What I hate about Bujinkan

[Colin]

Oh man you got to post some video of that. Sounds like it could be really really entertaining.

I too, am intrigued by this.

[DerAuslander]

I posted some vids years back in the KMA forum.

Great way to pick up Korean chicks.

[vaquero de las nalgas]

There were some girls, but mainly a sausage fest. Apparently the only university martial arts clubs with a large number of girls is the taekwondo club which also offers taekwondo dance lessons as well.

Oh man you got to post some video of that. Sounds like it could be really really entertaining.

[aiyer]

Any chicks in the class? Or was it a sausage fest?

There were some girls, but mainly a sausage fest. Apparently the only university martial arts clubs with a large number of girls is the taekwondo club which also offers taekwondo dance lessons as well.

Sword attacks being relatively infrequent in the States. Where are you from?

Belgium. Where most fights can be solved with beer.

[RurikGreenwulf]

They have katanas in GTA? Got to check that out.

[vaquero de las nalgas]

The props: Phsysically they were in great shape. The warm up was tough. The atmosphere was good as well, they were a friendly bunch.

Any chicks in the class? Or was it a sausage fest?

The bad: Only straight lunge punches with vertical punches to a taped up phonebook.

Who the hell still does that?

The worse: Their guard was keeping your arm out, hand open, fingers pointed at your opponents heart. Seems like a bad way to defend yourself but a good way to hurt your fingers.

Huh. There is a kamae like that but normally an uke nagashi is done, with a closed fist.

The bizarre: Unarmed defense against a katana which involved sidestepping and then shoulder rolling away. I remember nearly every evasive movement involving a shoulder roll.

Sword attacks being relatively infrequent in the States. Where are you from?

If however I do come across an assailant armed with a katana I will offcourse rue the day I didn't take up bujinkan. Or stop playing GTA.

They have katanas in GTA? Got to check that out.

[BJMills]

The lock and sweep can happen but the description of the injury is very suspect.

I concur.

[Gezere]

Can happen.

Never seems to happen in front of a video camera or credible witensses, but can happen.

The lock and sweep can happen but the description of the injury is very suspect.

[Styygens]

Incoming PM about this. Thanks.

[aiyer]

[BJMills]

Can happen.

Never seems to happen in front of a video camera or credible witensses, but can happen.

[Mister]

I have a nice, pointless story for you guys.

Some guy that goes to college with me claims to have sparred with a Judoka, and put him in a Musha Dori, then swept his foot, and the Judoka ended up with a broken shoulder.

Here's how it went:

Him: Man, I TOLD him not to get into a sparring match with me, "ninjetsu" was not made for sparring.

Him: So we started and I put him in a shoulder lock, Musha Dori, if you've ever heard of it. Then I swept his foot and crack man, his shoulder cracked in many different places.

Me: How many? (I'm very childish sometimes)

Him: I don't know. Made some consecutive cracks.

Me: I don't think you can pull that off against a Judoka from my club.

Him: Oh, yes I can.

He must have dug real real fucking deep into The Well of The Smug when he said that you should have seen the look on his face.

[Daweedy]

After reading some of this comments and watching a few Booj videos I am really ashamed to admit that I once practiced this nonsense. But in my defense I was 15 at the time and practiced it "only" for three years. Its still time that I could use for someting more useful.
I would also like to say that after 3 years of training i sparred with a friend who trained boxing for only about three months. I actually tried lunge punches, ichimonjis and all that crap. Needles to say I got my ass handed to me. As the fight went on I started to just use my instincts and forget all about Booj. From that moment on I became much more competitive. After that I left Booj and now I sparr at least three times a week.
I got my ribs, and nose broken in first three months of training MMA. I am bleeding and in bruises all the time, but with time I have actually learnt how to fight as was my intention in the first place. Plus I like to sparr, and I dont mind getting punched a few times.
If anyone wants to convince me that Booj works, he will have to give me some solid evidence (like videos of him using it), but that will never happen beacuse of one simple reason. It never worked and never will. I honeslty think that with training basketball or football you will become a better fighter than if you will train Ninjutsu.
Just my two cents.

[DarkPhoenix]

Ah Richard Van Donk talking about BS. The irony.

I got my Booj shodan just watching these videos.

[vaquero de las nalgas]

Ah Richard Van Donk talking about BS. The irony.