Soke Anshu | Drowning in Knowledge & Starving for Wisdom | Ninjutsu Martial Arts Training (Ninpo)
In this video, I discuss the philosophy and understanding of how, within the modern social construct of which we live, we are drowning in knowledge and starving for wisdom. This is a crucial lesson for all that is studying the ancient ways, because we live in a world with knowledge so easily obtained and wisdom never attained.
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This lesson is directly for the practitioners of the ancient Japanese koryu martial arts of the ninja and samurai, such as ninjutsu (ninpo) and bujutsu (budo).
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Zen Philosophy: In a Beginners Mind… | Ninjutsu Martial Arts Training Techniques (Ninpo)
In this video, I discuss the zen philosophy:
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.”
– Shunryu Suzuki
In studying the old ways of the samurai and ninja, we need to understand and dedicate ourselves to honor, loyalty, discipline and code. These things unfortunately are not popular actions of today and generally only talked about in old stories. Here, at the Budo Ryu Kai, these actions hold great meaning towards our study of “the way”…
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Ninpo Must Be Taught By Kuden | Bansenshukai Historical Ninjutsu Training | Ninja Martial Arts
In this video I share a quote from the Bansenshukai regarding the importance of keeping ninjutsu secret and only teaching those that are truly able to understand the depth of ninpo.
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The Bansenshukai (萬川集海) translates as “All Rivers Merge into the Sea”, meaning that the Bansenshukai is the ultimate collection of all Iga & Koka Ninjutsu and is regarded by scholars as the Bible of Ninjutsu.
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Budo Student for Life,…
Picture taken: 2-2012
Anshu Christa Jacobson teaching Tonbojutsu
Budo Ryu Hombu Dojo; Kansas City, Ks
“Get over the idea that only children should spend their time in study. Be a student so long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.” – Henry L. Doherty
I hope that you all enjoy today’s lesson. I know that it is only a simple quote; but sometimes, that is all that is needed to keep us on a positive track on our journey of Budo.
Thank you all for your support.
Take Care, Be Safe and Good Luck in your Journey of Budo.
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
4th Soke of Kosei Ryu Kempo
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Strategies of the Way – Kempo, Kenpo, Chuan Fa
Soke Tomo-ryu; Anshu Christa Jacobson
Photo taken: 11.2011
Budo Ryu Hombu Dojo
MAXIMS OF SUN ZI
(1) Know both yourself and your adversary and you will not know defeat.
(2) Knowing yourself and not your adversary reduces your chance to 50%.
(3) Knowing neither yourself nor your enemy means certain defeat.
(4) Be serious & flexible, employing elusiveness to not become a victim of habit.
(5) To win without fighting is the highest achievement of a warrior.
Never forget these wisdom’s and live your life accordance to “the way”.
I hope that you enjoyed today lesson. Thank you all for your support.
Take Care, Be Safe and Good Luck in your Journey of Budo.
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Surprise Attack,…
Soke Tomo-ryu; Anshu Christa Jacobson demonstrating Metsubushi
Photo Taken: 10.29.2011
Budo Ryu; Hombu Dojo
武道流忍術道場
“Mimi wa yoku happo wo kiku”
(Translation) — The ears listen well in all eight directions.
(Interpretation) — Expect in all directions the Unexpected.
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The quote is one of the eight poems of the fist taken from the Bubishi.
I hope that you all enjoy today’s lesson. remember that this is more than jut physical combat, this is life. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best.
Take Care, Be Safe and Good Luck in your Journey of Budo.
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Happiness In Life
Soke Tomo-ryu; Anshu Christa Jacobson
Photo Taken: 10.18.2011
After class at the Budo Ryu Ninjutsu Hombu.
Yesterday’s classes at the Hombu Dojo made me realize how lucky I am to be able to do what I love to do everyday and make a living at it. I mean that is everyone’s dream isn’t it? To be able to do what you love to do, express who you are to the world and make a living doing it? The unfortunate thing is that not many get this opportunity or maybe,… not many are willing to take the chance.
It was said once by Confucius “Choose a job that you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”. He was right. I get the pleasure of everyday waking up and spending the rest of the day dedicated to the authentic ninjutsu and traditional samurai bujutsu and help teach the martial arts to the students of the Budo Ryu Ninjutsu Dojo.
Sure; there is work that has to be done; we make video downloads, shinobi no mono magazine, DVD’s for the Ninjutsu Super Store, and uploads and updates to the Budo Ryu Online Dojo as well as keeping in contact with all of our students and supports with our myspace page, facebook page and youtube channel. The greatest part that I find with what I do is that I never get frustrated at all because of what I am doing, I always feel like I want to do more than what I have; and to me that is a good thing!
You only have one life to live, live it to be happy, and don’t be scared to be yourself, that is what is going to really make you happy. Happiness starts within and then it is expressed outward. Just like art.
