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Random Movement Pic

August 15th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Hanbo training, 2003

Traceurs = Ninja

August 14th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Came across this article at APEX Movement’s website re: Parkour practitioners (traceurs) and how they interact with the environment. I appreciated the sentiment here, and was reminded how the ancient ninja of Japan would be thought of as sorcerers because of their extreme attention and at-one-ness with their surroundings.    ~Jenn

I’m a Ninja

August 11th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

So ninjas do play baseball?

August 6th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Saw this Japanese wall-run moment on Regis & Kelly this morning. Well done, sir!   ~Jenn

Fight Clip Club

August 1st, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

From Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. An amazing female fight. Don’t say “meow, fft” unless you want my shinkanken in your throat. Anyway. Gorgeous fight.   ~Jenn

Random Movement Pic

July 31st, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Jenn on the climbing wall again.

And Now…Awful Ninja Movie Posters

July 17th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Bask in it. (thanks, i09!)  ~Jenn

Revenge of the Ninja

Ninja 3

 

American Ninja

Assassin’s Creed Series Trailer

June 14th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Whatever you think about Ubisoft, the head of the ACII creative team leaving, the pre-order ad, or whether you should get this game or wait for ACIII, that’s not the point here.

The point here is: Mmm, gorgeous Renaissance fighting graphics. Thanks, Kotaku!   ~Jenn

http://kotaku.com/5562704/assassins-creed-brotherhoods-e3-trailer?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+kotaku/full+(Kotaku)

BQC Last Test

May 29th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Last night I had the great pleasure of helping to judge the belt test event for May at the Boulder Quest Center. Here are a few pictures to commemorate their belts and my leave of absence. The pics tend to be blurry, but I actually think it makes the movement look cool. Thanks to Marcus and Graham for manning the Blackberry, and thanks to the BQC for a fun run!   ~Jenn

Keegan makes Simon fly. By his neck.

Looks like a slappy slappy fight, doesn't it? Jenn & Simon

Look! I finally mastered the blurry-tracks-when-I-move trick!

Last NinjaFit

May 27th, 2010 BONZUKO No comments

Tonight at 6pm is the last time I will be teaching NinjaFit at the Boulder Quest Center. It’s been a

NinjaFit obstacle course

lovely journey into fitness with all those folks.

I first designed the NinjaFit class as a cross-training opportunity for especially those martial artists that need to keep up their “fightin’ trim” selves outside of the martial arts classes themselves. I also wanted to design an unusual class that would target whole-body workouts as well as gently teach something about the ninja arts without it being a martial arts class. I wanted also to have one class that could encompass all my various movement expertises into one experience.

Here are some of the many movement conditioning systems that I include in NinjaFit:

  • ninpo taijutsu and weapons exercises
  • gymnastics stretching/beginning moves
  • Pilates
  • yoga
  • non-denominational meditation

    medicine ball yoga

  • breath work from Acting School
  • modern dance
  • Linklater voice centering
  • Lessac sit-ups, posture work
  • Alexander technique
  • strength conditioning
  • cardio kickboxing
  • and…?

I hope any of you lovely lurkers who are local can stop by and sample this fitness smorgasbord–tonight is your last chance!

Boulder Quest Center

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