Ninjitsu
I couldn’t sleep the other night, and I started looking up australian Ninjutsu dojos online. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, and I found a school and a sensei that look pretty damn good, so I wrote down his details. I ummed and ahhed for a few days as I am wont to do, then I finally rang him and asked a few questions. After a brief chat he asked if I could come down the next week – I almost put it off, but then decided no I should just go ahead and do it.
So this thursday just gone I headed up to the dojo to say hi, and had a very interesting chat with the instructor, plus went through some basic moves with him. The school trains heavily in weapons, both modern and traditional, and is very focused on the art itself, so they’re not a competition club or anything like that. They also have a particular philosophy and follow Bukinkan martial arts as a lifestyle rather than just combat training.
The training was very effective and the club itself looks like a lot of fun. They’re very careful about who they let join, as they want to make sure they’re comfortable teaching you the sorts of things you can learn in this style, so I will go to a few intro lessons and get to know the club as they get to know me. There’s also a little ninjas class which looks really fantastic – no contact for a good while, and lots of emphasis on discipline and good behaviour. The merit awards in the class are based on how well mannered the kids have been and how well they’ve been doing their reading (both are things parents can track at home in a little exercise book they have) and B is dead keen to have a go. It will be nice to be able to train with him to some extent 
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