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IBDA OFFERS YOU
WHAT NO ONE ELSE DOES
Practitioners are studying the Ninjutsu and Budo Taijutsu arts worldwide now. The International Bujinkan Dojo Association IBDA has had a strong position in offering the world the teachings of Soke Masaaki Hatsumi for over 25 years now.
We have a dedicated mission to help those without reputable certified teachers in there area have the opportunity to study the art until a teacher develops near them or they become one themselves.
This process, although not always appreciated by those that do not understand our goal and how much we help people with our program, has been highly successful. At IBDA we have worked very hard at creating a trust able standard and a study curiculum that is 2nd to none.
At IBDA we have strived to make our ranks mean that you actually learned something to get them. At IBDA we have worked hard to have a unified organization where every instructor is trained to be an instructor and knows all the material up to their grade.
You may be thinking "Well, isn't it that way everywhere?" It should be but it is not.
Our Soke has chosen to have no uniformed organization and no structure to the teachings or to the rank grade system. This freedom is wonderful in so many ways and yet can be a major challenge to an art that grows beyond a few teachers.
You see there has been no qualification of what it means to be a teacher in the Bujinkan. Nor is there any structured study curiculmn in the Bujinkan. So untrained instructors can teach whatever they want to make up. There is no set structure for what a rank grade is in the Bujinkan. So the ranks vary so much making it hard to decide on choosing a real good Bujinkan teacher. Many instructors do not abide by the Bujinkan Hombu rules and they issue their own certification instead of properly grading their students through Japan. The students suffer for this as their certification is not recognized by solid Bujinkan Instructors.
Because of all these variations in grades unscrupulous Bujinkan instructors go around giving seminars and issue new rank grades to students that they have only met a few hours before. This is harmful to the elated student and the instructor who is now powerless to help guide their own students along the Budo path. I have seen great harm come in this immature and inconsiderate grading method by even high ranked instructors. I personally feel that no one should rank someone else's student. There is a great meaning to the student-teacher and the art relationship; if not there is no relationship. Call me old fashion if you want. But this is the way martial arts has been handed down for hundreds of years and why I have stuck closely to my teacher, Soke Hatsumi, all these years when others haven't. Enough said on this.
Here is IBDA's (International Bujinkan Dojo Association) position -
1. We offer a solid connect to Soke Hatsumi in Japan. You get Japan Budo Taijutsu certification and Japan teacher certification.
2. We offer a well established Organization with students and Instructors all over the World.
3. We offer a solid proven strategic study system (tested over 25 years in over 100 countries) taking you from beginner to Master. We offer all of Soke Hatsumi's study materials, as well as a University of Ninjutsu/Budo Taijutsu studies from Shihan Richard Van Donk both online and in complete Dojo/Home Study Courses. Plus forums and a Ninja Vault. Ninjutsu.com Youtube and Ninjutsu.com Facebook Channels.
4. We offer a solid proven ranking system. You know what to study for your next grade.
5. We Offer you Ninjutsu / Ninpo Taijutsu teachings that are NOT taught in Japan. You learn this first just like Shihan Van Donk did. Then you learn Budo Taijutsu starting at Nidan.
6. We offer you a school by school wazas training plus the master principles of Budo Taijutsu.
7. We offer you a Teachers Training Course - to become a Shidoshi teacher of the "Warrior Ways of Enlightenment".
8. We offer you an IBDA Teachers Council to help you personally with your lessons both in and out of the dojo. The teachers are called Shidoshi or Shidoshi-ho, a junior teacher. At 5th dan you become a Shidoshi.
9. We offer the opportunity when eligible to take the 5th dan, Godan, Sakki test anywhere in the world. Shihan Richard Van Donk has been authorized to administer this test on behalf of Soke Hatsumi. Please note he will only do this for prequalified IBDA students. Your IBDA instructor will let you know. All other need not apply. We do not grade other peoples students.
10. We offer private lessons (in person or by Skype), seminars, Tai kais and Japan Trips.
To learn more please visit http://www.ninjutsu.com/ and www.BudoTaijutsu.com to learn more about our art and what we offer you.
See you on the mat,
Richard Van Donk, Shidoshi
A
little more about us....
International
Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
Simply put we are dedicated to creating teachers,
(called Shidoshi's in the Bujinkan Ninjutsu system of Grandmaster
Masaaki Hatsumi. We have established over the last 20+ years what
we feel is the most comprehensive Ninjutsu study program available
to the general public anywhere in the world.
The International Bujinkan
Dojo Association (aka American Bujinkan Dojo) and Bushindo Martial
Arts University is the One Stop Shop for Authentic Ninjutsu Information,
no one offers more information to the general public than we do. In
offering our students a direct lineage to Soke Masaaki Hatsumi in
Japan we have become the premier official Hatsumi (Quest Co. Ltd)
video distributor outside of Japan.
We secured English subtitles on
Soke's videos so that you can better understand what he is teaching
and now the conversion to DVD is in progress. We also secured distributors
for his Japanese and English book titles and hired translators of
his Japanese books (both in and out of print). We established a structured
step- by- step Ninjutsu learning and ranking system all the way to
10th dan for interested parties.
