How To Train In Ninjutsu When You're Training On Your Own - Historical Examples Of Solo Training
Are you trying to learn the art of ninjutsu, but don't have a teacher or Ninja dojo near you
?Do you want to know how to train in Ninjutsu when you're training on your own?
Well, you're not alone. In fact, the Path that you are walking on, or at least considering to enter, is not unique to you or to our modern world. People would like to think that to learn ninjutsu, or any other martial art for that matter, that you MUST go to a formal school and train directly with a teacher.
And, while it was once necessary to be in the presence of a teacher, at least for short periods, to learn the lesson, modern technology has created a new paradigm - a new way to get the training you need.
And, while even a few years ago, the student training on his or her own, was pretty much limited to trying to learn from the static pictures in martial arts books and magazines - today's student can use the power of video and the internet to get much of the training they need. And you can do the same thing to learn ninjutsu.
In fact, you will actually be walking a Path that has been walked by me, my own teachers, the Grandmaster, and even Takamatsu-sensei - the 33rd Grandmaster of the Togakure-Ryu of Ninjutsu, and the teacher of Soke Masaaki Hatsumi.
We all engaged in solo training to develop the majority of the skills, proficiency, and knowledge we possess. Each one of us, due to the distance between where we lived and our teacher - spent more time training on our own, and doing research, study, and practice away from our teachers, than in the dojo.
Does that mean that we never trained with a teacher?
No.
It means that we were entirely responsible for our own progress and development. We were responsible, perhaps even more so than the student who lives down the street from the dojo, to make sure that we took the lessons our teacher gave us and make them real - to make them work. And to show our teacher that we were worth his time, and ready for the next lesson when we returned to class.
Contrary to popular belief, the ancient warriors typically did not have time to dedicate to study. So, what often happened was that a warrior would take time away from "the world," either intentionally or along his travels, and get with a teacher for a day or three.
During this time, the warrior might only learn a technique or two - a principle, concept, or new way of looking at things. Then, it was their responsibility to go and figure it out for themselves - to personalize - to internalize the lesson, and make it their own.
That's what Hatsumi-Sensei did during the week between one weekend visit with Takamatsu-Sensei and the next.
That's what I did between visits to my teacher's dojo in Atlanta, Dayton, and Noda-city - while living in Germany, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
And, that's what Takamatsu-Sensei did at various points in his own development of mastery.
To be sure, you will need several things to make this Path work for you. You will need:
1) commitment and the ability to self-manage in order to stay on track
2) core lessons that you can work with that have come from a true teacher, and...
3) regular feedback to insure that you are doing things correctly, and correction for anything that is off before you internalize a bad habit
Neither I, nor any other teacher can give you "commitment" or the ability to manage yourself. That's not our job. But what you can, and should get from a teacher, as often as possible - even if you train on your own - is a steady supply of core lessons and feedback about your progress.
Regardless of whether this is done through video, attending seminars or private training sessions on a regular basis - or a combination of the two as a solo student, you are responsible for your training more than anyone else is, has been, or will be in the history of this art.
Are you cut out to be a Ninja? Do you have what it takes?
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