Kurokumo Bushido Academy - Goshido - Kuroi Ryu Ninjitsu
Ninjitsu, Ninjutsu is it real or is it not? Many people are discussing if the Ninja, or Shinobi Warriors did actually exist. In a way it is not a very important thinh to the people who just want to train. Weird discussions if Ninjitsu should be written with an i or with an u and the authenticity of the schools. Nobody is asking why the Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu BJJ is writing Jiu Jitsu with an i instead of an u.
Is the Takamatsu Den real? Is Masaaki Hatsumi real? Is Shoto Tanemura of Fumio Manaka the real thing? What about Koka Banto and Jinichi Kawakami? Fumon Tanaka maybe? Senzo Tanaka? Shendai? Frank Dux and his Koga Yamabushi Ninjitsu? Ashida Kim and the Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu style? In essence it is as real as we like it to be. If the style gives us enough challenges and martial arts satisfaction, then the style is real enough for the individual.
I personally like the Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu as practiced in the Kurokumo Bushido Academy Holland under teacher Arjan Beens and Kampfsport Dachau / Odelzhausen under sensei Andreas Leffler. The style is also known under the name Kurokumo Shinobi Goshido, Kuroi Ryu Ninjitsu, Black Dragon Ninjitsu and Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu. Many names for the same art.
The nice part is that teachers can add their own stuff into the system. Forms like the Lau Gar Fist Form or the Dragon Hand Form are into the system also. No it is not Bujinkan, Genbukan or Jinenkan but it is great to train in. This system from Ashida Kim also does sparring in a full contact fashion, besides the tradition you learn to become realistic and effective.
Several teachers teach Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu under different names. Names like Arie van den Akker, Andreas Leffler, Sven Ackerman, Martin Arpke, Arjan Beens, Sensei Jeremy Schmidt support and teach the style of grandmaster Ashida Kim. The style has 9 basic stances, 5 basic forms like: Five Elemental Fist Form, Mi Lu Kata, Hidden Dagger Form, Evasive Form, Two Men Partner Form, Rolls Falls, Acrobatics, Much weapons and Full Contact sparring.
Black Dragon Ninjitsu aka Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu is one of the least understood ninja systems out there. But we do not care, we like it and we try to make the best of it.
Be a warrior of the night, Koga Hai Lung Ryu Ninjitsu