Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Ninjutsu: Training with Honor – Earning Respect – Learning the Secrets | Traditional Martial Arts




In this video, I discuss why the tradition and essence of ninjutsu should not be lost.  The fundamental principals of real ninjutsu is:  Training with Honor, Earning Respect, and Learning the Secrets. For this lesson, I took a quote from the Bansenshukai.
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The Bansenshukai (萬川集海) translates as “All Rivers Merge into the Sea”, meaning that the Bansenshukai is the ultimate collection of all Iga & Koka Ninjutsu and is regarded by scholars as the Bible of Ninjutsu.
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Thursday, June 18, 2020

Understanding the Historical Timeline of the Ninja | Ninjutsu History, Tradition & Training




In this video I (Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson) explain the importance of understanding the historical timeline of the ninja.  This is because as the era changed, so did the techniques and reasons why the ninja did what they did.  In the modern age, we are left with all of these techniques to study, understand and practice.  Many think that “all” of the techniques are from the Sengoku Jidai, the age of the warring states.  This is not true.  In fact, if you understand the time periods, you would then understand what techniques came from what era, the context of the techniques and why the art of ninjutsu transformed from the Sengoku Jidai, through the Edo Period and into the Meiji Period.
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson: My Extreme Approach To Ninjutsu Training | Ninja Martial Arts (Ninpo)




In this video I (Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson) explain why my approach towards ninjutsu training and physical conditioning is so extreme. We live in a world where violence, aggression, prejudice and hate is on the rise.  The only way to excel and perform in a violent extreme situation is to be highly skilled in violence, through extreme training.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020

The Difference Between INNIN (Dark Ninjutsu) & YONIN (Light Ninjutsu) | Ninja Martial Arts Training




In this video I teach a historical ninjutsu lesson on the differences between Innin (dark ninjutsu) and Yonin (Light Ninjutsu).
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INNIN (陰忍)
Dark Ninjutsu (also known as: Innin-jutsu and In-jutsu): This is spying and performing espionage out of the vision of your target. Generally camouflaged, wearing black, hiding within cover and staying in the shadows.
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YONIN (陽忍)
Light Ninjutsu (also known as: Yonin-jutsu and Yo-jutsu): This is spying and performing espionage in the vision of your target. Generally in disguise under a false persona, walking through the crowds and interacting with people gathering information.
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Saturday, June 13, 2020

Ninja-Iai: Iaijutsu Quick Draw Training Drills with Kodachi (Ninjato) | Ninjutsu, Bujutsu, Kobujutsu




In this video I demonstrate a basic iai (iaido) sword drawing training drill to help develop the skills needed to be proficient in iaijutsu. In this drill I am using a kodachi (ninjato) because the ryuha that we are training in has a strong focus on the use of the short sword.
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The training (keiko) of Iai/iaido/iaijutsu is to be able to respond quickly to a unexpected attack efficiently.  This is a skill-set that is highly needed in today’s world of self-defense, as these same skills can be equally used in the use of concealed carry with edged weapons for self-defense / self-protection.
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Thursday, June 11, 2020

Ninpo Must Be Taught By Kuden | Bansenshukai Historical Ninjutsu Training | Ninja Martial Arts




In this video I share a quote from the Bansenshukai regarding the importance of keeping ninjutsu secret and only teaching those that are truly able to understand the depth of ninpo.
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The Bansenshukai (萬川集海) translates as “All Rivers Merge into the Sea”, meaning that the Bansenshukai is the ultimate collection of all Iga & Koka Ninjutsu and is regarded by scholars as the Bible of Ninjutsu.
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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

I Disagree With You Because… | Martial Arts Philosophy Lesson: Ninjutsu, Ninpo, Bujutsu, Budo