We have a Ninjutsu forum where students
can help each other learn and find training partners. We have a Shidoshi
training program and a how to open and run a successful dojo for our
affiliated IBDA members. Every licensed teacher in Ninjutsu must be
certified by Grandmaster Hatsumi first as a Shidoshi-ho (junior licensed
instructor under a Shidoshi) and then as a Shidoshi (fully licensed
teacher of the warrior ways of Enlightnement-5th degree rank is required).
We now have many affiliated training groups and Branch dojo's and
Bujinkan friends (Buyu) all over the world. Hundreds of our students
are now Shidoshi (5th dan or above) and a many are Judan (10th degree
level). We are proud of that success as it says we are doing many
things right.
IBDA's
history began in 1985 with when Shidoshi Richard J. Van Donk was sanctioned
by Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi Soke of the International Hombu Dojo
in Japan to help build unity and to spread the teachings of the nine
traditions of Ninjutsu throughout the United States and abroad. It began
as the American Bujinkan DojoTM, now run by Shihan Linda Van Donk, and
grew internationally through our long distant courses. We now have students
studying worldwide in over 80 countries.
Our
mission is to train and to share with as many people as we are able,
the art of Bujinkan Ninpo Taijutsu. Our only prerequisite for training
is that the student possess respect for all life, an open heart, an
open mind, and a strong desire to learn. Those that do not attempt to
cultivate these attributes will not find happiness or success in our
school. Please read Soke Hatsumi's rules of the Bujinkan.
Please
beware of instructors who cannot provide you with official licensing
proof for themselves or if your personal ranking certification does
not come from Japan with Grandmaster Hatsumi's seal on it. If it doesn't
you are not officially the rank you think you are.
This is your guarantee
of the quality of teaching. We at the IBDAtm offer authentic Ninjutsu
and Budo Taijutsu (as Soke Hatsumi now calls his martial art) training
as practiced in Japan by Grandmaster Hatsumi of whom Shihan Van Donk
is a personal student. We have compiled many training tools and unsurpassed
learning materials to help you with your training progress.
Also if
you are traveling or moving to another area we have a network of friends
in the Bujinkan we can direct you to for training. Our network of training
friends is growing on a daily basis. Check out the IBDA dojo's that
we have under our Bujinkan Dojo links page on this web site.
Students
attending an IBDATM class or seminar will
find a helpful and harmonious family type atmosphere. There is no rivalry
because our art is not taught competitively. It is taught and learned
by people helping each other to grow in Body, Mind, and Spirit. Students
are instructed to maintain the idea of harmony and non-aggression in
their daily lives.
You become what you think about and do. Again, balance
is what we seek through creating a flexible body, free mind, and an
open heart. Our studies reflect that all training is a reflection and
journey of the self. We strive to become better human beings through
all our actions including our Budo training.
Shihan Van Donk says "To
be a protector of peace you must be strong enough to defend peace and
resolved enough to be peaceful even in times of challenge".
The
International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM has developed a sound reputation
in the Bujinkan organization as well as throughout the martial arts
community. We have developed one of the finest methods available today,
utilizing self empowerment and Enlightened Warriortm / Optimal Life Change Technologies
to enhance our members progress. To us it's not the rank you get to
but what you personally become in the process.
In
keeping with our philosophy of fostering good relations between all
martial schools, we willingly accept students from other Bujinkan schools
and other martial disciplines as well to train with us in our school,
come to camps or to purchase our study materials. Let us grow together
as one family of friends.
Happy
training!
Richard
Van Donk, 15th dan
Linda Van Donk, 13th dan
Why
the International Bujinkan Dojo Association?
Because
we are growing so quickly worldwide due to the great success of our
distance learning courses, solid dojo building programs for our affiliated
training groups and branch dojo's and Shihan Van Donk's sharing of
his vision of Ninjutsu with students around the world that we now
have students who have purchased study materials in over 80 countries.
This website has over 1 million hits per month last year and is growing
daily.
From
the very beginning we have been dedicated to creating a standard of
excellence in the Bujinkan, great friendships, superb study materials,
and solid ranking curriculums that really stand for something. We give
Japan hombu rank certification, affiliate dojo opportunities and life
changing technologies while doing our best to support other Bujinkan
instructors.
So
many people around the world keep calling to join us in any way they
can. At one time ABD Membership was enough for these folks when they
were just beginning. Now, they have established their own training groups
and have become instructors themselves and the family is growing. Get
on board and grow with us.
What
about the American Bujinkan Dojo?
If
you're a dojo in Scotland or South Africa, using the American Bujinkan
Dojo™ name doesn't fit very
well. So we have naturally expanded our ABD Association into the International
Bujinkan Dojo Association™
to better serve our students in other countries. Shihan Linda Van Donk
now heads the American Bujinkan Dojo.
We
have established standardized protocols for becoming an affiliated training
group or branch dojo anywhere in the world. For well over a decade we
have had solid ranking and study curriculums that are second to none.
Now we are making teacher's training's and how to run a dojo programs
that are part of our Dojo Affiliate program. Most martial arts practitioners
want solid foundations for themselves and their students and 20 years
of results tell us this is the only way to go for us. We have built
a solid foundation and have become known for excellence in our standards
of training. This is what we stand for and you are welcome to join us.
E-mail us at info@Ninjutsu.com if you want to be on our mailing list
to find out more information on your own personal IBDA opportunity.
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