Ha, hey Steve... you know you can just ask me directly, and not need Colin Watkins to go to all the trouble of asking me elsewhere, yeah?
I thought the same as yourself (head over, see what...
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Ha, hey Steve... you know you can just ask me directly, and not need Colin Watkins to go to all the trouble of asking me elsewhere, yeah?
I thought the same as yourself (head over, see what...
"Jiraiya Sandayu"? "Kyu Ryu Ka no Soke"?
Dear lord, that's one of the best laughs I've had in many a moon....
Uh, no. Not legit at all. Complete and utter baseless childish fantasy garbage.
I'm not saying that they're authentic (I'd be hard to persuade that they are, unless that's just the name, albeit very badly chosen, or a dojo of a legit org), but the clunky language isn't quite...
Hi Johan,
Obviously deferring to Hyaku here, as he will be far better informed, but you could start with this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2YbZIEI5Gg
Go to 2:57.
Hi Deborah,
The Koryubokken site had their equipment made by Petar Antunovic, a Bujinkan member in Croatia who used to run his own site, and currently has a couple of blogs to advertise his...
The lady doth protest too much, me thinks.....
Hi Grega,
Ha, just Chris is fine....
Thanks for that list, there's quite a few unusual arts in there! A few things I'm still not entirely sure about, though, you initially said that you had...
Hi Grega,
Interesting post! I've come across a few others that have similar ideas (separating out "Koryu Bujutsu" and "Koryu Budo"), although I haven't come across any Japanese instructors or Soke...
Hi James,
Didn't like the answers you got over on MAP? Okay, I'll add to it here (MAP can be a difficult place to get straight answers...).
The Amatsu Tatara Hichi Buku Goshinjutsu is the...
Yeah, the split is pretty much political. Still makes it a modern off-shoot, though. Hakko Ryu has a fairly unbending rule about not training in anything else, so to claim it as Hakko Ryu itself...
Agreed, Giles. That's kinda what I was getting at, thanks for that.
Hmm, I'm not so sure about that... Firstly, there is no "Yagyu Ryu", there are systems such as Yagyu Shingan Ryu and Yagyu Shinkage Ryu (which is more properly just Shinkage Ryu, rather than Yagyu...
Sorry, Cliff... I was trying to find a way to diplomatically say "I wonder which system they've watched a video or two of and decided to try to copy?"
There was technique?
Yep, agreed on all that Andreas. It is absolutely within the rights of a Soke to alter the teachings as they see fit, or most appropriate. Interesting that there wasn't an "Itto Ryu" initially (as a...
Hi Steven,
Cool, thanks for that. To be honest, from the reports around the place, I don't think it's a hybrid of anything, other than in name. I think it's just what Fred thought swordsmanship...
Hi Steven,
Can I ask why you are looking for video of Fred Lovret's approach? From reports I've been coming across, he has little to no formal training in anything to do with sword, to the point...
Agreed. There's Itto Ryu (still extant as Ono-ha Itto Ryu and other lines, but not the original), and then there's Tenshinsho Den Katori Shinto Ryu, never heard of the two names being combined...
Ha, no, the Jigen Ryu are very well known for their striking aggressiveness (some teachings of the school say that the first strike is everything, a second strike isn't even considered, as it's felt...
Hi Ken,
The Jigen Ryu usage of Tategi Uchi comes to mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHKKEbxSZx0
Is this what your friend had in mind? I'm not sure of others in other systems, other than...
To let you know, I skipped over a lot of the more "colourful" aspects, such as the plagiarism etc.....
Okay... but bear in mind that the Antony Cummins version is far from a "translation"... Think of it more like an interpretation, it's what Antony wants it to be in a number of ways. Wait for Don...
Er....which copy, out of interest?
Yep, that would make more sense considering the name, so far the only references I've seen to it (Aikuchi Roppo) are from the Gosho-ha branch, who describe it as I've given above. Oh, that and Wiki,...
Hyaku, correct me if I'm wrong, but I was led to believe that Hyoho Niten Ichi Ryu had free-practice at a high level (Aikuchi Roppo, both partners have fukuro shinai, Uchidachi attacking with Daito,...
Hi Sean,
I actually have a copy of the book in question (but have been desperately searching for a copy of his three-part book on Tenshin Koryu.... from what I can see it was never translated into...