Welcome to the Oakland Bujinkan
About the Oakland Bujinkan Dojo
Welcome to the Oakland Bujinkan page! We are a group of dedicated Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu practitioners training in the East Bay. We meet weekly to practice Budo Taijutsu as taught by SokeHatsumi Masaaki.
Our classes are principle-driven: we work with fundamental waza (san shin no kata and kihon happo), henka, weapons, and practicing our sensitivity to position and timing. We welcome beginning students and long-time practitioners alike and look forward to meeting you.
About the Instructor
Trevor Calvert Shidoshi. Trevor recieved his Shidoshi license in 2008 and has been regularly training in the Bujinkan since 2000. He goes to Japan annually to study. Trevor began his training with Michael Simien Shihan and continues his training most locally with Dale Seago Shihan and with other buyu in the Bay Area.
Where to Meet Us
We train on Monday nights from 7:15 to 9:15 in Oakland at the Temescal Arts Center. Monthly fees are $30.00.
Please read Jack Hoban’s message on the theme for 2012
Here’s a little taste of Jack’s post:
This year at the DKMS Hatsumi Sensei announced that we would be practicing sword in 2012. He also said to me as an aside “…and guns.” Sounds good to me! I am chagrined by the cavalier way we sometimes talk about sword and gun-fighting – and knife-fighting, too. In the dojo it is easy to gloss over how serious a gushing gunshot wound or a sliced open body is. Many of us would go into shock or faint if we ever were exposed to the real thing. We need to be more aware of the realities of what we are training in – it is deadly serious stuff.
Another concept Sensei spoke about was finding the “kukan no kyusho,” or the critical point within the tactical space, which I thought was a very interesting consideration. Perhaps we will learn more about Sensei’s idea for 2012 soon. Buyῡ Doug Wilson’s blog often contains valuable insight into what Sensei is covering in Japan. Check it out here.
And you can read the whole post here: http://www.livingvalues.com/theme2012.html
Good post from Paul Masse on Daruma and art
Gyokko Ryu Kihon Happo with Michael Simien Shihan
Bujinkan Buyu Spring Seminar March 19
Go to the official site here for information:
http://www.winjutsu.com/seminars/buyuwest.htm
Themes: Kihon Happo, self-defense.
Date: Saturday, March 19, 2011
Time: 11am-5pm (please arrive by 10:30am to check-in)
Place: Granite Bay BuYu Dojo (please see directions below)
Price: $75 (please pre-register to hold your place or cash at the door)
What to bring: Wear loose, easy to move in clothing/gi. Bring water and snacks.
About the instructors: Miki Fujitsubo, Dave Furukawa, Jim Kruse, Jeff Morrison and Ken Lux will be your host instructors. Other BuYu teachers will also participate and share their martial art perspective. Each instructor has at least 25 years experience and is a senior instructor in the Bujinkan.
Discounts are available for active military/fire/police.
Bujinkan instructors’ fees will be waived if they have four students register.
There will be a no host Q&A dinner after training.
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who might be interested (your spouses, friends, neighbors etc.).
Please pre-register by mailing your check (payable to Ken Lux) by March 1st. Please include the event date, your email address, phone number and mail to:
Ken Lux
PO Box 2484
Rocklin, CA 95677
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to Email Ken Lux
or call 916.780.0530
Granite Bay BuYu Dojo
Driving Directions
Located at:
Granite Bay Karate Studio
8601 Auburn – Folsom Road
Granite Bay, CA 95746
Directions from Sacramento, CA:
(Approximately, 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento)
• Take the I-80 freeway East towards Reno.
• Exit right (East) on Douglas Blvd (Roseville).
• Continue (East) on Douglas Blvd. approx. 4.5 miles to Auburn-Folsom Road.
• Turn right on Auburn-Folsom Road and make your first left into the Granite Bay Village Center.
• The studio is in the NE, left-hand side, of the Granite Bay Village Center, next to Dominic’s Restaurant.
• If you are unfamiliar with the area, please consult a map.
Bujinkan Life Dojo Monthly Workshop
Don’t forget everybody about the Bujinkan Life Monthly Workshop this weekend!
