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"Mysterious" (Original) by Flute Ninja NinjutsuLives 133 views This is something new that I wanted to experiment with. It is unlike anything I have done so far. I really had fun doing this project. This piece has a bit of an Urban/Japa...
"One Friday Afternoon" (Original by Flute Ninja) NinjutsuLives 105 views Last friday, I had an awesome experience, and I thought I would share it with all of you. Sometimes, I like to play shakuhachi under an old pine tree that is in my backyard...
Ninja Scroll-"Shigure's Theme" shakuhachi solo by Flute Ninja NinjutsuLives 153 views This is my interpretation of the ending theme to a classic anime series, "Ninja Scroll" entitled "Shigure's Theme". I hope everyone enjoys it. Feel free to rate, comment, a...
"Mugen Hikari No Kanatae" Tenchu 2 (Theme for the ending credits) Cover/Remix by Flute Ninja NinjutsuLives 178 views This song is the ending credits to a Playstation game entitled "Tenchu 2: Birth of the Stealth Assassins, the prequel to the first Tenchu game that also was released on t...
ANNOUNCEMENT: READ DESCRIPTION/"Fly Me to the Moon" Improv by Flute Ninja NinjutsuLives 77 views You can now follow me on Twitter. Keep up with my upcoming projects or find out what I'm up to in general. https://twitter.com/#!/furuutoninja About two weeks ago, I was ...
Meditation on the Rocks NinjutsuLives 193 views I thought I would do something a bit different. In this video, I am using my wooden shakuhachi. I did this video before my ninpo taijutsu training. I hope you all enjoy thi...
"Fake Wings" Collaboration by Flute Ninja and Hokurin NinjutsuLives 131 views The song entitled "Fake Wings" is from the anime .hack//SIGN. This piece was originally by Yuki Kajiura. This is our take on this song. The footage was taken in Tokura,Akir...
Unique Flutes made by Blackstar Ninja NinjutsuLives 169 views In this video, I am playing four flutes that were made and given to me by BlackstarNinja. I hope you all enjoy it. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flute-Ninja/1932...
My Gift to You NinjutsuLives 196 views Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! This is my gift to you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making this. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flute-N...
"Smooth Jazz with shakuhachi" by Flute Ninja and Coffeebreaksongs NinjutsuLives 176 views On this track, I am using my 1,8 Earth Model shakuhachi. I thought the tone would fit well with the background music. I would like to thank Coffeebreaksongs for allowing me...

About Flute Ninja (笛忍者)

Welcome to my channel! Please, make yourselves at home.

I am a ninjutsu practitioner, currently in the Bujinkan. I hold the rank of 8th kyu and hope to go further in my training. I am also a beginner shakuhachi player, an artist and poet. I like to be creative and come up with something that people could enjoy.

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Feb 24, 2012

Date Joined

May 30, 2010

About this user

MY NEW MP3 ALBUM IS OUT NOW! The album is titled "Voice of the Wind" by Flute Ninja. You can find it on Amazon.com and also Itunes. Just search for Flute Ninja. I hope people enjoy my work. All of the pieces are original and are played on my 1.8 Earth Model shakuhachi.

You can also get my album from the links below if you live in either of these countries.

France
http://www.amazon.fr/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?__mk_fr_FR=%C5M%C5Z%D5%D1&url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=flute+ninja+voice+of+the+wind&x=0&y=0

Germany
http://www.amazon.de/Voice-Of-The-Wind/dp/B004P4QWD6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316531704&sr=8-1

Japan
http://www.amazon.co.jp/Voice-Of-The-Wind/dp/B004OZIWL6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316531819&sr=8-1

UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Voice-Of-The-Wind/dp/B004P5DX3C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1316532029&sr=8-1

If you can't find it on Amazon (and any of the links I mentioned above), download it from Itunes.

You can now find me on:

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/#!/furutoninja

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100001755563025

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flute-Ninja/193233920700252?sk=wall

Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/556257293

Hello, everyone and welcome to my channel! Currently, I am a student in the Bujinkan, and I hope to go far in my ninjutsu training. I also draw landscapes and other things dealing with nature. I will also be practicing with the shakuhachi. Hopefully, in the future, I'll post me playing the flute, more of my artwork, and possibly other things. Again, welcome to my channel, and enjoy yourselves!

My Shakuhachi Journey

PROFILE UPDATE

I have been playing shakuhachi for a little over a year, now. I first got started when I heard this beautiful and unique sound. I listened to many pieces of Japanese music, and each time I heard this foregin instrument, I wanted to know what it was and more about it. I did research and found out it was the shakuhachi.

Later, I met a friend on Youtube, who had bought a shakuhachi from a flutemaker named Perry Yung. I checked out Mr. Yung and was amazed at all the sounds that was coming from a single piece of bamboo with five holes.. From that point on, I wanted to play the shakuhachi. I wasn't sure if I would even be able to blow into it. Until that day came, I experimented with other cheap flutes.

The first flute I had was a side-blown wooden flute. I could get a few sounds out of it, but I could only go but so far due to how it was so poorly made. I practiced with it, anyway, every morning before my ninjutsu training. People really liked what I was playing at that time. But while I was playing that flute, somewhere in the back of my mind, I dreamed of having a real shakuhachi.

Six months later, I had gotten a second flute. This one looked more like a shakuhachi, but it wasn't. I did not find this out until much later. The utaguchi of this flute was very narrow in size, so it made it difficult to blow into it. For days, I couldn't make a single note. Frustrated, yet determined, I kept trying. One day, I was able to make sounds. When I started playing songs, people would say how nice the melodies were.

Finally, after what seemed to be years of waiting, I was able to be in a position to get a real genuine shakuhachi from Mr. Perry Yung. When it arrived, I was awestruck of the craftsmanship. I took it out of its bag and tried to play it. At first, I could not get a single tone. Somehow, 20 seconds later, I was able to get some notes, not only that, I was playing songs. It felt like a miracle, a dream come true.

For eleven months after that fateful day, I was self-taught. I was able to read shakuhachi notation from a book that came with my first shakuhachi, but the problem was I could not read and play at the same time due to my visual impaiment. So, I would read a phrase, play it over and over until it got stuck into my head, go to the next phrase of music, rinse and repeat until I had learned the song. If there were no shakuhachi sheet music, I would listen to professional and master shakuhachi players and then play by ear. I would listen to other instruments as well and try to find those same notes on the bamboo flute.

On March of 2011, I began to study under my teacher, Perry Yung with online mp3 lessons. When I am not studying with Perry, I continue to learn by ear, do improvisations and read notation, using the method I previously mentioned.

Other Things About Me

I am also a martial artist, currently in the Bujinkan. My goal is to become an instructor in ninjutsu so that I could one day teach and help others. I am a poet and an artist. I enjoy drawing and painting nature and landscapes. My inspiration came from Bob Ross.

Interests

Ninjutsu, Yoga, practicing with bamboo flute, drawing and painting. playing video games, watching anime from time to time

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