Kihon Happo is the very foundation of Bujinkan Dojo Budo Taijutsu. Here is the eigth technique called Ganseki Nage from page 48 in the YUDANSHA book.
Kihon Happo – Musha Dori (Udejime Ashiori Kata)
Kihon Happo is the very foundation of Bujinkan Dojo Budo Taijutsu. Here is the seventh technique called Musha Dori (Ude Jime Ashi Ori Kata) from page 47 in the YUDANSHA book.
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Second edition of Yudansha is out, and the Errata for 3.0
The Second edition v3.1 (Released July 2018) IS OUT NOW!
It is also available as coil bound to make it more practical to use in the dojo. In the future there will also be a luxury version with full colour on all pages and hard cover for real hard core collectors.
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I found these errors, and made these changes to the new edition.
Errata for the First edition v3.0 (Released May 2018)
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- p.42 JŪMONJI … Move the right foot back to Kōsei no kamae. Zanshin.
(I forgot why I wrote Hōi no kamae, couldn’t find the source so I changed back to Kōsei) - p.49 TAIHENJUTSU MUTŌDORI got the wrong kanji, it should be 体変術無刀捕型
- p.79 OMOTE. With your left thumb and ring finger… Grab his left Hoshizawa with the right hand…
- p.81 URA. (Not wrong, but I switched left to right so it matches the picture).
- p.83 MUSŌ-DORI …His left wrist is trapped with your left arm, the left Shutō is covering his elbow,
- p.92 YUME NO MAKURA. (Not wrong, but I switched left to right so it matches the picture).
- p.105 RYŌTE. (Not wrong, but I switched left to right so it matches the picture).
- p.145 ŌKYO. Should be a left Shitō-ken.
- p.162 YŪDANSHA. I got the wrong kanji, it should be 雄段者 which means Man, male or husband. In this context I would say all grown up black belt.
- p.42 JŪMONJI … Move the right foot back to Kōsei no kamae. Zanshin.
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MUDANSHA BOOK by MATS HJELM
武神館無段者の案内所
MUDANSHA – BEGINNERS GUIDE TO BUJINKAN
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This book is a guide for beginners in the Bujinkan Dojo. Everything about the rules and expectations of you as a pratctitioner, etiquette and traditions as well as the most fundamental techniques in our beautiful art.
- 天略の巻 TEN RYAKU NO MAKI (The scroll of Heaven)
Here we learn to move the body naturally and effectively. Essentially how to become a good Uke (receiver of techniques). When Hatsumi Soke’s own teacher Takamatsu Sensei started training over 120 years ago as a young boy he was thrown around the Dojo by the seniors for a year before he was taught any techniques. This gave him a good foundation for the next level.
About the Author: Mats have been training Bujinkan Budo-taijutsu since the early 1980’s. He travelled all around the world to train and teach Bujinkan Budo-taijutsu. http://YudanshaBook.com
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This book is a comprehensive guide to understand the Taijutsu of the Bujinkan system as taught by Masaaki Hatsumi Soke. We have this concept of Shu-Ha-Ri which is 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. Needless to say, you can’t get to the last stage without knowing the first stage well. It is said that you should study each level for at least 10 years. 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)
About the Author: Mats have been training Bujinkan Budo-taijutsu since the early 1980’s. He travelled all around the world to train and teach Bujinkan Budo-taijutsu. http://YudanshaBook.com
Print details: 8.26″ x 11.69″ (EU Standard A4), perfect binding, white interior paper (60# weight), black and white interior ink, white exterior paper (90# weight), full-color exterior ink.
About the book title
The last Friday I asked Sōke if it was ok to publish this book, he said Gambatte before the translation was done. Then he looked through the book quickly and encouraged me to do it. Then it was painting time and I gave him a paper and asked for Yūdansha the book title. He wanted more paper and wrote the same phonetic sound but with different kanji. So I got three versions, like a 三心 Sanshin.
On Sunday (today) I got help finding the right kanji by Noguchi Sensei, then I did some internet research (no thanks to G00g1e that think Yūdansha means a “stepped-out person” (I guess they mean a LSD tripped out person 🙄), don’t tell them!).
有段者 YŪDANSHA is the normal kanji used which means a person that has a Dan rank (black belt).
If we break up the three kanji we get
有 YŪ (possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx).
段 DAN (grade, steps, stairs)
者 SHA (someone, person).
勇段者 YŪDANSHA It could mean a black belt hero, a courageous or brave black belt
勇 YŪ (courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism)
雅段者 YŪDANSHA it could mean an elegant, graceful or refined black belt.
雅 MIYABI (refinement; elegance; grace)
All this gave me a great idea to incorporate this in the book. I’m not gonna go further here as the book is unwritten and I might change my mind. But I feel that the book is gonna be something different than all the others and something I will be proud of.