In this video I discuss the idea of “disagreement” and why so many people feel that they need to voice their opinion of disagreement. It takes a very shallow minded person to declare that they will disagree with someone, when they do not have all of the information before making that statement.  The world is full of closed minded, hateful bigots.  As true practitioners of Budo, the goal is not just to be better; it is to be able to help those that are around us as well. Even though we all make different choices in life, we are all here for the same reason.  This truth has to be understood when training in the martial arts.
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Thursday, June 4, 2020

Soke Anshu Christa Jacobson | Kuji-In: The Nine Hand Seals | Ninja Martial Arts: Ninjutsu, Ninpo




This video is a very short clip of the actual full lesson.  This part of the video that is presented in a simple overview of the hand positions of the Kiji-In.  The Kuji-In roughly translates out as: The Nine Hand Seals.  Many people get the Kuji-In mixed up with a variety of other esoteric practices from this time period, such as: Kuji, Kuji In, Kuji Kiri and the Kuji Goshin-ho.  All of them are different, yet interrelated with one another.
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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

How To Use Juji Shuriken In Combat: Shurikenjutsu Training Techniques | Ninja, Ninjutsu, Ninpo




In this video tutorial I teach the basic understanding of how to use the juji shuriken in combat.  This video is not how to throw the shuriken; this video is much deeper than that.  In this video I teach how and when to use the shuriken in combat.
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I would like to add that every school has their own particular ways of throwing the shuriken. I teach that shurikenjutsu, along with all projectile weapons, is based on hitting the target and “form” is not as important.  Yes, there is “form” and “kamae”, but in the end, if you are not hitting the target, it does not matter how good your kamae is, it is wrong.
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Here at the Budo Ryu Kai, we teach to throw all types of shuriken both right and left.  We also teach how to throw stepping into the throw as well as not stepping into the throw.  We also teach how to throw moving forwards, backwards and sideways, or any other method of combative movement that you can think of. 
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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Donald Trump is an Embarrassment To The United States of America


