Another masterful video Sensei. Once again, thank-you for the privilege of being a part of the training. Since we've been together, I have rediscovered many aspects of the art. Much respect for always having the courage to walk your own path. Ninpo Ikkan!
It may not be super close to you but look into Jeffery Miller. He is in PA. Very straight forward instruction and has both in person and online classes.
Thanks Sensei. I know Jeff quite well, but at this point, I 'm not really interested. Life has dictated that I shift my focus on other areas of my development. Just for future, in case I wish to resume my studies with another instructor, could you please forward both my shodan and yondan certificates? Much appreciated.
I have a student in Germany. He’s an American guy. I think he is still with the Genbukan. Very talented and has been through my system. His name is Michael Asbury. Not sure where he is now. It’s been a few years. Look him up.
@@UnitedStatesNinpoAcademy From what I've heard, the minimum of years people spend training in order to become efficient in Ninpo is 10 years. Would it be same with the "United States Ninpo Academy" curriculum?
Curiosity questions - why you opted for the color belt system vs the patches and stars (white/green/black belt) ? Is the formal Japanese rankings still based on patches?
Hello, easiest way to get the training material is send me an email address to usninpo@comcast.net. I’ll send you some information on how to get access to all the material.
I have a legitimate question, Sensei. Does your curriculum, or any other Bujinkan affiliated dojo across the US, or the world that you know of, actually teach iron plate, iron fan, archery, war axe, war hammer, war club, or chain weapons along with the more traditional weapons of Kukishinden Ryu such as: longsword, short sword, baton, spears, halberd, cleaver, staff, throwing projectiles, and guns? Thank you, sir, very much for your time.
Iron plate, do you mean a shield or (do you mean shaken or shuriken), iron fan yes, archery yes, war axe yes but not much. I have seen this weapon in demos in Japan but never trained with but seen it. War hammer war club same. Seen it but never seen any formal training. Chain weapons yes. I have multiple videos on chain weapons on my channel. All of the weapons of Kukishin Ryu and Togakure Ryu are taught in detail. As always to see what the Bujinkan or Ninpo in general Truly has to offer you need to spend a month in Japan. I’d also look into an organization called SEMA Southeastern Medieval Association. You can find good weapons training there if you can get with the right people.
@@babradfreeman there is a manual called the Tenchijin no Maki. This was created to give a baseline for all Bujinkan Schools. But to be honest there is no set standard in the Bujinkan. This is a very mature and trusting method that has actually hurt the organization over the years. If you went to 100 schools you would see 100 systems with 100 different quality controls in place. That is why you really need to search for a dojo that has connections in Japan and has an actual system you can read before you spend time and money. That is why I have my first 2 tests free on TH-cam for people to see what and how I teach. Plus I have an entire video showing how I received my information and how students use our training manual. Let me know if I can be of any more help.
actually good teacher has lot to do with progress of the student. if teacher will come to you and tell you hips hips without telling you anything more much less giving you any exercises on how to improve your hips and you are completely new to this it will slow your progress and this is on teacher not the student. also of all people you know that throwing a correct punch is not as easy as it sounds. some things you can figure out by yourself but even that isn't that easy without someone showing you how to do it and finer details can only be learned if someone shows them to you. that is true even in something relatively simple like rear cross. and in case of uppercut for example it is harder because the way uppercut looks visually is very different than body mechanics you need to use when actually throwing it. As far as bowing to the teacher and the training partner and using Japanese words which you are more likely to say incorrectly anyway is a waste of time. that does not mean you should disrespect your fellow students or your teacher it simply means that remembering all this or being in anyway punished or looked unfavorably on because you forgot to do it is absurd. also teacher is a teacher not a master I don't care how good of a fighter he is. plus many dojos in many places especially when it comes to this type of martial arts are not worth the hustle and money you would have to invest. and all and all I'm an adult I'm not going to be treated neither as a child or an idiot who knows nothing because he does not know martial arts. I find ninjas interesting and while most modern martial artist either don't believe that they ever existed or think all of this is nonsense I do not see it that way. although I do believe that hand to hand combat was less important to a ninja than weapons training in which they would probably excel in. I'm not that interested in martial arts and I could never afford any martial arts class but I do have my brother who has some experience with it and we do things together sometimes. I would probably stand no chance against 20 year old trained martial artist but I would easily beat an average person. now for some people paying money to learn martial arts is worth it. But in this case they should get their moneys worth. and if they are not a great students well that just means they will never compete in something like UFC but that does not mean that they should just be given up on. and like I said teacher of martial arts is a teacher no more no less. I don't like to use a word coach because I have negative experience with that and it should be only used if someone is trying for Olympics or competing in UFC. I don't like term master either (a teacher is not a master) the only word that should be used is instructor someone who deserves same respect as everyone else and can be admired if they are good at their job but that is it.
