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Budō Taijutsu (Martial Arts Body Technique), combines the essence of nine classical martial art systems from Japan. Through his organisation, the Bujinkan, Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi-sensei has overseen the growth of Budō Taijutsu to many thousands of practitioners worldwide. Its training philosophy of developing your response in accordance with the situation provides both a dynamic martial art and practical form of self-defence. In Budō Taijutsu: An Illustrated Reference Guide of Bujinkan Dōjō Budō Taijutsu, author and illustrator Duncan Mitchell provides a comprehensive training manual for both beginners and experienced students. The book starts with basic training advice, physical preparation exercises and how to take a fall safely before moving on to providing clear diagrams and brief explanations for the essential basic techniques of striking, joint locks, throws, choking and self-defence. The second half of the guide then gives detailed descriptions of Kata (practice forms) for: Shinden Fudō Ryū Dakentaijutsu Kuki Shinden Ryū Dakentaijutsu Takagi Yōshin Ryū Jūtaijutsu Gyokko Ryū Kosshijutsu Kotō Ryū Koppōjutsu Togakure Ryū Ninpō Taijutsu

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Duncan Mitchell has trained in Bujinkan Dōjō Budō Taijutsu for over three decades and has been an instructor since 1995. Duncan lived and trained in Japan from 1990 to 1995, where he studied directly under the grand- master Masaaki Hatsumi-sensei and senior Bujinkan instructor Isamu Shiraishi-sensei. He continues to return to Japan yearly to further his study in the martial arts of Japan.

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