Bujinkan Prague http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Interview with Sheila Haddad http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=1043 http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=1043#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:00:53 +0000 pavels http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=1043 Shoden

  1. Some of Czech Buyu had the lucky opportunity to meet you at a Seminar

in Olomouc, yet others may only know you by name. So I would like to know – when and how did you first get to study martial arts and especially Bujinkan as such.

I started martial arts a bit later than most people. I was in graduate school studying […]

]]> http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=1043&langswitch_lang=en 0 剣は先 Ken wa Saki http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=934 http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=934#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:06:05 +0000 pavels http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=934 Recently, Soke has been speaking about the various types of the sword and the importance of understanding this not from a technical perspective, but as an anthropological lesson in the evolution of war.

These are: 

Ken – Straight sword

Tachi

Flintlock (gun)

Katana

It is interesting that Soke has included the gun in this list, but the thinking is not that this is a sword, […]

]]> http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=934&langswitch_lang=en 0 A Witness to History http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=984 http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=984#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:25:09 +0000 pavels http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=984 A photographic introduction to items from the collection.

The mystery behind teppo (gun) production technology.

Seki-School one-kan (3.75 kg) cannon (caliber: 8.5cm, total length: 140cm).

The introduction of teppo (guns) to Japan is, today, highly evaluated as being the moment of the arrival in our country of a new type of weapon that would greatly influence how battles were fought and of the […]

]]> http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=984&langswitch_lang=en 0 In Yo Bu Shin http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=927 http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=927#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 12:44:04 +0000 pavels http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=927 Posted in 1 on March 10, 2010 by Duncan Stewart

It has often been mentioned that Tanryoku 胆力 or “guts” is an essential element to understanding the world of budo and advancing as a martial artist.

Depending on the kanji, Tanryoku 弾力 can signify ” elasticity, resilience, and adaptability” as well.

Let us think about the relationship of the varying kanji and […]

]]> http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=927&langswitch_lang=en 0 守破離 Shuhari http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=922 http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=922#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:20:20 +0000 pavels http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?p=922 Posted in 1 on March 16, 2010 by Duncan Stewart

Shuhari is a Japanese martial arts concept, and describes the stages of learning to mastery. It is sometimes applied to other disciplines, such as Go.

ShuHaRi roughly translates to Learn, Detach and Transcend.

Shu 守 (しゅ, “protect”, “obey”) — traditional wisdom — learning fundamentals, techniques, proverbs.

Ha 破 (は, “detach”, “digress”) — breaking with tradition — finding exceptions to […]

]]> http://www.bujinkanprague.com/wordpress/?feed=rss2&p=922&langswitch_lang=en 0