@@richnielsen4465 I don't have a very negative opinion of it. there are things in martial arts that are inviting. it trains body and to some degree builds character. but this has to be done in constructive way. demands of pure physical and psychological part of martial arts is enough no one needs to be annoyed by anyone else because they learn in their own pace or are more about hobby than all out being a soldier and teacher being a drill sergeant. i had to deal with idiots like that when I was a kid (not in martial arts which despite it being combat sport is actually more reasonable than many other sports it also takes just as much skill and perseverance if not more than they do) but in martial arts you have two camps one is the camp that says anything like ninja never existed and some of them even seem to think that anything that isn't wrestling or in some cases boxing is almost useless in a fight which is nonsense. put a muay thai fighter against a boxer both with same level of skill and muya thai guy wins. as far as wrestling yes if other fighters know only one type of martial art wrestler will usually beat him but if a muay thai fighter or a ju jitsu fighter knows just enough wrestling to keep themselves afloat if a wrestler knows only wrestling he is the one who is in trouble. on the other side of things the eastern martial arts that were quite effective once upon a time were watered down into things that in some cases make no sense. and even the ones that do work are often not as effective. that said as an addition to more basic things they can be very useful which is something many less traditional martial artist often overlook. however no matter the type of martial art there is very little room for innovation. things either work or they don't and things that do work were invented over very long period of time mostly because of try and error method and adding something new that will actually work is all but impossible. but in mixed martial arts there is at least variety in things like boxing there is actually lot of finer points that require skill. wrestling is ok but it relies too much on low center of gravity and explosive strength rather than skill for my taste. but things like sumo wrestling for example are ridiculous. now one might think that sumo wrestler would be most effective in a fight but he really would not be at less he is facing someone who is lot smaller than the huge sumo wrestlers and not particularly knowledgeable about fighting and martial arts. and in general any real martial artist would beat a sumo wrestler in a fight at less difference in weight is truly colosal. but even significantly lighter fighter would beat huge weight sumo wrestler and martial artist of weight that is close to that of a sumo wrestler himself would destroy him and he would do the same with body builder. so I don't hate martial arts all that much but there are things about it that are annoying. and the idea of bowing to your "master" or being forced to fight right handed when you are left handed is annoying (i do think you should train both hands but if you are mainly stronger in one hand this one should be most concentrated on) and speaking of martial art warrior type couture that once existed in Japan. it was illegal for samurai to walk with their swords on right side so illegal to be left handed. which shows stupidity. further more that so called" honor" that they had was combination of cruelty and hypocrisy
this is taijutsu. stop cheating peoples. you and all bujinkan practicionar just use the word ninjutsu to seems more cooler. taijutsu is not a ninjutsu.
Within Ninjutsu. What do you call the unarmed fighting skills. Taijutsu right? Tai meaning body, Jutsu meaning method. The method to use the body when fighting as a practitioner of Ninpo or Ninjutsu. I agree Taijutsu is the correct term to use. And Taijutsu is just one of the 18 or 36 skills used by someone who studies Ninjutsu or Ninpo. Can we agree we are both right?
@@UnitedStatesNinpoAcademyyou're partially righ, taijutsu it is a unarmed fight but it's not the technique of the ninjutsu.bujinkan teach and follow 9 schools of which only 2 are some way of ninjutsu schools.
