I got the black belt!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I realised that there is a way,</div><div style="text-align: center;">to get what you want anytime any day!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The secret & the trick is to first want IT</div><div style="text-align: center;">& then go after it - without any BULL**IT</div><div style="text-align: center;">then know ur strengths & weaknesses & become aware</div><div style="text-align: center;">get connected, get moving and practice your fare!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Believe it & You can become one of the Gods</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can get the power to conquer all odds</div><div style="text-align: center;">all you need to do is believe...</div><div style="text-align: center;">and like I did - your dreams you will achieve</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">so from today take a "panga" with life</div><div style="text-align: center;">make your passion your wife</div><div style="text-align: center;">flying, dreaming perceiving right & being free</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpVOfc_Dd4jS1uYcqLASU54zIxhLVeDPOIeWYw-YnyCbeF6uYaTf37WvEmsqqVU1DssRQuo1abqdHQFVV1PMPFJ1diwGUMDNbSNVRZHvfZsvJtQNTNyt6cyO_g72H21kQhogE7amsAR_Z/s1600/100_0043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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It hardly feels like yesterday since I started training and started this Blog. And today I blog from Japan. This afternoon at the DKMS Shihan Arnaud Cousergue walked upto me and asked me IF I was feeling ridiculous wearing a green belt among hundreds of black belts from around the world. Before I could gather my wits to give him an answer he had handed me a blackbelt and the Indian Buyu were clapping and photographs were being taken....<br />
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For all of you spoilt by the commercialization of Martial Arts - Frankly a Black Belt is NO big deal. Its a hoax actually. Whats important is that you understand the unlimited potential inside you and endeavour to discover the keys to unlock that. Its a Hoax that a world plays on our minds to make us think we have reached somewhere. Its a trick seniors play on juniors to make them believe in something and aim at something. It is what most art practicioners use to make you help make them rich!<br />
Trust me - the whole concept of a black belt is flim flam - its a joke played on the gullible. The black belt is in your head. Imagine if one could free themselves of the options of a limited goal. The possibilities are limitless once this kind of free thinking is achived.<br />
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Its been long since Ive posted here. Everyone said after the <a href="http://ninjaan.blogspot.com/2010/07/being-one-through-shinken-gata.html">Shinken Gata </a>(6th Kyu level) your opinion of Budo changes, and thereby life itself changes. Around the same time (after my <a href="http://ninjaan.blogspot.com/2010/07/being-one-through-shinken-gata.html">shinken gata</a>) someone also told me the best way to grow in Budo is "SHUT UP AND TRAIN". I guess I did take this too seriously! :) <br />
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This December I head to Japan, and soon I might even have my black belt (Have been given my 4th Kyu a couple of months ago). I fear all my Kyu experiences will fade away and I wont remember anything. And so Ive promised myself to devote at least 1 blog per week sharing my growth in the path of Budo with the world, with you. <br />
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Over the last 3 months we (<i>Bujinkan India Dojo</i>) have had the privilege of being visited a International Shihans including <a href="http://www.texasbujinkan.com/profile-arnaud-cousergue.shtml">Arnaud Cousergue</a>, <span style="font-family: times new roman; font-size: 100%;"><a href="http://www.darrenhorvath.com/">Darren Horvath</a>. </span> and <b>Robin Doenicke </b>seminar. All these Shihans have opened my eyes to the possibility of us being able to control our lives. If you dive into and fully explore the idea that we create our own reality, you discover that it logically follows that this means we create or choose our own life and death experiences.Training in Budo Taijutsu gives you a practical platform to test out those experiences. <br />
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These Shihans have also opened my eyes to the true meaning of the techniques taught by the Bujinkan. And the answer lies in the fact that there are NO techniques. No form. Only variations.<br />
In fact every technique is henka waza, as you have to adapt it to size, speed and quality of uke.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv5x54JUPgMh1duMyCT40__tiyTuFekPm7bwv2U-yrxJ3QDxs_aPp3IB-8fKG3TC1yd0lm8QPyIRF_gqIWQgyFrfQaq7Ez2cy37rdpRDaartAF1UmXuoWvH8WGstZaNQWUNT2LnZwSqrQ/s1600/henka.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv5x54JUPgMh1duMyCT40__tiyTuFekPm7bwv2U-yrxJ3QDxs_aPp3IB-8fKG3TC1yd0lm8QPyIRF_gqIWQgyFrfQaq7Ez2cy37rdpRDaartAF1UmXuoWvH8WGstZaNQWUNT2LnZwSqrQ/s1600/henka.jpg" /></a>It isnt a coincidence that my Martial name (<i>everyone is free to choose one) </i>is "henka" <br />
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Today I truly feel the power of the Martial arts that I'm training, Today I realize that training isn't life, but Life is training. I feel martial arts consuming me. I feel it absorbing itself into every aspect of my life. I feel change seeping through my every pore.<br />
<b>I feel Henka Change is the only constant, its the signal for rebirth and its the egg of the phoenix!</b><br />
