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Subject: Re: Aiki Ju-jutsu Author: Gan Uesli Starling [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 14:07:08 07/18/04 Sun In reply to: Corey Minatani 's message, "Re: Aiki Ju-jutsu" on 12:50:47 05/31/04 Mon Here in Kalamazoo a long time ago I had used to take Hakko Ryu Jujutsu under Sensei Hrenovich. Sadly I had to give it up after little more than a year due both wrists being sprained all the time such that I could not lift a cup of coffee except two-handed, and that was distractingly painful. In short, it interfered with my livelihood. Several years passed. Then I took Moo Duk Kwan for again just over a year until a couple of ribs got broken, likewise interfering with work just at the time when I was making a change-of-career. Several years more did pass. Happily, now for a year I have been taking Seibukan Jujutsu at the West Michigan Budokan. But classes were only once a week. Not enough to satisfy. So in addition I only just recently started studying Ninjutsu in tandem at this same academy. The classes are back-to-back on Saturdays with extra days for Ninjutsu during the week. Seibukan, alas, has failed to attract very many students. Therefor Shidoshi Robert Bessler now is steering our curriculum toward "Takeda-ha Enshin Ryu Aiki-no-Jutsu". So this latter and Ninjutsu are my current persuits. All this I give by way of personal introduction so that you may plumb the depths of my ignorance and not reply above my level of foreknowledge and understanding. My question is: Can anyone please address the subject of "Takeda-ha Enshin Ryu Aiki-no-Jutsu" and how it relates historically, metaphysically, et cetera to the other arts? With all due respect to my own sensei, I often find it illuminating to gather sources from far and wide. If nothing else it helps me to better know which questions I had ought to ask. And among the very, very few sites which GOOGLE turned up under the keyword 'aiki no jutsu', this site looked to be the most serious and informative. I thank you. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Aiki Ju-jutsu Author: Gan Uesli Starling [Edit] Date Posted: 19:03:58 12/31/06 Sun I never was able to validate any references to this "Takeda-ha Enshin Ryu Aiki-no-jutsu" by means of the Internet or any other source. Those few sources who saw fit to comment on my inquiry about its legitimacy expressed strong incredulity, however. Although the cirricula seemed genuine enough while I was taking it, Mr. Bessler's extreme animosity to my also taking Tae Kwon Do (a continuing interest of mine since 1973) plus a few other factors about his teaching style combined to persuaded me to give it up. I would still be interested to learn of this, apparently otherwise un-heard of style "Takeda-ha Aiki-no-jutsu" or of its GM "Kenshinsai Machida". Feel free to contact me via email with any info. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]