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Belts Yellow to Green are essentially basic Jujutsu style taisabaki
Belts Blue and Purple are essentially basic Ninjutsu style taijutsu
Brown belt explores best strategy; taisabaki or taijutsu?
About Mu Te Shin Do Curriculum
To understand the Mu Te Shin Do curriculum path, you need to understand a little about Mu Te Ryu. The Mu Te Shin Do approach to curriculum (being careful not to call it a style) is built upon Bo Munthe’s Taisabaki no kata that he created for his Mu Te Ryu practise. In Mu Te Ryu are other traditional kata from Ninjutsu, Jujutsu, Kodokan Judo and Kempo Karate.
After many years of practising the various Mu Te Ryu kata it became very clear that nearly all the techniques studied within each of the traditional kata, could easily be applied from taisabaki no kata. Taisabaki however is not the most effective strategy in all cases and the angling footwork of the ninja’s taijutsu, which also includes taisabaki style footwork, provides an even more versatile and adaptable skillset.
It is the Mu Te Shin Do founders belief that once you have developed the skill to perform the Mu Te Shin Do Samurai Self Defence Kata and Nage no kata, as well as Mr Munthe’s own Mu Te Ryu kata, you have essentially developed a skillset equivalent to Shodan level in Ninjutsu and Jujutsu – and perhaps even Judo – at the very least. Of course you would need to learn the customs and detail/approach of each of the individual styles, but the fundamental skill for each technique would have already been learned.
Good luck with your practise.
