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10/12/2026

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10/09/2026

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10/08/2026

“..My first impression from my first training was: THESE MOVEMENTS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT! I used to train Kendô,Shorinji Kempô and Judô , but these movements were completely different, they were absolutely natural! But for me, it was like riding a bike for the first time. It was so hard, even though it was so natural.”
- Ishizuka Tetsuji

Kihon Happô
By 宗家Hatsumi

I have trained myself and instructed others in Kihon Happô (basic eight rules) and felt that those who have had previous training in Karate, Judô , Aikidô , Kung Fu, and other fighting techniques tend to stay with those forms and have trouble learning Budô Taijutsu from a "blank slate." The fighting forms stay with the student even though he starts the training of Budô Taijutsu. When do the previous learned techniques disappear? I think it is up to a person's individual talent. The phenomenon is just like a dialect disappearing after one lives in a different part of the country.

No matter how hard one tries, he will never be a professional announcer if he speaks in dialect. The same can be said for Budô. I also studied various martial arts such as Judô, Karate, Aikidô, old-style Budô, and Chinese Budô. In other words. until I encountered Takamatsu Sensei, I was a Budoka (martial artist) with many dialects. One day I began to wonder why and when did I lose those "dialects?" I realized that it was after I lost all my muscle tone after five years of illness.

Discovery of your own dialect is one way of improving Budô. When one reaches a certain degree of skill, he comes up against the "wall," something he has trouble overcoming. This is the so-called dialect of Taijutsu (body technique).

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

"If you don't understand the first movement I showed, how can you expect to be able to do the next movement? Develop one stage at a time.

Life is the same way. That's what I am teaching."

宗家Masaaki Hatsumi

10/06/2026

Black Belt Doesn't Mean Teacher - Contrary to Popular Belief

10/05/2026

Be the Lighthouse

09/25/2026

Where and When Does YOUR Kamae Break?

09/24/2026

3-Tip Thursday: Do You Know It… or Can You DEPEND on It?

09/23/2026

Most Bujinkan Ninjutsu students can demonstrate the Kamae ('combat postures') they've learned. But being able to assume Ichimonji no Kamae—or any other Kamae—isn't necessarily the same as being able to depend on it when you actually need it.

What happens when you have to move faster? When distance changes? When the angle changes? When pressure increases? Or when you need to transition naturally from one Kamae into another?

And at what point does something you know become something you almost can't get wrong?

In this episode of Warrior's Whiteboard Wednesday, Dai-Shihan Jeffrey M. Miller explores a developmental framework you can use to evaluate your Kamae—and other martial arts skills—more accurately.

You'll discover how to:

- Recognize the difference between knowing a Kamae and actually owning the skill
- Identify where your current ability begins to break down
- Determine what you personally need to work on next
- Understand how Kamae develops from a consciously constructed position into a natural part of your movement
- Explore the deeper strategic lesson of Ichimonji—and what it might mean to eventually “live in Ichimonji”

Whether you're relatively new to training or have decades of experience, the question isn't just: “Do I know Ichimonji?”

It's: “How deeply do I know it?”

Then join me for this week's Friday Masterclass, where we'll take these ideas off the whiteboard and onto the training floor. We'll use progressive drills to find where your Kamae begins to break down—and help you identify what you need to develop next.

Friday Masterclass: Find the Breaking Point in Your Kamae
https://onlineninjaacademy.com/kamae-proficiency-masterclass

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