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Bujinkan
Guidelines
(Regulations for those Joining the Bujinkan Dojo)
First of all, only those persons who consent to
this Bujinkan Dojo agreement and are resolved to adhere to it
will be allowed to join. Persons who think they cannot adhere
to it will not be allowed to join. Accordingly,
| (1) Only persons who have carefully
read this Bujinkan Dojo agreement and agree to it
will be allowed to join. |
| (2) Only persons who are able to
show the determined consistency of true persevering
self-control as martial artists will be allowed
to join. |
(3) A physician's medical report
is required. In particular, persons who are mentally
unhealthy, persons addicted to drugs, and those
who are mentally abnormal will not be allowed to
join.
The "requirement of a physician's medical report"
includes, for example, persons having illnesses
which risk the prevention of the pursuit of martial
arts, and the kind of abnormal personalities, abnormal
physical constitutions, etc. which the person cannot
personally control. |
| (4) Persons having a past criminal
record will not be admitted. Additionally, persons
who behave in a delinquent fashion, persons who
commit crimes, and persons who cannot keep the law
in Japan will also not be permitted to join. |
| (5) Persons who do not keep the
rules of the Bujinkan, who, as both students and
members of society, commit shameful acts will be
expelled. For example, there are many persons who,
in the past, came to Japan and knocked at the gate
of the Bujinkan, but were drunken brawlers, mentally
abnormal, those who by their delinquent behavior
put their own thoughts first and did not think about
the trouble they were causing for others, those
who pursued evil desires and committed acts contrary
to the traditionally righteous attitude of the Bujinkan.
All such people will be subject to expulsion. |
(6) With regard to any accidents
incurred during training, either in the dojo or
another location, only persons who can avoid causing
trouble for the Bujinkan will be allowed to join.
This is an important matter. Accidents are inseparable
from the pursuit of martial arts, and persons who
cannot resolve these matters themselves will absolutely
not be admitted. To clarify a second time, the Bujinkan
Dojo will assume absolutely no responsibility for
accidents arising during the course of training,
no matter what the location. |
| (7) Persons who have joined the
Bujinkan must be sure to have the membership card
which is issued every year. This is to preserve
the honor of Bujinkan members and, as nobility with
the peace of the martial heart, to show that warriors
of friendship protect the great way of the Bujinkan
Dojo by the gathering of comrades who have the heart
of the martial artist. The power of warrior virtue,
the proven reason for the loyalty, filial piety
and love of friends in the martial arts. |
(8) The tradition of the Bujinkan
is something which shows the universality of nature
and the life of the human race, and is that pursuit
of martial arts which enlightens the natural mysteries
that exist in them.
Know that the secret of taijutsu is the foundation
of peace
If you study this, you can walk the path of
the immovable heart
Dojo Instruction
- Know that perseverance is, first of all,
for but a brief period of time.
- Know that the path of man is justice.
- Forget the heart of greed, comfort, and
discrimination (reliance).
- Consider sorrow and bitterness to be natural
laws, and simply take advantage of the enlightenment
of the immovable heart.
- With a steady heart, do not stray from the
path of loyalty and filial piety, aspire deeply
to the ways of both literary and martial arts.
The rule of the Dojo is to keep the above
5 laws.
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(9) After joining, beginning with
Taijutsu,
| Kyu grades |
Beginner |
| 1st dan through 5th dan |
Heaven |
| 6th dan through 10th dan |
Earth |
| 11th dan through 15th dan |
Man |
Ranks from 11th dan through 15th dan of the "Man"
level will be divided into 5 levels: Earth, Water,
Fire, Wind, and Void, and will be the highest ranks
in Bujinkan Dojo Happo Biken. The 5th dan examination
is of a spiritual nature and is something which
is done by Soke. A 15th dan will be considered to
be a true shihan. |
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Currently, the Bujinkan Dojo has become worldwide in nature. Just
as the Earth has time zones, taboos also exist according to each
country and race. Buyu should hold each other in respect, working
together as Buyu who do not commit taboos, putting the heart of
the martial artist first, placing importance on the pursuit of the
martial arts, and strive to become a virtuous person.
The person who cannot hold to the above will be expelled.
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