Consistency in the Basics – Part 1
Consistency in the Basics – Part 1 This meme about the importance of basics is trending now on social media. Aristotle’s famous quote, that Excellence is a Habit (not a single act), is Westerners way of stating this meme’s message. I agree with the meme and Aristotle, and thought this an...
Bujinkan 1983
Bujinkan 1983 After publishing articles on my early days of martial arts training in the 70s, several of you asked me to write about my first few years training in the Bujinkan. This article will cover the official start of my Bujinkan training with Larry Beaver in Florida until I moved to Ala...
Aspects of Training- April 2019
Aspects of Training I go to Hombu to be inspired by Soke and to “keep going” as he is wont to say about life. Though experienced in actual combat, fights and competitive martial arts, I continue to study the evolution of violence and ways to counter it. Why? Because the way and the reasons p...
Big News! (recap from our webinar)
Recent Travels Work took me to Japan in early April. My back is close to 100% now; still have hamstring and calf issues. Nerves slow to rebuild. But I am improving day by day. New Hombu looks great. Check all the photos Mark Lithgow put up on the Taka Seigi Facebook page. More square than...
Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu-Truth, Loyalty and Justice School
Not much is known about this Bujinkan Ryu. Soke Hatsumi has not taught much, if any of it in public that I am aware of. What I know of this Ryu is limited to a couple of conversations with Soke and one demonstration of a technique that I will discuss below. First read this short synopsis of Gi...
Will Your Training Save You? (part 1)
When it really counts, will your training be there for you? When your life or those of others is on the line, will your training come through? Will you win the day or will you realize tragically that it proved inadequate to successfully deal with a violent situation? In my opinion this is a que...
Survival Imperatives
At Bufestivus 2014, I taught a segment on wilderness survival. We’ve gotten a bunch of emails asking for notes on that lesson, so here they are, complete with a few pics from my training with Tom Brown and a fire-starting video! Phil Legare & Tom Brown \Four survival imperatives: Shelt...
