Bujinkan KoShin Dojo Shidoshi Meeting - Sunday 29th June 2008
By Taka | May 28, 2008
There will be a Shidoshi meeting for all Bujinkan KoShin Dojo Instructors on Sunday 29th June 2008.
Venue: Cirencester or Swindon (David Olivers House)
Time: 11am
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Mini Seminar Annoucement - Togakure Ryu 10th June 2008
By Taka | May 28, 2008
This mini seminar will look at Togakure ryu no kieru no kankaku “Creating the feeling of disappearing” with David Oliver 10th Dan, fresh back from his recent trip to train with Doug Wilson 15th Dan.
Training Times: 7-10pm
Venue: Malmesbury Leisure Centre
Equipment: Bokken & Saya (http://www.ninecircles.co.uk/items.asp?CatID=77)
Cost: £10
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Seminar Announcement - Bujinkan Togakure Ryu Ninpo - 25th & 26th October 2008
By Taka | May 27, 2008
With Alex Meehan 11th Dan & David Oliver 10th Dan - Bujinkan Shidoshi’s
Venue: Malmesbury Leisure Centre, Bremilham Road, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 0DQ
Date: Saturday 25th October 2008
Time: Saturday Juniors: 11am - 1pm Saturday Seniors: 11am - 1pm | 2pm - 5pm
Sunday 26th October 2008
Registration opens at: 9:00am
Time Saturday Seniors: 10am - 1pm | 2pm - 4pm
Equipment Needed: Bo, Jo, Bokken, Hanbo & suitable training Gi
Pre Book online Cost: Juniors - £10.00 | Adults 1 Day - £30.00 | Adults 2 Days - £50
Pay on the day Cost: Juniors - £12.00 | Adults 1 Day - £35.00 | Adults 2 Days - £60
Booking: Places are limited for this seminar so book now to ensure you get a place
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Seminar Annoucement - PEDRO FLEITAS GONZÁLEZ 4th and 5th October 2008
By Taka | February 1, 2008
THE BUJINKAN CAMBRIDGE DOJO ARE VERY PROUD TO PRESENT THE NEXT UK 2 DAY BUJINKAN BUDO TAI-JUTSU AND NINJUTSU SEMINAR WITH PEDRO FLEITAS GONZÁLEZ 15TH DAN
Time: Both Days 10.30 am- 4.30pm 4th and 5th October 2008
Cost: £25 per day in advance (£50 for 2 days) Or £30 per day on the day (£60 for both days)
Location: CRC Sports Centre, Kings Hedges Rd, Cambridge, CB4 2QT.
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity for some superb training with a master instructor in a great location!
Pedro is a close personal friend and student of Grandmaster Hatsumi, training with him twice per year and teaching more than 350 seminars.
For more information: Jake Sharpstone: +44 (0)1223 235264
Email: bujinkancambridge@yahoo.co.uk
Check out: www.bujinkan-cambridge.com/pedro for more information
The theme will be: Bujinkan Theme 2008 Ninpo Togakure Ryu, Ninja-to, Kyoketsu shogi, Shuko
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Bujinkan Theme 2008 - Togakure Ryû Ninpo Taijutsu & Ninjustu
By Taka | January 3, 2008
Togakure Ryû Ninpo Taijutsu “School of the Hiding Door”
Dr. Hatsumi is the 34th Soke. It is the second oldest of the Bujinkan schools. During the 16th century, at the height of the historical ninja period,
the clan’s ninja operatives were trained in the following Eighteen Fundamental Skills
Seishin Teki Kyoyo - Spiritual Refinement
Tai Jutsu - Unarmed Combat
Ninja Ken - Ninja Sword
Bo-Jutsu - Stick and Staff Fighting
Shuriken-Jutsu - Throwing Blades
Yari-Jutsu - Spear Fighting
Naginata-Jutsu - Halberd Fighting
Kusari-Gama - Chain and Sickle Weapon
Kayaku-Jutsu - Fire and Explosives
Henso-Jutsu - Disguise and Impersonation
Shinobi-Iri - Stealth and Entering Methods
Ba-Jutsu - Horsemanship
Sui-Ren - Water Training
Bo-Ryaku - Strategy
Cho Ho - Espionage
Inton-Jutsu - Escape and Concealment
Ten-Mon - Meteorology
Chi-Mon - Geography
Characteristics
This is the only school of ninjutsu that has been taught openly by Soke Hatsumi. It is a distant branch of Gyokko Ryu Kosshijutsu, but a school in its own right.
