Monthly Archives: April 2011

YSTT 2011

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

Please check the new page on the Paris Taikai on this site HERE

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Japan Update: Denki & Tenki

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Today was a nice day, the weather was nice, not too hot and not too cold, and I learnt many new things. The reason why we come to train in Japan is to better our knowledge about proper movements and … Continue reading →

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Japan Update: Karada & Asobi

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

Since the big earthquake in March there is a new mask under the Shinden at the hombu dôjô. Sensei painted it in a bright orange color as this is the color for protection in Shintoism. The Torii (鳥居) at the … Continue reading →

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Japan Update: History & Training

Posted on April 20, 2011 by

Tuesday has been another fantastic day in Tokyo as sensei asked me on Sunday to meet him with Pedro and Kogure san (Quest videos) at his place at 5pm before training. The light rain and the cold weather that accompanied … Continue reading →

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Budô is Mudô (2)

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

On Monday I had the chance to train with Nagato sensei and Oguri sensei and once again the complex simplicity (or the simple complexity) of their movements was amazing. I come to Japan three times a year and I still … Continue reading →

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JUST7: Budô is Mudô

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Those last 2 days have been very busy budo wise. On the “nature and nuclear” side nothing to report, life here is as safe and normal as usual except maybe that the air conditioning is not “on” in the trains … Continue reading →

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JUST2: Arnaud in Japan

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Tonight was the first class of this trip. Selfishly I was hoping for a very small group and we were already around 30, it seems that fear is going away. It was nice to meet my buyu and the Japanese … Continue reading →

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Bô jutsu: Weapon of Consciousness

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

When in 1993 Hatsumi sensei began to teach the now famous “themes of the year” he decided to begin with the study of bô jutsu. It opened a five year cycle dedicated to the weaons of the bujinkan.Amongst all the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo VIP travel

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

On Wednesday night at the airport it seems that the world has changed. When I entered the boarding gate the room was empty or nearly. This is what one month of media howling have done! The news have been exaggerating … Continue reading →

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