May 11 2008
When taking the Godan Test
If you are going to take the Godan Test, this means that you understand the skills taught in the TenChiJin Ryaku no maki. That does not mean it’s memorized, but you have the skills. One of those skills is distancing against weapons.
If you don’t have the ability to sit in front of your tester without making them have to move back or them telling you to move forward, you have no business taking the test. If you are trying for a 5th degree black belt but can’t understand a basic principal like distancing, do you really think you can fight? If you can’t figure out where to sit, how did you get your shodan?
When I see this, it is sad that people are just pushing their students through the system. Judans are supposed to be the quality control but instead they collect their money and hand out black belts.
I’m done now, if people in the bujinkan want to know how I do things differently they can come and visit.