YUDANSHA – Bujinkan Black Belt Guide by Mats Hjelm. A comprehensive guide to the Taijutsu of the Bujinkan system as taught by Masaaki Hatsumi Sōke.
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Key facts
- Language: English
- 184 pages, richly illustrated with pictures and illustrations
- A4 (210 × 297 mm), perfect-bound paperback
- Black and white interior, full-colour cover
- Prints in 3–5 business days
- Sold only on Lulu.com
Also available: Coil Bound edition (practical in the dojo) and Small Book edition.
What’s inside
We have this concept of Shu-Ha-Ri, three major processes to learn Budo. First, we learn the fundamentals, then how to break them up. Then you transcend to a state where you are totally free without even thinking of what you are doing. You can’t get to the last stage without knowing the first stage well. This book is all about the first stage we call Shu. It is further divided into three levels:
- 天略の巻 TEN RYAKU NO MAKI (The scroll of Heaven)
- 地略の巻 CHI RYAKU NO MAKI (The scroll of Earth)
- 人略の巻 JIN RYAKU NO MAKI (The scroll of Man)
This is a collection of techniques I think black belts in the Bujinkan system should at least be familiar with, and teachers should know by heart. It is not a self-study course – you need a qualified instructor. The book is a tool to help your progress.
Watch techniques from the book
Free videos of techniques from the YUDANSHA book:
- Kihon Happo – Hichō no Kata (Ura Waza no 2)
- Kihon Happo – Jūmonji no Kata
- Kihon Happo – Ichimonji no Kata
- Kihon Happo – Omote Kote Gyaku Dori
- Kihon Happo – Omote Kote Gyaku Ken Sabaki – page 45 in the book
- Kihon Happo – Ura Kote Gyaku Dori – page 46 in the book
- Kihon Happo – Musha Dori (Ude Jime Ashi Ori Kata) – page 47 in the book
- Kihon Happo – Ganseki Nage – page 48 in the book
- Gekkan Henka (Shindenfudō-ryū) – page 130 in the book
About the author
Mats Hjelm has been training Bujinkan Budō-taijutsu since the early 1980’s. He travelled all around the world to train and teach Bujinkan Budō-taijutsu. This book has been an ongoing project by Mats Hjelm at Kaigozan Dojo for 35 years.
Also by Mats Hjelm: MUDANSHA – Bujinkan Guide To Beginners.
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