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    Ninpo Taijutsu Dojo has been teaching Martial Arts in Bristol since 1985

    We teach Martial Arts for self protection and self improvement.

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    Water Tiger Dojo, built by the Ninpo Taijutsu studentsRead more...

    Bujinkan Genbukan Ninpo Taijutsu

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  • History

    History & Ryu Ha

    • How did Ninpo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu) evolve part 1
    • How did Ninpo Taijutsu (Ninjutsu) evolve part 2
    • Philosophy
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    • Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu
    • Koto Ryu Koppojutsu
    • Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu
    • Kukishinden Ryu Happo Hikenjutsu
    • Kumogakure Ryu Ninjutsu
    • Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu
    • Shinden Ryu Dakentaijutsu
    • Gyokkushin Ryu Ninjutsu
    • Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu

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    The beginning of Bristol Ninpo Taijutsu written by Andrew PearcyRead more...

    Martial Arts in Bristol

    Ninpo taijutsu has evolved over many years through trial and error.Read more...

  • Resources

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    • Etiquette
    • Terminology
    • The Kneeling Posture
    • Where it all began (Search for: Iga Province)
    • The First Ninja "Hattori_Hanzo"
    • Strength training
    • How to overcome a learning platau
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    • Weapons information
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    • The begining written by Andrew Pearcy
    • Internal Energy
    • Godai
    • Abdominal Exercises
    • Grading notes
    • Current Black Belts
    • 5th Kyu basic Japanese quiz

    Ninpo Taijutsu (mind & body techniques

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    When things go wrong return to zero, Kurai Dori "Seizing the Position" KAMAE, fall back on your Kamae.

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    You must feel a technique being done to you before you can understand how to do it to some one else.

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    Ichimonji and the use of SHIKEN

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    Dave Heald teaching at Bujinkan Bristol in Clifton college 1992

  • Classes

    The Tora Dojo is a Private Dojo

    All classes must be booked with the Instructor

    Please e-mail explaining why you think Ninpo taijutsu is the Martial Art for you.

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    Our classes are kept small to keep it more personal, with that in mind we don't allow the public to come in off the street and watch, all classes must be booked with the Instructor. A normal class will be one and a half hours and have a maximum of ten students.

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    Private classes can be either one on one or two on one with the Instructor. These are held on a Sunday only at 10, 11 and 12 they are booked in advance as spaces are very limited, students from any system are welcome, please email John O'Connor.

    Ninpo Taijutsu Bristol      

Shinden Fudo Ryu

The founder of this school, Izumo, learned Chinese Kempo boxing. Today, some of this is still noticeable within the techniques. The second soke, Minamoto Hachiman Tamenari, is credited as being the official founder. At some point in his life he fled to Iga. This was possibly a result of being on the losing side at the end of a battle.

One of the secret attributes of the Shinden Fudo Ryu is the "Principle of Nature". The school has two styles of taijutsu: Dakentaijutsu and Jutaijutsu, each with its own sets of techniques. In the Dakentaijutsu, there are no stances - Shizen no kamae represents the 'natural posture' and holds no fixed form. Hojojutsu, the art of tying someone with a length of rope, is also taught in this Ryu-ha. Also taught are several different types of yari (spear), Ono (war axe), O-Tsuchi (war hammer), and naginata.

Kuki Takei from the Kuki family of Kukishin Ryu was also from the Shinden Fudo Ryu. Takenaka Tetsunoke, senior student of Jigano Kano, the founder of Judo, was at one time a student at the Shinden Fudo Ryu dojo.

The Bugei Ryuha Daijiten lists the soke slightly differently from below, which is the list provided by Hatsumi Sensei, and is missing the 17th and 18th soke. Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu, the 24th soke, was a samurai, and a master in the Bikenshin Ryu. He was also a sword instructor to the Tokugawa Shogunate. He was Takamatsu Sensei's grandfather, and operated a dojo that had a plaque above the door which read: "Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu".

This was the first style that Takamatsu Sensei learned from Toda Sensei.

A list of rules that was written into the Densho:

  1. Know that endurance is simply a puff of smoke.
  2. Know that the way of men is justice.
  3. Forget the heart of greed, ease and relying on others.
  4. One should regard both sadness and malice as natural laws, and just gain the enlightenment of an unshakeable heart.
  5. In your heart, never leave the ways of loyalty and filial piety, and aspire greatly for the ways of the pen and the sword.

Observing the 5 rules above is the law of the dojo.


Written at New Year, Meiji 23 (1891)

Toda Shinryuken Masamitsu

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Headmasters of Shinden Fudo Ryu

           
Ikai
Hogenbo, Tesshin
Sakabe, Tendo
1. Izumo, Kanja Yoshiteru (Kumano)Yeikyu era (1113)
2. Minamoto, Hachiman TamenariGenyei era (1118)
3. Minamoto, Hachiro TameyoshiHogen era (1156)
4. Mizuhara, Kuro YoshinariGenkyu era (1204)
5. Mugaibo, ShinnenTempuku era (1233)
6. Ohkuni, Zenhachiro YoshinobuBunyie era (1264)
7. Hata, Saburo Sasukeyasu
8. Kotani, Yuhachiro NobuchikaGeboko era (1321 or 1331)
9. Kaneko, Jinsuke YoshikiyoShohei era (1346)
10. Tajima, Genkoro NariyoshiGenchu era (1384)
11. Kammon, Kokanja YoshikaneShocho era (1428)
12. Kimura, HozenKwancho era (1460)
13. Ibuki, YoshihahaBummei era (1469)
14. Otsuka, Hakushi Nyudo TadamoriYeisho era (1504)
15. Otsuka, Daikuro TadahideTaiyei era (1522)
16. Abe, MugaTensho era (1573)
17. Koga, Taro KyokokakuTensho era (1573)
18. Katayama, Hokinokami Mori HisayasuBunroku era (1592)
19. Shindo, UnsaiKwanyei era (1624-1644)
20. Odagiri, Tohyoe YoshihisoKwanyei era (1624-1644)
21. Iida, Jubee TameyoshiMeiwa era (1764)
22. Mori, Genroku MasahideBunkwa era (1804)
23. Toyota, Jubei MitsuyoshiKeiyo era (1865)
24. Toda, Shinryuken Masamitsu (Kobe)Meiji era (1824 - 1909)
25. Takamatsu, Toshitsugu (Nara)Taisho era (1909) (b.1888 - d.1972)
26. Hatsumi, Masaaki (Noda)Showa era (1968) b. 1931 - )

 



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