I know of two shihan who no longer train with Tanemura Soke. As far as Kotaroh Shihan, I believe he will inherit everything anyway, so perhaps...
There is a Genbukan dojo in Sydney, if you're interested. http://www.genbukanninpo.com.au/
Maybe because Google doesn't necessarily know that a Samurai could also have been a ninja? The two aren't necessarily exclusive of one another.
All of that happened in your first class? Seems like they'd want you to be learning ukemi and some basic kamae, before seeing if you could sense...
I wonder what these students were referring to? The reason I ask is that Sato Kinbei sensei did not openly teach the things he received from...
This is a topic that obviously has two polarized camps. I don't know if there are any pictures of Sato Kinbei sensei and Takamatsu Sensei or not....
I still don't know what he thought he was going to do when he was planning to pay Renshi Spencer a visit.
If I had considered Genbukan in the country I lived in, but had the opportunity to go to Japan to live. Then I would investigate the costs of...
Isn't it funny how none of these types ever train with a real teacher? Always some excuse as to why they don't. When I see Black Sword's videos,...
I don't believe for a second that if someone is about to attack you, and you defend yourself you will be arrested, regardless if his thumb gets...
Heck, in school one of the punishments for talking in class was writing a sentence like, "I will not talk in class, because it disrupts the...
How DARE you even say that! Let's be clear, a spanking is not a beating. A spanking is simply a swat or two on the rear end. It seems some...
I was spanked as a kid with belts, switches, hands, etc., and also paddled with a wooden paddle at school. I don't believe that is child abuse in...
Maybe he was pulling a Musashi and wanted to appear unkempt. Yeah! That's the ticket!
Yes, no disagreement with you there. My personal favorite of these types are from the Tai Chi master that has students who just leap and flop...
Zombiekicker said the Bujinkan instructor told him Muay Thai and kickboxing were useless. That statement to me says he considers all Muay Thai...
Yes, there are many exceptions for sure.
Anyone who would say another martial art is useless is probably pretty useless themselves.
Also in Brighton is a Genbukan dojo run by Renshi Michael Mason. http://www.genbukan.org/cgi-bin/site.pl?1712&cxDatabase_databaseID=1&id=89...
I would say for me that my awareness of my surroundings improved, and I tend to be calmer in stress situations. Part of it could be just "older...
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