What style, What Rank or Grade.

[MasterPain]

Bujin Bugei Jutsu-3years 2nd degree brown belt(2nd Kyu)

Spent those same three years studying mma, bjj, boxing wrestling, aiki jiu-jitsu, kyusho-jutsu, escrima, kali, arnise, krav maga, goju-ryu and every other MA that Bujin has borrowed components from.

Same art 4th dan 19 years into it

[Liver Punch]

Bujin Bugei Jutsu - 17 Years (minus 5 or so) - 1st Dan

Muay Thai - 2 Years

Saulo Ribeiro/Marcello Monteiro BJJ - 1 Year - Blue Belt

MMA - 1 Year - 2-1-1

[wagnerk]

4 Years Shotokan karate (Shodan), then crossed trained in Freestyle karate (2nd Dan). Had a break due to injuries gained 6th Kyu Ni-San Karate (based on Ishinryu). Another break, currently Kickboxing.

All together 6 1/2 years training.

[iLight]

First Degree White - Aiki-Kenpo

Yellow - Combat Kapkido

[CallMeLuke]

I started off in Shotokan Karate, where I gained a brown belt rank. I now study an unnamed personal style of Karate which has its roots in Shotokan but no longer resembles it.

[Daisho]

Jujutsu - 8 years: shodan

Judo - 11 years: nidan

Aikido - 8 years: Never tested

Tenin Rishin Ryu (Kenjutsu) - 6 years: Ikkyu (equivalent of a long time brown belt that hasn't passed black belt test)

[sojobo]

Daisho,

Out of interest, what weapon work do you do in your school.

Daisho = long and short sword - do you practice kogusoku?

Sojobo

[Daisho]

Daisho,

Out of interest, what weapon work do you do in your school.

Daisho = long and short sword - do you practice kogusoku?

Sojobo

All grades below BB utilize kogusoku/katana and kogusoku/shoto as their daisho. This is to make sure the training has the most relevance to self defense. A lot of our knife techniques come from one of our instructors being a certified Kali master.

At shodan your daisho becomes katana/wakizashi and the training becomes much more traditional.

[sojobo]

Daisho,

Out of interest, what weapon work do you do in your school.

Daisho = long and short sword - do you practice kogusoku?

Sojobo

All grades below BB utilize kogusoku/katana and kogusoku/shoto as their daisho. This is to make sure the training has the most relevance to self defense. A lot of our knife techniques come from one of our instructors being a certified Kali master.

At shodan your daisho becomes katana/wakizashi and the training becomes much more traditional.

Kogusoku is wrestling/grappling with a dagger?

Ie you are the one with the dagger?

Do you practice this?

Sojobo

[Daisho]

i thought you meant kogusuko like a double edged knife, as opposed to a tanto. maybe the japanese term is something different.

all our knife training was from Kali, which was taught by a member of local law enforcement. we don't have any traditional japanese knife training in that dojo.