I DO NOT SAY THIS LIGHTLY…
(read in full before you post stupid comments)
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The hate, prejudice and violence that have been going on now for the last 3 years+ is ridiculous.  The lack of leadership and increased acceptance of greed and separation for the last 3 years+ is saddening.
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I want to start by saying Donald Trump is a disgusting, vile and hateful person. He is everything that is wrong with America.  Nothing is more saddening than having a person born into a rich family that has never worked for anything, and is now the leader of the USA.
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This is because there are those that are more concerned about money, than Freedom. There are those that are more concerned about the betterment of “certain groups”, rather than the betterment of all people.
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The founding fathers left a system that was ruled by the rich and wealthy.  They left a King & Queen of individual rule, for democracy and freedom. Well, at least that is what we were told in school here in the United States.  I question that ideal now, as I have seen nothing about freedom from this current administration.  All I’ve seen is a dictator that has done nothing but take away rights from anyone, or any group of people, that does not agree with his choices and decisions.
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I’ve already said this to all of my thousands of students world wide, but I want to make the statement again before I continue my thoughts.  If you support Donald Trump, you are NOT welcome in this organization. This decision is final and with NO exceptions. Donald Trump is a hateful, racist, prejudice bigot and myself and this organization WILL NOT support such ideals.
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In this organization I teach people how to survive in extreme violent and intense situations. I teach hand-to-hand combat, weaponry, concealed carry, survival skills, hunting, tracking… the list goes on and on.  I refuse to train anyone who already has hate in their heart and support hateful ideals.
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When I made this statement to all of my students, I thought that I would lose 50% of my students.  I was okay with that. As a leader, I need to stand up for what is right and set the example for my students all over the world.  To my surprise, only 1 student with rank decided to leave to support Donald Trump.  Only one… and surprisingly, he’s not even a “Republican”. I have also “un-friended” and “un-followed” EVERYONE that’s supporting such a hateful individual on ALL of my social media.
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ARE REPUBLICANS BAD PEOPLE?
No, not at all, but they are being played. I do not have any bad feelings towards anyone who voted for Donald Trump in the beginning.  He had a good pitch and let’s be honest, the Democrats (DNC) and the Republicans (RNC) gave us shit to choose from.  But remember the release of all of the “DNC Emails” during Trumps 2016 presidential campaign?  This was a tactic that Trump used to his advantage during this time.  Also, during this time ALL of the republicans hated Trump.  They despised him.  All of the major players: Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and John McCain all trashed him as being a xenophobic racist.  Then, all of a sudden, once Trump gets in, all of the Republicans that were against him, started openly supporting him…  Why?  Well, if you are good enough to hack the DNC, you are good enough to hack the RNC.  All politicians are crooked, and I am sure they all followed suit so that their truth was not exposed. I am sure that Trump also used this to his advantage.  Even though I do not blame those that voted for him in the beginning, I do blame those who continue to support him after everything that he has done.
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So when people say, “Republicans are bad people”, I disagree. I do understand that there are those that just want to support the party. There is nothing wrong with that, nor does that make them bad people.  Example: The Kansas City Chiefs won the Superbowl the last year. Within the last year or so there were a few players on the Chiefs team that were arrested for domestic abuse, beating their kids and one player was dragging a woman through the halls of a hotel and beating her.  There are these kinds of players on ALL NFL teams.  Just because there are a few bad players does not mean that you cannot support your team.  So, if you are cheering for the Chiefs and not the man that beat a woman in the hallway; that is okay.  Same thing here, you can support a “team” (republicans), without supporting the hateful individual that is causing domestic abuse and violence (Donald Trump).
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Yesterday Anonymous posted official Court Documents of a lawsuit from Epstein to Trump.  Remember Epstein, the man that was hung in jail. Donald Trump keeps saying he is going to “Drain the Swamp” but have you noticed he has not got rid of one corrupt politician yet.  The only people he’s gotten rid of, is his own administration who does not agree with him.  Now we find that he was in a lawsuit with Epstein regarding lots of money and actions with an under age child and Epstein gets hung in a protected cell?  See the blame originally was on other people, but with the newly released documents it is hard to believe that he did not have anything to do with Epstein’s death.
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The CIA, FBI and other intelligence agencies ALL SAY that Russia meddled in the election to help Donald Trump. Why?  Why would Russia want Trump to be elected? Well, that answer is obvious and only those with a lack of “common sense” cannot see it. However, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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The Mueller Report proves that that the Trump campaign knew of Russian involvement and did nothing.  It also shows that there are 10 counts of obstruction of justice! What stems from this?  The DOJ saying that you cannot indict a sitting president and Mueller saying that he can be indicted as soon as he leaves office. Yet again, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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It is an absolute fact that David Duke and the KKK were the biggest financial supporters of the 2016 Trump Presidential Campaign and Donald Trumps dad was a high ranking member in the KKK.
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Today, there were hundreds of twitter accounts that were linked to organized crime during all of these protests.  ALL OF THESE ACCOUNTS were linked to White Supremacist groups! ALL OF THEM! Yes, there are organized groups of criminals that are planning to destroy cities that are protesting and these accounts are linked to White Supremacists groups. Let that sink in… Remember Charlottesville, VA?
