The Roots of Coulee Roots Martial Training

Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu is a Japanese martial art founded by Soke, Masaaki Hatsumi, as passed down to him by Takamatsu Toshitsugu.  Bujinkan combines the martial tactics of the ninjutsu and samurai lineages of Japan. This warrior art does not engage in competitions or point sparring, but is considered a lifelong learning process.  Masaaki Hatsumi uses the term Budo (meaning martial way) to describe these schools.

Bujinkan roughly translates into:
Bu 武 – Martial or military
Jin 神 – Spirit or heart
Kan 館 – House or Hall
Bujinkan – “Divine Warrior School”​

Our Training

​ Training begins with body conditioning, leaping, tumbling, and breakfalls before progressing into empty handed combat techniques and weapons.

Through our practice we strive to uphold the virtues of truth, justice and Fudoshin 不動心, the immovable spirit that one can attain through budo, or martial arts training.

Training is conducted in a manner in which there are predefined "attackers" (tori) and "receivers" (uke) similar to drills in judo (gokyo) or traditional Japanese martial arts. However, Bujinkan differs from many traditional martial arts in that the training progresses through the following stages:
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KATA
Predefined sets of movements and physical conditioning

HENKA
Variations to the fixed drills, responding to changes in the attacker's movements or situation

RANDORI
Free form training consisting mostly of spur-of-the-moment, dynamic techniques during which the defender hits, locks, chokes or throws the attacker in a controlled and safe manner​

Our training includes:

• Mobility and body conditioning
• Striking and kicking
• Locking and throwing techniques
• Breakfalls and rolling
• Traditional and improvised weapons, such as staff, spear, sword, knife, and kusari (chain weapons).