Ninja Training: Hoken Juroppo Ken, HIDDEN FISTS, 8th Kyu, Ninjutsu, Bujinkan

[GiuseppeBonelli]

Fudoken,is a vertical punch like the wing chun, or a orrizontal punch?

[NinjaLearningNetwork]

@GiuseppeBonelli In this video Fudoken is just showing how the fist is made, no matter which way it is punched when in motion.

[GiuseppeBonelli]

@NinjaLearningNetwork Thank you so much,but I don't mean only in this video,but generally,in the bunjinkan,fudoken is vertical,orrizontal or both,there is a rule?

[NinjaLearningNetwork]

@GiuseppeBonelli Hi Giuseppe - Fudoken is just the shape the hand makes. You can use it to punch vertically or horizontally, or any other direction you can think of. All of the fists you see in this video are like that. Once you make one of these fists and start to punch in any direction, the punch might then take a different name, and there are very many of those

[LK9K9]

Where is the : Boshi-Ken?

[mdiem]

4) the demonstration of shishinken was a little weak. the little finger needs to be supported better to be effective.

5) shikan does not mean extended knuckle, but that is a fine non-literal translation. Literally, it is finger ring or curled fingers.

Access the original sources and learn to read kanji. It will be very enlightening.

[mdiem]

A couple nitpicks:

1) "houken juroppou ken" is a little redundant since houken itself means "treasured fists" (not hidden fists - that would be 'hiken'), but it is understood to mean "These are the fists of the 16 treasured fist methods." So no big deal.

2) shuki and sokki are not "hand wake up" and "foot wake up" - it is hand start / foot start, i.e. the elbow is where the hand starts, etc.

3) kiten is not turn-causing, it is "rise and turn"

[NinjaLearningNetwork]

@mdiem We appreciate the feedback and we have discovered over the years that there are many documented opinions about the translation of the Japanese terms. Thank you for your input. We are primarily interested in teaching the movement and giving a suitable reference to the translation. Your information is helpful to all for learning all aspects of ninjutsu including translation variations.

[MyoushinRyuNinjutsu]

LOL I noticed how you constantly look to your left while showing the 16 fists. Thanks so much for this! :D

[3iMi5]

I want to learn this style of fighting so much, but there are no local lessons around.

[shadowdude3dy]

good info, i was wondering what the ninja fists where and this showed me