Hatsumi Sensei teaching at the 1988 U.K. Taikai, that I organised in Wimbledon, London. In the background from left to right: me, Chris Roworth, (the late) Dave Heald, John Breen (translating) and Doron Navon Sensei.
1988 UK Taikai in Wimbledon. I was very fortunate to be able to organise 8 UK Taikai for Hatsumi Sensei. In 2022, I organised Noguchi Sensei's UK Taikai and in 2027 I will organise Nagato Sensei's UK Taikai. That will be 40 years since the first UK Taikai in 1987 and my 10th Taikai organisation.
This is Ilan Gattegno's new book abot Hatsumi Sensei. It includes contributions from Japanese and Western Dai-Shihan. I am honoured and very happy to share recollections of my first meeting and training with Hatsumi Sensei in 1983 and also to write something about the Amatsu Tatara (p.111-118). Other Dai-Shihan likewise have poured their hearts into […]
Screenshot from 30 years ago at the 1992, Daikomyosai (大光明祭) seminar at Ayase Budōkan (綾瀬 武道館). With me acting as uke for Hatsumi Sōke (初見宗家) as he demonstrates Gyokko-ryū (玉虎流) - Yubi kudaki (指砕 - finger break) technique.
30 years ago on 31st August 1992, I was honoured by Hatsumi Sōke with the award of Jūdan (十段 10th Dan) in Bujinkan Dōjō Ninpō Taijutsu (武神館道場 忍法体術). I am still working to try to be equal to that honour, but fear that I may not do so in this lifetime. I remain, as always, […]
We worked with Kosei no Kamae against various attacks drawing on Hatsumi Sensei's teachings from the late 1980s. Good work from everyone who attended, thank you and well done.
We practiced - moving back and giving way with to shoulder, to apply a form of uke (but receiving with the side of leg that is moving back) that Hatsumi Sensei often taught in the early to mid 1980s. We used this method against a single punch to overextend and unbalance to strike at Uko […]
This was the first training of the year. We began with Kukishin-ryū Dakentaijutsu (九鬼神流打拳体術) Te-waza Gata (手技型 -- hand techniques form): Omote Gyaku Dori (表逆捕) Ura Gyaku Dori (裏逆捕) Take Ori (竹折) paying special attention to the mechanics of balance and weight shifting. We worked with the Shinden Fudō-ryū Dakentaijutsu (神傳不動流打拳体術) - Ten no Kata […]
My thanks to Matthew Childs of 'Ninja Boom Film' for posting this photo of my friend Arnaud Cousergue being choked and about to be thrown with ganseki nage (岩石投げ) by Hatsumi Sensei, as I look on. See: https://www.facebook.com/NinjaBoomFilm
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