The Ryu is based on low, wide body positions or kamae, and powerful strikes. It is a complete fighting system consisting of many punching and kicking techniques, techniques with sword, spear, kusarigama, and a secret weapon called Sanpo Hiden, which was characteristic only for this school. When necessary the emphasis was on escape and spying involving the use of little gadgets, espionage, concealment, sabotage, breaking in and escaping, etc. Togakure ryu used a lot of techniques that incapacitate, sometimes brutally and in times of conflict could be very deceptive. The Sakki Test comes from Togakure Ryu. The school is famous for it’s different ninjutsu weapons such as shuko and ashiko, shinodake, senban shuriken and kyoketsu shoge.Brief History
After a lost battle, a samurai, Nishina Yukihiro found refuge in the mountains of Iga. In a village called Togakushi on the Togakure Mountain he met a priest, So-o, who was practicing Shugendo, a religion based on magic. There, Yukihiro learned Shugendo and ninjutsu. His son, Daisuke, changed his name to Daisuke Togakure and, in 1161, created Togakure Ryu. He became its first Soke. Except for a relatively short period of notoriety prior to the reign of the Tokugawas, the art lived quietly in the hearts of just a few people.“To Hide is the Defence“
Soke of Togakure Ryu
Ikai
Hogenbo
Sakabe, Tendo
Hachiryu, Nyodo Tenei era 1110
Kimon, Hyobei Ninpei era 1151
Kasumigakure, Doshi
1. Togakure (Nishina) Daisuke Oho era 1161
2. Minamoto no Kanesada, Shima Kosanta 1180
3. Togakure, Goro 1200
4. Togakure, Kosanta
5. Koga, Kosanta
6. Kaneko, Tomoharu
7. Togakure, Ryuho
8. Togakure, Gakuun
9. Kido, Koseki
10. Iga, Tenryu
11. Ueno, Rihei
12. Ueno, Senri
13. Ueno, Manjiro
14. Iizuka, Saburo
15. Sawada, Goro
16. Ozaru, Ippei
17. Kimata, Hachiro
18. Kataoka, Heizaemon
19. Mori, Ugenta
20. Toda, Gobei
21. Kobe, Seiun
22. Momochi, Kobei
23. Tobari, Tenzen
24. Toda, Nobutsuna Seiryu Kwanyei era 1624 - 1644
25. Toda, Nobuchika Fudo Manji era 1658 - 1681
26. Toda, Kangoro Nobuyasu Tenna era 1681 - 1704
27. Toda, Eisaburo Nobumasa Hoyei era 1704 - 1711
28. Toda, Shinbei Masachika Shotoku era 1711 - 1736
29. Toda, Shingoro Masayoshi Gembun era 1736 - 1764
30. Toda, Daigoro Chikahide Meiwa era 1764 - 1804
31. Toda, Daisaburo Chikashige Bunkwa era 1804 - ?
32. Toda, Shinryuken Masamitsu ? - 1907 (b.1824 - d.1909)
33. Takamatsu, Toshitsugu 1907 - 1968 (b.1887 - d.1972)
34. Hatsumi, Masaaki (Yoshiaki) 1968 - (b.1931)
San-po Hiden: The three secret treasures of Togakure Ryu
Senban Shuriken - the four pointed throwing star. This resembled a tool used by carpenters to remove nails, called a kugi-nuki. It was a weapon to harass the enemy to assist in escape.
Shuko - commonly known as climbing claws, they were frequently used on both the hands and feet for combat as well, capable of delivering very serious injuries. They were made of metal bands around the hand and wrist with a strap of leather connecting them. Also called Tegaki.
Shindake - a bamboo tube around 4 feet long, used as an underwater breathing tube and a blowgun.
Sanpo wo uyamae: respect of the three treasures
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