Very good ...... I said "we" our dojo in the Bujinkan, so people didn't think I was any other kan. I don't know what you're doing in japan, but listening is not one of them. I'm also not trying to convince people I know a whole bunch, that's what you are doing. A lot to learn from. All you are doing is trying to say I know nothing ......... okay fine, that's why I'm asking, is this not a forum? Again you are why people of other arts view the bujinkan egotistical. You may not, but I respect all martial arts, they all have their place, and there's nothing more annoying then people who sit around, write "rant" threads, talk about how bad and stupid people are, and "try" to show how intelectually superior you are. I'm sure you make Soke proud. I'm doing what he says, I am exploring. Or wait......do you have an answer for why he says that too, and how I'm wrong ?
Where shall I start?
Very good ...... I said "we" our dojo in the Bujinkan, so people didn't think I was any other kan.
But of course, you gave the impression that the
entire Bujinkan did things for traditions sake, that age uchi was not usable against anyting other than an armored opponent, etc. If you had said the training you had seen in your area, things would have been different. You were wrong, and since then you have acted rather badly.
I don't know what you're doing in japan, but listening is not one of them.
Cheap shot that shows your mettle better than I can. I have gotten comments from others about how well I have read you in my reputation box. You may note that you have turned into a red dot since starting this thread.
I'm also not trying to convince people I know a whole bunch, that's what you are doing.
Oh, so how do we know that you were a ranger if you are not trying to convince people you know a lot? As for me, after over a decade training in Japan, I seem to have aquired the idea that I know more about what the Bujinkan is about than a guy who has studied for only a couple of years behind the Orange Curtain.
I think there's been a lot of very intelligent ( not from you ) statements made here.
Nice insult. But you may notice that my rep points have visibly risen since I started posting in this thread while yours have dropped like a prom dress at midnight.
All you are doing is trying to say I know nothing ......... okay fine, that's why I'm asking, is this not a forum?
I fail to see how saying that age uchi can't be done in modern times qualifies as anything as a misinformed statement and not a question. And your comments about your ranger training fly in the face of your stance that you are saying you don't know anything. You certainly do not know much of anything about the Bujinkan or the reasons for certain aspects of it, but you have yet to state that or take that attitude.
Again you are why people of other arts view the bujinkan egotistical.
Another cheap shot. I tell you are wrong, your ego drives you to say you are right and that I am acting out of ego. In other words, you are projecting your own vices onto others.
You may not, but I respect all martial arts, they all have their place, and there's nothing more annoying then people who sit around, write "rant" threads, talk about how bad and stupid people are, and "try" to show how intelectually superior you are
Do you realize that people think this about you? Oh, and you mis-spelled "intelectually".
I'm sure you make Soke proud.
Yet another cheap shot.
I'm doing what he says, I am exploring. Or wait......do you have an answer for why he says that too, and how I'm wrong ?
Oh, but you see that you are the one that is stating that he is certain what he is doing is what Hatsumi wants.
Have you ever even been in the same room as him? I dare say no. So your saying that you are the one doing what he wants us to do kind of shows the very fundemental problem you face.
First of all, you need to admit you have an ego problem. To say to someone who lives in Japan that you are more knowledgeable about what Hatsumi wants without ever meeting the man tells the worlds loads about how you think. The fact that you made a big post about how you were not going to respond to any more posts to me, tried to intimidate me into not responding and got some insults in
and then went back on your word and posted again shows us all that you are the type that tries to manipulate others and will do anything to attack them and promote your image in the eyes of others. You should never have said you were not going to respond to me again or responded after that. Now the world can see what you are.
Do you want to go through life like that? I really do not care if you stay in the Bujinkan. In fact, many people here have stated that they would prefer you leave, if you even really are a member. But when you make statements about the Bujinkan that are not true, it is kind of a duty that the rest of us correct you in public so that your disorted view of things does not gain traction.
You can still be saved. But you first have to stop thinking that you know abotu things you do not. The first step of wisdom is saying that you do not know. And you can't just use it as a mantra, you have to believe it and act like you know you do not know all the answers. Otherwise you will look on the world through your own prejudices and tune out all the lessons life gives us.