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“The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique” – Walt Disney
Take Care, Be Safe and Good Luck in your Journey of Budo.
Shinobi Mumon no Ikkan – The Gateless Gate
Soke Tomo-ryu; Anshu Christa Jacobson
There are a thousand different roads.
If you pass through this barrier once,
You will walk independently in the universe.”
– The Gateless Gate (無門關)
The gateless gate is regarded as the greatest book of zen ever complied. It is a collection of 48 Chan (Zen) koans compiled in the early 13th century by the Chinese Zen master Wumen Hui-k’ai (無門慧開; 1183–1260).
This book was so profound even during the Sengoku Jidai (戦国時代); Samurai (侍)and Shinobi (忍び) families were reading these words as an aid towards enlightenment. In the Shoninki written by Natori Masatake of the Kishu-ryu school of Ninjutsu he writes:
“One of the most important things for you to do is always know everything you can of every place or province that is possible to know. When you are in that said province, be sure to read the feeling of the local people and do what is necessary according to the situation. If your mind is in total accordance with the “way” and understands reasoning and logic perfectly, than you can pass through the mumon no ikkan (The Gateless Gate; 無門關) “checkpoint”. This is a mental place that is barrier without a gateway that exist inside your mind. You will be able to pass through this mental stage because you will have a clear mind and reasonable thinking due to your training.” — Natori Masatake; Kishu-ryu; Shoninki
English translation; True path of the Ninja;
Secret Philosophies of the Ninja; Gokuhiden;
I hope that you enjoyed today’s lesson
Take Care, Be Safe and Good Luck in your Journey of Budo.
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Anshu Christa Jacobson – See the beauty in all,…
“Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.”
Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
谷崎 潤一郎 Tanizaki Jun’ichirō
24 July 1886 – 30 July 1965
Japanese author, Modern Literature
Thank you all for your support! I hope that you all enjoy today’s lesson! Take Care & Be Safe!
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Anshu Christa Jacobson – NO MERCY!
“There is no samurai code for fair play in battle!
NO SWORD? – USE A STICK!
NO STICK? – USE A ROCK!
NO ROCK? – USE YOUR FIST AND FEET!
Loose your life; but make the enemy pay!
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Anshu Christa Jacobson – See the Light
See the Light,….
Photo Taken 7.4.2011
“Cultivate your happiness within the hard work of your daily passion and illuminate this positive emotional light through the dark fog that surrounds us all.
This will foster happiness within, and inspires others to follow. Remember; Budo is about polishing your training to make yourself and the others around you better, this can only be done through refining action.”
Anshu Christa Jacobson
21st Soke of the Tomo Ryu Tradition
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of the Warrior Way
Founder of the Budo Ryu Online University
Owner of the Ninjutsu Super Store
Chief Editor of the Shinobi no Mono Magazine
Founder of the Ninjutsu International Federation
Professional Model and Artist
Anshu Christa Jacobson – What I Seek,…
“I do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the ancient warriors, I seek what it is that they sought.”
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Waves of the Mind
“The mind is compared to the ocean. Events such as happiness, irritation, fantasies and boredom are like the waves that rise and fall on its surface. Just as the waves can subside to reveal the stillness of the oceans depths, it is possible to calm the turbulence of the mind to reveal its natural clarity.”
Anshu Christa Jacobson
Headmistress of the Budo Ryu – School of War
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Diligence
”The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” – Confucius
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Teach the People
“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” – Confucius
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Ability
“I will not be concerned at other men not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.” – Confucius
Photo: Training with Kusarigama
Anshu Christa Jacobson
Budo Ryu Ninjutsu Dojo
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Oppression
“An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.” – Confucius
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Diamond with a Flaw,…
“Better a Diamond with a Flaw, than a pebble with none” – Confucius
Anyone of my students that trains directly with me in the marital arts has heard this before A diamond is a rare & precious stone. A pebble is a regular stone that you walk on and over hundreds of them everyday and do not pay attention. To understand the me…aning is to understand who you are. Keep in mind that the word “flaw’ means opinion, so what is one persons view of “flaw” is another persons view of beauty.
Each of us is precious in our own way, rare, there is only one you. If you are who you are, if you live your life to be who you are, that is great, if you just want to be “normal’, like everyone else, no one, not even you will see the true potential and beauty. Learn from your mistakes, and let those teachings make you a better person, Be who you are, because the ones that love and care for you will always be by your side, and always want you to be happy.
Anshu Christa Jacobson – A Warrior Acts,…
“A warrior acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.” – Confucius
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Stand for Something,…
“If you don’t stand for something, you fall for anything.” – Anshu Christa Jacobson
Anshu Christa Jacobson – Principal
“Never put passion ahead of principal,…because what you want, is not what you want.” – Anshu Christa Jacobson
Anshu Christa Jacobson 