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shallow brother · Joined: 16 Feb 2006 Posts: 185 Location: newnham-on-severn

Has anyone trained abroad in a dojo or shibu as opposed to a seminar or taikai?

I had a bizarre experience many years ago in a dojo in New York which was half way up a skyscraper. It was the first fully professional 'Ninjutsu' dojo I had been in with a receptionist and a shop and two training areas but it turned out to be a Stephen Hayes related dojo rather than a Bujinkan one...it was a pretty weird place. More details will be supplied if there is adequate interest. Laughing

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…and meeting you Marc!!! haha that was funny beyond all reason and kinda scary

specourt · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

Ten years ago I went to train at Stephen Hayes' dojo in Dayton.

Exactly as you describe, receptionist and shop. And not just training equipment for sale, I also purchased a coffee mug covered in kanji and some japanese writing paper Embarassed

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The classes were like a production line with every lesson from white belt to shodan mapped out with what to study when, everyone in their own class with no "cross training" between grades.

There was a good atmosphere but it was so obviously a business designed to relieve you of your cash in any way possible.

And exchanging pain seemed positively discouraged at junior levels. No bruises, no cries for mercy, no........ hang on...... sounds just my cup of tea, where's that mug? Smile

This was all about the time of the creation of Hayes Toshindo so I don't think it was very representative of general Bujinkan training in the USA.