Saturday, March 12 · 9:30am - 11:30am
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Our Monthly workshop is coming and your invited. Matt fee will be $15.00 This go around we will have two guest instructors: Darren Dumas, Shidoshi from the Sacramento area Darren will start off the session with: And Craig will take the second have with: We welcome Craig back as he attended our last workshop and now is back as a guest instructor. So it will be an exciting event and lots to share and work on. There will be other shidoshi level instructors attending and sharing there idea’s and concepts as well. Any question please post on the wall or email us at Dan@bujinkanlife.com Train hard and keep going! |
Video of Fundraising Seminar for Becky
“This short clip advertises a 2 hour long documentary of the fundraising seminar that has been made to help support our friend Becky Thomas during her cancer treatment.
This was a very unique seminar during which all the people present created unbelievable energy!!
If you missed it, well… you missed it. But… you can see the “lighting in the bottle” because here is the movie!
During the seminar we focused on principles included in Kihon of our art – what makes the Kihon Happo work? The video is a goldmine of useful drills, insights into ura and omote of various techniques, kaeshi waza (reversals), distance and positioning. Connections between kihon and practical self-defense are also explored.”
The teachers were:
- Sheila Haddad
- Dale Seago
- Miki Fujitsubo
- Dan Ordoins
- Joel Everett
- Jason Payne
- Dennis King
- Trevor Calvert
The movie is shot and edited by Maryuu Niewczas and it includes great action photography by Raj Attar.
The movie is formatted in mp4 and can be viewed on personal computers and on smart-phones (it is optimized to be viewed on iPhone). We can make also a DVD version available if there is enough interest.
Please get a copy and watch it any number of times you want. When you get it – please make a donation to support this important cause.
Suggested donation: $15 by paypal to becky@roleplay-workshop.com
(if you were present at the seminar, you already donated so much, so just enjoy the movie!!!)
To get movie go to:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=1ZATNI41
You can let others copy your copy but please encourage them to make a donation.
For more information see:
http://roleplay-workshop.com/pinkwarrior/how-can-i-help/
Fundraising Seminar for Becky — January 8th
Time: Saturday, January 8, 2011 · 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Laurel Jujitsu Dojo — 4148 MacArthur Blvd.
Please join us for a terrific day of training with many shihan, including Sheila Haddad, Dale Seago, Miki Fujitsubo, Ken Lux, and many others. Many will lead and all are encouraged to share what they have learned and observed.
January starts a new year, and what better way to usher it in then sharing our martial art together with our community in support of our buyu Becky Thomas.
Recommended donation $80 — or whatever contribution you can make; All proceeds will go to Becky’s medical bills.
Please RSVP and contact Trevor Calvert or Maryuu Niewczas with any questions.
Bufu ikkan!
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode&q=4148+MacArthur+Blvd.+Oakland%2C+CA+94619&sll=37.0625%2C-95.677068&sspn=55.543096%2C102.128906&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=4148+MacArthur+Blvd%2C+Oakland%2C+Alameda%2C+California+94619&t=h&z=17
Jack Hoban California Seminar
Don’t forget – the Jack Hoban California Seminar is Saturday, December 4, 2010.
Everyone is welcome. http://www.winjutsu.com/seminars/year_review_ca.htm
Directly following the seminar, there will be a memorial for Mark Hodel who passed away unexpectedly October 22, 2010.
Mark made an abundance of contributions to the Bujinkan and he will be sadly missed.
Bujinkan Buyu Dojo Year in Review 2010
With Jack Hoban in California
| Theme:- Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu - Weapons Training - Protecting others - Ethics, Tactics & TechniquesWhen:Saturday, December 4 , 2010 0900 – 1600 (registration begins at 0815).Where: Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport – Burlingame150 Anza Boulevard, Burlingame , California , United States 94010
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| About the instructor:Jack Hoban is a former U.S. Marine Corps Captain and long time practitioner of martial arts. He is Shidoshi Senior Instructor in the Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu and Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu systems under Grand Master Masaaki Hatsumi in Japan and has authored three books on warriorship. Hoban is a Subject Matter Expert for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP). Mr. Hoban also holds an MBA and is an executive in the healthcare industry. |
Pete Reynolds seminar review
Had a clarifying and enlightening weekend training with Pete Reynolds. I’ve often heard that we improve not by building on strengths but removing weaknesses, and Pete was exceptional in illuminating both and giving us some tools with which to continue our training on the right path toward Soke’s movement. Pete’s movement is so light, and his use of distance is an exceptional tool by which so much becomes possible. AND he demonstrated these principles clearly so that those training could perceive what was happening (even if they could not always replicate it…). I learned quite a lot, felt like I was in Japan, and look forward to training with him next time. I heartily recommend training with Pete.