I've noticed that you talk a lot about ground game, however you never seem to provide these techniques on said ground. I mean I know you have like 85 Gracie jujitsu black belts who have apparently sworn themselves to your honor, or something, something. lol
actually, there are 3 schools that Hatsumi claims are Ninja. Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu and Gyokushin Ryu. However, practically nothing has ever been shown from the latter two and only very archaic and silly techniques have been shown from Togakure. The reality is that Bujinkan is mainly comprised of traditional japanese jujutsu arts with weapons thrown in. And their weapons techniques come from Kukishin ryu, not a ninja school and Takamatsu was never soke of that tradition. @@talkaci
Very detailed curriculum. I like how it incorporates old and new. Well done
Another masterful video Sensei. Once again, thank-you for the privilege of being a part of the training. Since we've been together, I have rediscovered many aspects of the art. Much respect for always having the courage to walk your own path. Ninpo Ikkan!
It may not be super close to you but look into Jeffery Miller. He is in PA. Very straight forward instruction and has both in person and online classes.
Thanks Sensei. I know Jeff quite well, but at this point, I 'm not really interested. Life has dictated that I shift my focus on other areas of my development. Just for future, in case I wish to resume my studies with another instructor, could you please forward both my shodan and yondan certificates? Much appreciated.
This is a very impressive video on the topic. Thx for sharing!
Greetings from Germany, train well and stay safe!
I have a student in Germany. He’s an American guy. I think he is still with the Genbukan. Very talented and has been through my system. His name is Michael Asbury. Not sure where he is now. It’s been a few years. Look him up.
@@UnitedStatesNinpoAcademy From what I've heard, the minimum of years people spend training in order to become efficient in Ninpo is 10 years. Would it be same with the "United States Ninpo Academy" curriculum?
I appreciate the truth as raw and uncut personally. This is a big help for me. Thank you very much....
Am I able to learn your program online or would I have to find an affiliated dojo? If so, are there any in Washington state?
Thanks in advance.
Very exhaustive curriculum. I originally compared it to the Tenchijin Ryaku No Maki but it's so much more.
How do I join Ninpo training?
www.patreon.com/usninpo
3 ninja movie style ninjitsu sweep techniques
Those are some excellent tools, on the thumbnail image. 😮
Shout out to Greg Henderson.
@@UnitedStatesNinpoAcademy Interesting! I would have sworn they were made by Iga Tengu. They look just like mine. Crazy.
Can't wait to join u guys on patron
wow you do hojutsu i thought i am one do hojutsu thumb up modern time you have learn part of it
Looking for ninpo academy in Central PA, US any help?
I took ninja training 3 yrs very satisfied
Curiosity questions - why you opted for the color belt system vs the patches and stars (white/green/black belt) ? Is the formal Japanese rankings still based on patches?
Yes and no. The Bujinkan still uses belt colors and the star system. But it varies from teacher to teacher.
Where can I find that curriculum? Which url?
www.patreon.com/usninpo
How much is the curriculum to buy, I would like to incorporate it into my own Bujinkan studies and curriculums.
Thank you.
Hello, easiest way to get the training material is send me an email address to usninpo@comcast.net. I’ll send you some information on how to get access to all the material.
I have a legitimate question, Sensei.
Does your curriculum, or any other Bujinkan affiliated dojo across the US, or the world that you know of, actually teach iron plate, iron fan, archery, war axe, war hammer, war club, or chain weapons along with the more traditional weapons of Kukishinden Ryu such as: longsword, short sword, baton, spears, halberd, cleaver, staff, throwing projectiles, and guns?
Thank you, sir, very much for your time.
Iron plate, do you mean a shield or (do you mean shaken or shuriken), iron fan yes, archery yes, war axe yes but not much. I have seen this weapon in demos in Japan but never trained with but seen it. War hammer war club same. Seen it but never seen any formal training. Chain weapons yes. I have multiple videos on chain weapons on my channel. All of the weapons of Kukishin Ryu and Togakure Ryu are taught in detail. As always to see what the Bujinkan or Ninpo in general Truly has to offer you need to spend a month in Japan. I’d also look into an organization called SEMA Southeastern Medieval Association. You can find good weapons training there if you can get with the right people.