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Wish you Happy Changing too! :<b>)</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-79589604510624419512010-07-19T04:13:00.001-07:002010-07-20T01:45:22.499-07:00Being One - through Shinken Gata<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Yesterday I graded for my 6th Kyu. The grading involved a test called the "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shinken Gata</span>". The matrix of meanings that the words "<span style="font-weight: bold;">shin</span>" and "<span style="font-weight: bold;">ken</span>" can have are innumerable. But some basic ones could mean</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> - spirit, soul, heart, self, truth, real etc.<br /><br />Shin can be written using different </span><a style="font-family: arial;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji" title="Kanji">kanji</a><span style="font-family:arial;"> characters </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">真, "true" , 伸, "extend" , 新, "new" , 心, "heart", 晋, "advance"</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> 信, "belief" , 進, "progress" , 慎, "humility", 紳, "gentleman"<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Ken could mean Sword, fist, weapon among many other things. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The dictionary definition of Shinken Gata could be <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Real Combat Movement/training"</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I have previously spoken about the lack of hitting, no violence and non existence of a sport like sparring situation in this martial art! Yesterday's grading was the anti thesis of all the conditioning I had in my head about the art. This form is as real as REAL can be and yesterday I WAS in a real fight with 6 black belts... and more with "Myself".</span> </span> <span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I was thrown around, hit, smashed, poked. I even have war bruises, poke marks and blod clots as proof!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">No Im not saying the form propagates violence</span> - but I also realised the only way to understand nonviolence is to truly study violence. Kind of like discovering motion in stillness.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Shinken Gata </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;">is used as a way of sharing </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >the seriousness with which we are to approach the art. Shinken Gata is a real-life application of the moves we learn with the physical and spiritual consequences associated with taking such encounters seriously. This idea of "one encounter, one chance" (ichi-go, ichi-e) is what separates all budô (martial ways) from sports or mere exercise.</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:85%;" > </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />When your body tires and has no energy left, you wonder where to go. People speak of a certain "<span style="font-weight: bold;">inner inspiration</span>" and "<span style="font-weight: bold;">mind over matter</span>" - last evening I felt it. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br />I realised training in a martial art form is all about being able to be in this "Zone". And staying there!</span> <span class="postbody" style="font-family:arial;">After my Shinken Gata yesterday Ive learnt that the body has its own thinking and is only infinitely connected to the world and the surroundings through the mind.<br /></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span class="postbody" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span class="postbody" style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Once you acheive this "one"-ness your body will automatically move - without help from your mind. There is no thinking involved. Just the pure essence of feeling.</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="postbody" style="font-family:arial;"><br />Once you let this connection control you, you derive energy from everything and everybody around you letting you be calm and composed while actually exerting tremendous physical energy. These connections are omnipresent and are easy to tap. All it needs is a certain "letting go".<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwmE9-BHksB8sQfsV8eIVpiPf8y3GIx62BtVHrB9ZoqTzhMZm12t2gNzueapvGue-fO_VhQKSfEIWRK2fQQIeQyWjw2lVqT32Ilgxfjsc0mGIPnJEhBSuPWSOugXWfVhjcyBbIewlyhx6/s1600/Being+One.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwmE9-BHksB8sQfsV8eIVpiPf8y3GIx62BtVHrB9ZoqTzhMZm12t2gNzueapvGue-fO_VhQKSfEIWRK2fQQIeQyWjw2lVqT32Ilgxfjsc0mGIPnJEhBSuPWSOugXWfVhjcyBbIewlyhx6/s320/Being+One.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495635493832120450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Ive always prided myself on being articulate but the feeling of oneness that you achieve after the "shinken gata" cannot be described in words. Like most things in life the only way is to experience it. in the DOJO or Outside.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="postbody" style="font-family:arial;">Ive realised that tiredness or fatigue is a state of mind and pain is in your head. If you take your thinking out of the situation and your mind out of the equation then your Taijutsu becomes Shinken Gata.<br />I also surprised myself a few times and on reflection am still wondering how I did those things. Now my next aim is to achieve this "natural movement" one-ness more often and perhaps even bring it to REAL Life applications</span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">After reading this I hope you are inspired to find new meanings for "being one" </span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1375614435822485402.post-59996982424373033072010-06-22T07:13:00.000-07:002010-07-20T04:11:39.360-07:00Ninjaan Turns OneIts been a year since I started Training in Ninjutsu. Over the last year life has changed terribly. I am not too sure if my Life is affecting my training at the Dojo or its the other way round, but I definitely feel different! Read my First Blog Post on <a href="http://ninjaan.blogspot.com/2009/06/first-class.html">Ninjutsu Here</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uiYaIzOVBZBLzYs6GW4bT-6VrV2Qo5vsLbtVlZYfFL2kiBXzjp__a9s-aQXmKIe5gB5nKyJkiM9icMSMsLXpMxdtnkhCk3zx229CQB5YX5fKMh9YS0STKXZWek_qdlxtK4Y_C57a9aFf/s1600/ninjutsu.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3uiYaIzOVBZBLzYs6GW4bT-6VrV2Qo5vsLbtVlZYfFL2kiBXzjp__a9s-aQXmKIe5gB5nKyJkiM9icMSMsLXpMxdtnkhCk3zx229CQB5YX5fKMh9YS0STKXZWek_qdlxtK4Y_C57a9aFf/s320/ninjutsu.