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No matter how many bad things have happen during the last 3+ years, No action has been taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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Bill Clinton got impeached for lying about a blowjob.  Donald Trump lied about seeing Stormy Daniels and the hush money payments.  Then when the checks were presented in court… nothing was done. Yet again, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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He placed an oil pipeline through Native American Land just to make money.  To do this, he involved the military to make sure that the Natives would leave their land so the oil pipe line goes through. The pipeline goes in and then within a few months, the pipeline bursts and oil desecrates their sacred land. Yet again, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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Trump says Mexico is going to pay for “The Wall”. That didn’t happen, nor did the construction of “The Wall” happen. What did happen was his absolute hatred and attacks towards the Hispanic community and separating of families and children at the boarder. Donald Trump acted like a heartless dictator, not a president of a free nation. Yet again, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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He tried to ban people of a specific religion from entering this country.  That was ruled by the federal courts as being unconstitutional and was stricken down.  When this happened, not one Republican Senator said anything. Republicans say they are “constitutional conservatives”.  But when Trump does something deemed unconstitutional by federal courts, they did not pursue any action (legally or politically) against Trump or his Administration.
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He tried to ban transgender people from working in the military.  Two times he tried this and both times it was ruled by the federal courts as being unconstitutional and was stricken down. Yet again, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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In Charlottesville, VA… He openly supported the torch-wielding white supremacists chanting "You will not replace us!".  What happened there?  The non-violent protesters were ran over by a hateful white supremacist.  Even though Trump openly made very clear and definitive support of racism, no action was taken (legally or politically) against the Trump or his Administration.
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For months, we had a black athlete, exercise his 1st Amendment rights and kneeled in protest against police brutality against the Black Community.  He was met with mockery and hate by our president.  A man that swore to protect the constitution, ridiculed a man for exercising his 1st amendment rights.  Again, no action was taken against the Trump Administration (legally or politically) and in fact, the “MAGA FOLLOWERS” increased their support of him.
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Now a black man dies at the hands of a white cop.  A white cop that is kneeling on the back of a black mans neck!  Nothing is said by trump. With all of the hate, prejudice and violence that Trump has encouraged, people are mad, upset and hurt.  We see thousands protesting correctly with no violence or destruction… We also see small organized groups creating MASSIVE destruction and we find out today that these groups are linked to White Supremacist hate groups.  Not a word from the White House… and I am sure, no action will be taken (legally or politically) against Trump or his Administration.
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Yesterday our president (After a phone call with Vladimir Putin) threatens Martial Law and there are many that are supportive of it.  See the problem is the ones that are supporting it, are not getting their rights taken away.  Imagine what would happen if Trump took away guns.  The 2nd Amendment conservatives would riot, protest and cause destruction.  Just see how many memes are mad by the very thought of guns being taken away.  Look at all of the people saying what they’d do if you take away their “AR”… All of them claim violent action.  But when it is not “their” rights taken away, “they” do not care.
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When the LGBTQ community is attacked, “they” do not care.
When any Religion of than Christianity is attacked, “they” do not care.
When any race/ethnicity is attacked other than white, “they” do not care.
When the poor is attacked, “they” do not care.
When the people of the inner cities are attacked, “they” do not care.
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Hate is wrong.
Violence is not the answer.
Donald Trump is an embarrassment to this country and what it stands for.
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As a woman who teaches combat and survival for a living, in a world full of people who think woman are not on the same level as men, I deal with prejudice everyday.  As a transgender woman who teaches combat and survival for a living, in a world full of people who think trans-people are not on the same level, I deal with bigotry everyday.
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I deal with bigotry & hate every day and I stand against it, everyday.
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I am the only transgender person who runs an international school of martial arts in the world.  I have attained many awards and accolades and I am the only non-Japanese to be awarded “Menkyo Kaiden (grandmaster; highest level license) of a Koryu Japanese martial art. Through my success in the martial arts, I have wrote 6 books, 50+ DVDs, develop a complete online dojo with nearly 10,000 members world wide! I have been on every radio channel and in every major magazine. One thing about being me, I do get a lot of attention.  Just last month my YouTube Channel got over 2.2 Million Views! But with this popularity comes responsibility, and I need to use it for the betterment of the people.
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I am not going to stand against hate, prejudice and bigotry everyday and then train individuals that support those ideals. If you want to support Donald Trump, you need to dismiss yourself from this organization.
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“We The People” need to do what is right. We need to stop hurting each other, and placing the blame on the government who is in control of the rule of law.
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Thank you very much for your love and support.  Take care, be safe and good luck in your journey of budo…
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BUDO RYU KAI
School of the Warrior Way