Gyokushin Ryu iron plate, relating to shuriken....And thank you for the other info @UnitedStatesNinpoAcademy.
Do you have a copy of Hatsumi Sensei's curriculum @UnitedStatesNinpoAcademy? I'm trying to figure out what Bujinkan teaches uniformly.
@@babradfreeman there is a manual called the Tenchijin no Maki. This was created to give a baseline for all Bujinkan Schools. But to be honest there is no set standard in the Bujinkan. This is a very mature and trusting method that has actually hurt the organization over the years. If you went to 100 schools you would see 100 systems with 100 different quality controls in place. That is why you really need to search for a dojo that has connections in Japan and has an actual system you can read before you spend time and money. That is why I have my first 2 tests free on TH-cam for people to see what and how I teach. Plus I have an entire video showing how I received my information and how students use our training manual. Let me know if I can be of any more help.
@@UnitedStatesNinpoAcademy Thank you sir. I very much appreciate all the info.
Shïnobi told myself. Aikido 1 lesson , i educated. Shotokan few months. Rest i improve ïn nature.
OK awsome thank you
How to enroll in for training Ninjustus
www.patreon.com/usninpo
Can a person not in your class have a copy of your curriculum
Have “no” but you can subscribe to the patreon page for as low as $10 a month and they can be downloaded there for free. www.Patreon.com/usninpo
I wish to join you
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Can you tell me how much testing is? Thanks. Ninpo Ikkan
Normally $20 for the actual test and then what ever the diploma costs to get it shipped from Japan.
Will a teacher accept you at 55 yes old
That’s how old I am. Never too late to start.
actually good teacher has lot to do with progress of the student. if teacher will come to you and tell you hips hips without telling you anything more much less giving you any exercises on how to improve your hips and you are completely new to this it will slow your progress and this is on teacher not the student. also of all people you know that throwing a correct punch is not as easy as it sounds. some things you can figure out by yourself but even that isn't that easy without someone showing you how to do it and finer details can only be learned if someone shows them to you. that is true even in something relatively simple like rear cross. and in case of uppercut for example it is harder because the way uppercut looks visually is very different than body mechanics you need to use when actually throwing it.
As far as bowing to the teacher and the training partner and using Japanese words which you are more likely to say incorrectly anyway is a waste of time. that does not mean you should disrespect your fellow students or your teacher it simply means that remembering all this or being in anyway punished or looked unfavorably on because you forgot to do it is absurd.
also teacher is a teacher not a master I don't care how good of a fighter he is. plus many dojos in many places especially when it comes to this type of martial arts are not worth the hustle and money you would have to invest. and all and all I'm an adult I'm not going to be treated neither as a child or an idiot who knows nothing because he does not know martial arts.
I find ninjas interesting and while most modern martial artist either don't believe that they ever existed or think all of this is nonsense I do not see it that way. although I do believe that hand to hand combat was less important to a ninja than weapons training in which they would probably excel in.
I'm not that interested in martial arts and I could never afford any martial arts class but I do have my brother who has some experience with it and we do things together sometimes. I would probably stand no chance against 20 year old trained martial artist but I would easily beat an average person. now for some people paying money to learn martial arts is worth it. But in this case they should get their moneys worth. and if they are not a great students well that just means they will never compete in something like UFC but that does not mean that they should just be given up on.
and like I said teacher of martial arts is a teacher no more no less. I don't like to use a word coach because I have negative experience with that and it should be only used if someone is trying for Olympics or competing in UFC. I don't like term master either (a teacher is not a master) the only word that should be used is instructor someone who deserves same respect as everyone else and can be admired if they are good at their job but that is it.
Did you get it all off your chest?
For someone claiming to not study martial arts, you have a very negative opinion of it.
