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Bujinkan Dwyer Dojo

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The Bujinkan Dwyer Dojo

 

The Bujinkan Dwyer Dojo teaches traditional Japanese Ninjutsu (often misspelled as Ninjitsu) and combat orientated martial arts. Classes are held in Lucan on Saturdays and Leixlip on Tuesdays. The theme for 2008 is Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu. Classes are ran by Shihan Marcus Dwyer whose aim is to pass on the teachings of authentic Bujinkan and Ninjutsu martial arts as thought by Dr. Massaki Hatsumi, Grandmaster.
Beginners are always welcome at the Bujinkan Dwyer Dojo as we run introductory courses every 8 weeks.
Hope to see you soon on the mats?

 

 

What is the Bujinkan?

 

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is the collection of ancient Martial Arts and techniques inherited by 34th Soke (Grandmaster) Masaaki Hatsumi. There are nine schools of martial study which form the core of the Bujinkan, each with their own specialities and differences. Three of these schools are Ninjutsu, and are the only forms of Ninjutsu surviving, while the others are more typical of Japanese martial arts of old, before sporting martial arts where introduced. As a general rule, classes do not separate the sub-schools but teach the forms as a unified whole to concentrate on training and skills to the student rather than history. The main aspects are unarmed combat, staff weapons, spear, halberd, sword and knife.

 

The schools thought within the Bujinkan Dojo are know for their Koshijutsu (pressure point fighting) Koppojutsu (Bone breaking method) Jutaijutsu (Grappling and throwing) Happo Bikken (Weapons techniques) Dakentaijutsu (Body striking methods) in addition to it’s higher levels of Ninpo and Ninjutsu:

The schools of the Bujinkan are: Togakure Ryu Ninpo, Gyokko Ryu Koshijutsu, Koto Ryu Koppojutsu, Kukishinden Happo Bikken, Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaitsu, Kumogakure Ryu Ninpo, Gyukoshin Ryu Ninpo, Shinden Fudo Ryu Dakentaijutsu, Gikan Ryu Koppojutsu.

 

Any one of these schools is a martial art in its own right and would be sufficient; however this gives us a very wide base of understanding to work from. The history of these schools can be traced back over 900 years, but they were in existence long before that. The schools were inherited by Masaaki Hatsumi from his teacher Soke Takamatsu in 1972. Unlike many martial arts in the West, Bujinkan Budo has not been converted into a sport or academic exercise in modern less turbulent times and is still taught in its entirety. It’s teaching’s are to survive by any means necessary.

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