Sveneric is one of my best friends. He is a very close student of sensei and has started the bujinkan even before I began training!
I consider Sven like my elder brother as his teachings are always full of wisdom and help me to improve my understanding of the art. I am privileged to teach with him quite often and this is always a great moment of learning, sharing and friendship.
Sven will share his knowledge with Peter, Pedro and myself at the YSTT once again this year in July. If you want to attend to the YSTT (see details on this blog’s pages) or register now there are a few places available.
Attend three days of training in Paris and learn from Sven and the “yûro shi tennô” as sensei called us.
We finished the three levels of kukishin bô today. And we will do the keiko sabaki gata next week-end. Each time I go through the bô jutsu levels I am amazed by the insight we can get from them. I understand why bôjutsu was a ryû in itself. We also did all the kaeshi waza for each one of the 27 techniques! I can’t wait to see the rushes for these new dvds. 🙂
In a few minutes we will begin our seminar in Bangalore on kukishinden ryû bô jutsu.
The kukishin bô is amazing and always a pleasure to rediscover: the kotsu, the kamae, the bô no uchi, the gogyô no bô, the three levels of shoden, chûden, okuden and the devastating keiko sabaki gata.
Bô jutsu is the essence of the long weapons in the bujinkan system. This is the entry gate of the sanshin of bô, yari and naginata. Rokushaku bô can be seen as reaching consciousness (roku = 6th = consciousness) through the bô linking heaven and earth. Maybe that is why we began weapon training in 1993 with the bô…
The weather is nice even though humid, the camera crew ready, the sticks polished, the 9 demons can enter now into the arena.
Another five days to register to the Yûro Shi Tennô Taikai at a special price.
Shiro Kuma 