@@richnielsen4465 I don't have a very negative opinion of it. there are things in martial arts that are inviting. it trains body and to some degree builds character. but this has to be done in constructive way. demands of pure physical and psychological part of martial arts is enough no one needs to be annoyed by anyone else because they learn in their own pace or are more about hobby than all out being a soldier and teacher being a drill sergeant. i had to deal with idiots like that when I was a kid (not in martial arts which despite it being combat sport is actually more reasonable than many other sports it also takes just as much skill and perseverance if not more than they do)
but in martial arts you have two camps one is the camp that says anything like ninja never existed and some of them even seem to think that anything that isn't wrestling or in some cases boxing is almost useless in a fight which is nonsense. put a muay thai fighter against a boxer both with same level of skill and muya thai guy wins. as far as wrestling yes if other fighters know only one type of martial art wrestler will usually beat him but if a muay thai fighter or a ju jitsu fighter knows just enough wrestling to keep themselves afloat if a wrestler knows only wrestling he is the one who is in trouble.
on the other side of things the eastern martial arts that were quite effective once upon a time were watered down into things that in some cases make no sense. and even the ones that do work are often not as effective. that said as an addition to more basic things they can be very useful which is something many less traditional martial artist often overlook.
however no matter the type of martial art there is very little room for innovation. things either work or they don't and things that do work were invented over very long period of time mostly because of try and error method and adding something new that will actually work is all but impossible.
but in mixed martial arts there is at least variety in things like boxing there is actually lot of finer points that require skill. wrestling is ok but it relies too much on low center of gravity and explosive strength rather than skill for my taste. but things like sumo wrestling for example are ridiculous. now one might think that sumo wrestler would be most effective in a fight but he really would not be at less he is facing someone who is lot smaller than the huge sumo wrestlers and not particularly knowledgeable about fighting and martial arts. and in general any real martial artist would beat a sumo wrestler in a fight at less difference in weight is truly colosal. but even significantly lighter fighter would beat huge weight sumo wrestler and martial artist of weight that is close to that of a sumo wrestler himself would destroy him and he would do the same with body builder.
so I don't hate martial arts all that much but there are things about it that are annoying. and the idea of bowing to your "master" or being forced to fight right handed when you are left handed is annoying (i do think you should train both hands but if you are mainly stronger in one hand this one should be most concentrated on) and speaking of martial art warrior type couture that once existed in Japan. it was illegal for samurai to walk with their swords on right side so illegal to be left handed. which shows stupidity. further more that so called" honor" that they had was combination of cruelty and hypocrisy
do you have classes in riverside area?
I sent you a message, sir.
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this is taijutsu. stop cheating peoples. you and all bujinkan practicionar just use the word ninjutsu to seems more cooler. taijutsu is not a ninjutsu.
Within Ninjutsu. What do you call the unarmed fighting skills. Taijutsu right? Tai meaning body, Jutsu meaning method. The method to use the body when fighting as a practitioner of Ninpo or Ninjutsu. I agree Taijutsu is the correct term to use. And Taijutsu is just one of the 18 or 36 skills used by someone who studies Ninjutsu or Ninpo. Can we agree we are both right?
@@UnitedStatesNinpoAcademyyou're partially righ, taijutsu it is a unarmed fight but it's not the technique of the ninjutsu.bujinkan teach and follow 9 schools of which only 2 are some way of ninjutsu schools.
I've noticed that you talk a lot about ground game, however you never seem to provide these techniques on said ground. I mean I know you have like 85 Gracie jujitsu black belts who have apparently sworn themselves to your honor, or something, something. lol
actually, there are 3 schools that Hatsumi claims are Ninja. Togakure Ryu, Kumogakure Ryu and Gyokushin Ryu. However, practically nothing has ever been shown from the latter two and only very archaic and silly techniques have been shown from Togakure. The reality is that Bujinkan is mainly comprised of traditional japanese jujutsu arts with weapons thrown in. And their weapons techniques come from Kukishin ryu, not a ninja school and Takamatsu was never soke of that tradition. @@talkaci
@@richfreeman6505 exactly, that's what I've said.