Present a lecture at the Romanian-American University in Bucharest, Romania on 16th November 2018. The subject of the lecture was: ‘Violence management in the past and present. The same issues, but different solutions. A short history of police martial arts from the historical samurai to today’s police officers.’
In March 2004, I was interviewed and appeared in the Japanese ‘Hiden Budō & Bujutsu’ (秘伝 武道 武術) magazine. This is the Japanese language magazine for Koryū (古流 - old school) martial arts.
In 1985, I had the honour of demonstrating Bujinkan (武神館) martial arts for His Imperial Highness, Emperor Naruhito (徳仁 天皇) of Japan, at the Anjinkai Festival in London. (At the time he was Crown Prince Naruhito)
Conducting the Godan Test (五段審査) on NHK TV feature filmed at the Hombu Dōjō (本部道) in Japan, under the watchful eye of Hatsumi Sensei (NHK = Nippon Hōsō Kyōka - Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
On Monday 1st November 2021 - Bujinkan King Dōjō (武神館 キング 道場) training was once again at our temporary location at the King Clinic in Epsom. We began with the Kihon training of Gyokko-ryū (玉虎流) Ichimonji no Kamae (一文字之構) in distancing and movement applications.. Then we worked with Gyokko-ryū Kosshijutsu (玉虎流骨指術) Jo ryaku-no maki (上略之巻) […]
Hatsumi Sensei demonstrating Mutō Dori (無刀捕) against Doron Navon Sensei, at the 1987 U.K. Taikai. This is from an article that I wrote for Black Belt International magazine that year.
My grateful thanks to Christian Petroccello for organising and being such a great host, to my co-teacher (& old friend) Sveneric Bogsäter, who was great to work with and to everyone who attended.
I recently found this screenshot of myself demonstrating Gyokko-ryū (玉虎流) - Hichō no Kamae (飛鳥之構) on the 'Quest' 1989 Daikomyosai (大光明祭) video at the Bujinkan Ishizuka Dōjō (武神館石塚道場) in Kashiwa (柏).Those 32 years have gone so quickly.
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