What is Bujinkan? | ART OF ONE DOJO

What is Bujinkan?

I was invited to take part in a small class to celebrate the opening of a new Bujinkan Dojo in South Florida. This episode is a highlight of that day and we talk to Daishihan Christopher Carbonaro and Sensei Phillip "Angel" Smith about why they practice the art and the message they hope to spread.

Original Music by Sensei Philip "Angel" Smith

Location Provided by C's Kenpo Karate

Video Productions by: Fade 2 Black Productions, Inc

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[edwinserrano]

Chinese Proverb — 'There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.'

[adambauer]

Thanks for making this video. As a practitioner of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, it's nice to see a flattering representation of the art. I have taken martial arts since I was 14 years old, and the Bujinkan has been the art that I always fall back to and compare with other arts. It is truly a "life" art that you take with you everywhere you go.

[metalrobot]

This is one of the most positive representations of bujinkan I’ve ever seen very well done

[brianaluzramirez]

I know Chris Carbonaro personally and I am so proud to see this. He is so dedicated to his craft.

[andrethegreatyt]

Chinese Proverb- "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."

[Brandon_Knight_]

My hapkido instructor trained in one of the nine schools within Bujikan. He frequently passed teachings on to us from this school. He also trained under Hatsumi and we gained a lot of insight from his lessons from Hatsumi

[nataliechubala]

I was so excited to see you do an episode on Bujinkan! This is by far my favourite episode. Very well done.

[WAYNETHOMAS]

About time there was a video showing respect for Ninjutsu.. thank you 🥋👍🙏👊

[senseijoe.]

Iv watched this video many times. I introduced the video to my Tengu Ninjutsu master in Japan and he was excited. He mentioned that there are many forms of Ninjutsu and that no system is the best. The best way to learn is to learn all or as many as you can. My master admitted that most martial arts today does not impress him, but the Ninjutsu system in the video does impress him as it strives to keep the tradition alive in the most traditional ways. My master still refuses to open his school to everyone as he is afraid of the art falling into the wrong hands. I could not blame him as I myself have seen over the years many practitioners take a martial arts style and use it for the corrupt purposes and disrespect the style. I give this video two thumbs up.

[ra]

I've been in martial arts over 50 years and I'm now retired. This gives Me more time to watch Your channel. Thank You for Your excellent content and Your interesting topics. You can never learn too much.

[williamw]

That looks like it was a great experience. Nice people/practitioners, awesome culture to experience, a challenging and great art with a long lineage, sweet looking dojo and tatami area, and a plethora of techniques and weapons to learn. Really looks like a great and fun time you had. Nicely done video! 👌😊👍

[mr.george]

This is a good, professional and well done interview. Brought a wealth of insight about another system of martial arts. Well done.

[SonicPAJ]

I had a brief 6 month stint in Bujinkan in College back in 2015. I don't remember much of it, though I remember the experience was very pleasant. At the time, I was only familiar with techniques from Shotokan Karate and boy was Bujinkan different. I was used to the deep, powerful and thrusting stances and strikes from Shotokan, but I was constantly reminded to be more subtle and used smaller movements.
It was nothing like any other martial art I had seen. It had strikes but it was nothing like Karate. It had body mechanic based grappling but it doesn't really resemble Jujutsu or Aikido.


I now practice American Kenpo, but last night my Sifu decided to train "X-Block" based techniques from his Shorin-Ryu days. It reminded me of the "Jumonji No Kamae" stance from Bujinkan. It seems the "X" form of the arms is a very versatile in many martial arts ("Capturing The Storm" anyone?)


You could tell my Bujinkan instructor (a very fun guy) had his fair share of detractors with a very memorable quote he taught us on the first day: "Many people find out B.S is real once they step in it."


Even though at a glance Bujinkan can seem very bizarre and even ineffective, the fact that it was used by my instructor who was a former F.B.I agent among other things must mean there is certainly a merit to the art.

[charlesalexander]

Much respect and greetings from a bujinkan student in houston tx. gambatte!!!

[dbenny]

thank goodness you found a quality teacher. As a former bujinkan student i have to say it is refreshing to see a video on YouTube that is not either "the bujinkan is fake" or "the bujinkan is the only true martial system." Also love the emphasis on hiding strikes and devoting a lot of time to intensive study of human nature, movement, and culture. But one major question for the school would be : "how would they adapt the techniques to deal with MMA or more contemporary combat sports?" I have trained with teachers who were able to contend with sport fighters but most bujinkan schools seem to disdain such work. Great work.

[TrueToTheArts]

Good! I’m happy to see the BJK doing the right stuff. Here is some great guys doing a great art! Another wonderful video!

[MichaelDBruce]

Great video. I think what makes Hatsumi sensei - and this art - amazing is what was being hit on at the end. Its important to train with the right kind of attitude. What Hatsumi is transmitting with technique is intention... the intention to do harm or kill behind a strike. That's not to say that he will or that students are put into harm's way... quite the opposite... it's to allow students to feel that in the safety of the dojo setting so that when the time comes to defend oneself out on the streets, you can feel that long before it happens.

Thank you for sharing. Another great video

[brucecapua]

This is the best intro to Bujinkan on the internet.

[RobMaynardDJ]

A great video presentation and essential insights from Chris and Co. For anyone wishing to engage in Bujinkan training - the more you learn, the more you realise there is to learn! Look for the best source and do not give up!

[neilomac]

Be good to see a follow-up to this covering Genbukan, Jinenkan and To-Shin-Do.