Two sweet video clips in the AKBAN blog show Emmanuel Augustus and Roy Jones Jr.
These great boxers use two traditional techniques and elevate them to pure art.
A link to the post
All posts from May 2007
The martial arts tutorial section is on
We are starting to add, in small digestable bits, a tutorial section to our martial art encyclopedia, the AKBAN-wiki. Here are two examples from last week Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Ramat Hasharon Dojo practice:
A jump guard tutorial,
A Taijutsu sutemi waza tutorial.
A jump guard tutorial,
A Taijutsu sutemi waza tutorial.
New Ninjutsu techniques added
We just added new Ninjutsu moves and techniques to the wiki. Some of these include:
Hitting and jumping kata,
Scoop throw,
Escape from front clinch,
Gan seki otoshi,
Ganseki nage.
As a general rule you can always check the recent addtions to the wiki here.
Hitting and jumping kata,
Scoop throw,
Escape from front clinch,
Gan seki otoshi,
Ganseki nage.
As a general rule you can always check the recent addtions to the wiki here.
Temporary wiki downtime
Sorry, the AKBAN-wiki, our huge martial arts encyclopedia, was down for more then 6 hours. It seems that it's memory demands were tasking our server.
Fixed it, sigh...
Fixed it, sigh...
Mudra in the martial arts - from the Budo Journal
An interesting article in Furyu the Budo Journal, gives a scholarly perspective about hand signs in Ninjutsu, Mikyo (esoteric Buddhism), and Koryu.
A link to the article
A link to the article
Yellow Belt exams at the Jerusalem Tedi Dojo
Sunday the 19th of may saw three more students who, after an average two years of training, passed the yellow belt exam.
A link to the requirements for the yellow belt exams
A link to the requirements for the yellow belt exams
More techniques added to the AKBAN-wiki
What did we train on in the AKBAN dojos?
In Beit Hakerem Dojo we started with sakanagare no kata and emphasized Kata Guruma.
At the German colony Dojo we continued with Daken and punching techniques in addition to several wrestling throws. At the Tedi, Ramat Hasharon and Tel Aviv Dojos we dealt with sacrifice throws Tai Sabaki and Hissaku no kata
At the German colony Dojo we continued with Daken and punching techniques in addition to several wrestling throws. At the Tedi, Ramat Hasharon and Tel Aviv Dojos we dealt with sacrifice throws Tai Sabaki and Hissaku no kata
Shin gan - The special warrior insight
A new article by Yossi S. about the special senses of a warrior, illustrates the subject by an example from politics.
A man's premonition could have prevented prime minister's Rabin assassination.
A link to the article in the AKBAN blog
A man's premonition could have prevented prime minister's Rabin assassination.
A link to the article in the AKBAN blog
New yellow belts
With the an average time at the Dojo of 2.5 years of training, four trainees manged to pass the yellow belt exams: Amir, Daniel, Eldad and Daniel B.
A link to the yellow belt syllabus.
A link to the yellow belt syllabus.
Gatka - A powerful sikh martial art
We have begun assimilating Gatka into our encyclopedia.
A link to the article in the AKBAN blog.
A link to the article in the AKBAN blog.
Belt exams at the Jerusalem Tedi Dojo
In the orange belt exams at the Jerusalem Tedi Dojo only Otni managed to pass. Four other members will have to go through all this again at some future date.
link to the requirements for orange belt.
link to the requirements for orange belt.
Running 60 Km with backpacks - A new Ultra Marathon
Even for the AKBAN veterans who ran the ( Hebrew link, sorry) Megido ultra Marathon (50km), will find the next ultra marathon, The PRO:SPORT Challenge, (again, a Hebrew link...) a hard act. After all its going to be 60 km with backpacks.
Good luck, guys!
Good luck, guys!
Katori Shinto-ryu: Warrior Tradition
A new and improved edition of "The deity and the sword" our indispensable book, can be purchased here.
Hurry up and order it. We don't get any money from the transaction, but it's a good book to have.
Awarness through the body - New article in the blog
Michael L. writes the third article in the trilogy. The connection between body and emotions is investigated and given a functional meaning.
Here's a link to the article
Here's a link to the article
New orange belts
Yuval, Orion, Saar and Ran passed the Orange Belt test in the Tel Aviv Dojo.
The test was full of fighting spirit, Well done!
A link to the orange belt in Budo Ninjutsu.
The test was full of fighting spirit, Well done!
A link to the orange belt in Budo Ninjutsu.
The poet Ben Yitzhak
A new post in the English blog about the Ben Yitzhak's insights about Do.
A link to the post
A link to the post
The final moments of Ironman in Hawai
Sian Welch & Wendy Ingraham crawl to the finish line in this short youtube clip.
Probably understandable to those veterans who ran the Tiberias Marathon with no preparation.
Probably understandable to those veterans who ran the Tiberias Marathon with no preparation.
Throwing punches in the dojo
This week's topic in the 'German Colony Dojo' and in 'Gilo Dojo' in Jerusalem was combining punches and pad work with Ninjutsu's Tai Sabaki.
Here's a link to the punches in our curriculum.
Here's a link to the punches in our curriculum.
Passed the yellow belt tests
Ilana, Yaad, Avinoam, Aviad and Erez, all from the Jerusalem tedi Dojo.
a link to the yellow belt syllabus in Budo Ninjutsu
a link to the yellow belt syllabus in Budo Ninjutsu
Surveillance cameras and martial arts
Maybe ethics won't, but cameras in urban centers may force many martial arts practitioners to reconsider their actions.
Link to a video of driver attacking a bicycle rider
Link to a video of driver attacking a bicycle rider
The methodical pyramid in English
After many years in translation and finally with the help of Tal Haran and Keith H. the Progress Model used in AKBAN, the Methodical Pyramid is online.
A new article about Kami
Guy R. wrote of our view. The Japanese Kami in martial arts. Here's the post.
Hissaku no kata in the Jerusalem Dojo
This week started in the Jerusalem Dojo with doing henka of Hissaku no kata. This extermly aggresive kata looks a bit like Bjj's "Jump guard".
Mazal Tov!
To Otni from the Jerusalem tedi dojo and to Guy and Udi from Tel Aviv dojo who passed belt grade test for yellow belt (5th kyu).
The avarage time it takes to qualify for a yellow belt exam in Budo Ninjutsu is half a year to a year.
The avarage time it takes to qualify for a yellow belt exam in Budo Ninjutsu is half a year to a year.
