Bujinkan Sandhills Dojo

08/31/2026

What a wonderful video to watch. Great interview.


Ben Coles discusses his best selling book and other incidents and o...

08/06/2026

Elias, a.k.a. “Bug,” and I got in some jujutsu training this morning. We covered various positions and transitions between them, but he still has trouble passing Grandpa’s guard.

07/20/2026

July 20th, 1973 the day the word stood still, RIP.

07/07/2026

Absolute truth

Self-defense legend Tony Blauer reveals the truth about martial art...

06/14/2026

Another interesting point the author discusses is the concept of Riai. The author explains that it is the principle behind the technique that truly matters. This underlying principle allows a technique to be performed in the same way, whether it is executed armed or unarmed. Soke has been teaching this concept for decades.

06/14/2026

The way of nonviolence, or being a pacifist, is a choice one has to make from a powerful position. You are not a pacifist or a peaceful person if you have no other choice. If you have to avoid a confrontation because you cannot do anything about it, you are not a pacifist. If I could end a violent confrontation by entering or killing my attacker, but I choose not to act violently and instead find a peaceful resolution to the conflict, then and only then am I a pacifist or a man of peace.

Following The Martial Path
Dr. Walther G Von Krenner
Page 194.

06/12/2026

Understand?
A question that places the entire learning experience in the hands of the individual. This quarry directly challenges, our ability to discern the reel from the fake, the good for the bad, the Budo from the sport, the truth from the lie, the gold from the glitter.

Good.
A statement affirming Soke’s belief in our judgment as individuals. Unlike many martial art arts, Budo Taijutsu is not spoon fed. You must go and take it for yourself. You may be guided, but not taught. You must eventually discover the secrets of the art by yourself and for yourself.

Play!
A exclamation that reminds us of the fun, loving heart, we must bear in order to grow. This is something that Soke says before we try out a new technique. It is a proclamation reminded us to smile and laugh, to enjoy training, to bond with other others, to play!

Understand? Good. Play!
Pages 2-3

06/08/2026

Humility can lead to progress, so get rid of the ego, and train as though you were seeing techniques for the first time. It is possible that you are seeing techniques for the first time, although they may look exactly like previously practice techniques to the unobservant student. This is what distinguishes a good student from a poor student. Good students are more observant, and they watch their instructors performing techniques as though they were seeing them for the first time, even though they might have seen them hundreds of times before. Good students are looking for the small changes, the hidden body moves. Poor students just assume they have seen it before and there is nothing else to be gained from watching it again.

Walther G. Von Krenner
Following The Martial Path
Page 162

06/06/2026

Working on Musha Dori.