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485605743220962962" border="0" /></a><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="">The biggest learning for me over the last year is reconfirmation of the fact that there are NO Coincidences! Nothing happens by Chance! Everything has a Reason and these reasons are invariably<br />controlled by Intentions.<br /><br />Ive always believed in being able to control what happens to one - and Ninjustu just helps you understand it and train it. I might confuse you with this next line - but we truly train to not know - thereby knowing. We train to let go - there by gaining control. We train motion thereby achieving stillness. Ironic? Yes!<br /><br />This art form reconfirms my belief -<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:lucida grande;" > </span></span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" class="status-body" ><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Life is like a football. It goes where you kick it!</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">World</span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"> Cup is on now as I write this btw</span></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >)<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" >The Bujinkan - besides being a bann</span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" >er head for all the Ninjutsu ryuha (schools) is a community for with powerful intentions. We believe in the power of intentions. It might sound like something from a </span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > "Laws Of Attraction book" </span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="">but is much more than that!<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZ-5Crr9hS4nzPBmwU3VoZNdrFa2mgPyj8vOkpsNOZ2Q4TVIqv9azp1p7OJplenjBn_DAvcB7Retdg2d0TMuQMY11W6bH5js8kDwhRCpMR3RPrvjCOXFldWdGNujOAqCtswI-yEvKrgzL/s1600/bujinkan+ninjutsu.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguZ-5Crr9hS4nzPBmwU3VoZNdrFa2mgPyj8vOkpsNOZ2Q4TVIqv9azp1p7OJplenjBn_DAvcB7Retdg2d0TMuQMY11W6bH5js8kDwhRCpMR3RPrvjCOXFldWdGNujOAqCtswI-yEvKrgzL/s320/bujinkan+ninjutsu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485605747596186130" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" >Ive seen magic happen over the last year and This magic is what keeps me attracted to this art form.</span><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" >Having met have lots of other martial artistes, fighters and sport fighting practitioners, People keep asking me why practitioners don't get involved in mixed martial arts tournaments?<br /><br />After all, if the Ninja are the cream of the crop </span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" >(some claim us to be) </span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" >and at the top of the martial arts food chain, why aren't they "taking it to the ring?"</span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">While it would appear, from several different perspectives, that ninjutsu - the art of the ninja - is..</span></p><ol style="font-family: lucida grande;"><li>Just another martial art among the many martial systems out there, and...</li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">No different from mma since ninja mix striking, kicking, grappling, etc.</span></li></ol><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The truth is that there is much more to the art of Ninjutsu than meets the eye. <a href="http://ninjaan.blogspot.com/2010/04/to-be-majicked.html">Read here </a>where I try to explain what i mean!<br /></span></p><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>Here are a few of the differences between Ninja training and mixed martial arts:</b></span><br /><br /></p><li>The ninja are first and foremost warriors. They are protectors - not fighters.</li><li>The first skill to be developed by a ninja is seishin teki kyoyo, "spiritual refinement" - not competitiveness and a sense of sportsmanship and fair play.</li><li>The ninja is a no-limits person. The rules inherent in a sport competition-based system run counter to the strategies and philosophy of ninjutsu.</li><li>The Ninja balances the lessons and tools for producing results in combat with those that achieve success in society. A true ninja would never use something like sport aggression to make a name for him or herself. </li><br />Add to this the techniques, tactics, strategies, and weapons of the ninja - all designed for one purpose - <b><i>winning</i></b> - quickly, easily, and completely. To a ninja, fighting - if conflict cannot be avoided - always comes as a last resort. Not as a means of entertainment and ego-gratification.<p></p><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=""> </span></span><p style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvpJR_ceedrOe2LSVdjedG2y3ZKE4reBRw2WEoyqqEtw_TchhWUT9KaN9oXI1kueC84C-DH8EttYCswwgEnS_TvUpNktVMap41aejBuno9aUt4ADnVhlXI4lSqScvMEaJfoNc__i63wXI/s1600/ninja_crouch.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvpJR_ceedrOe2LSVdjedG2y3ZKE4reBRw2WEoyqqEtw_TchhWUT9KaN9oXI1kueC84C-DH8EttYCswwgEnS_TvUpNktVMap41aejBuno9aUt4ADnVhlXI4lSqScvMEaJfoNc__i63wXI/s320/ninja_crouch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485605738561194290" border="0" /></a></span></span></span></span></p><span style=";font-family:verdana,helvetica,arial;font-size:100%;" > </span><p style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">This isn't the list that most people expect when it comes to see what Ninjutsu has that MMA, or any other martial art, doesn't. But then, authentic ninja training isn't what most people expect either!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ive been here for a year, Ive been training all my life!<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;font-family:times new roman;"><span style=";font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Welcome to My world! </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:times new roman;font-size:130%;" >- hope some magic touches you! :)</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08396067528626814930noreply@blogger.com3