Hiden Budo & Bujutsu Magazine Jan 2025

This issue of Hiden includes articles on:

The Unparalleled Frenzy Sparked by Bruce Lee: Exploring the Mystique and Secrets of the Nunchaku!

Special Feature

The Romance and Mystery of Nunchaku: From Dan Inosanto to Timeless Legendary Weaponry
Nunchaku—A weapon that shook the world and transcended time, preserving its place as an eternal secret martial art.

• Chapter 1: Writer Kozo Matsumiya
  "The Nunchaku Shock That Shook the World"
• Chapter 2: Ryosuke Oshima (Fuji Arnis Club)
  "Skepticism Around the Tabak-Toyok as a ‘Filipino Weapon’"
• Chapter 3: Yoshifumi Hayasaka (Ryugasaki Kodokan)
  "The Traditions and Techniques of Nunchaku in Okinawan Kobudo"
• Chapter 4: Exclusive Interview with Guru Dan Inosanto by Manabu Mitani
  "The Nunchaku Techniques He Taught to Bruce Lee"

Lead Interview

This Month’s “Person of Secrets”
Sachiko Hotaka (Wrestling and Martial Arts Photographer)
"Rising in the Land of Martial Arts! Wrestling with a Japanese Spirit"

Special Features & Series

• New Series: Kukinage Researcher Taigi Tajima
  "Judo Technique Breakdown: Character 1 – Uki (Float)"
• Advisor Wataru Suzuki (Saitama Sakae Naginata Team)
  "The Depth of Naginata as a Martial Art and Its Strength as a Sport"
• Special Report by Aikido Researcher Guillaume Erard
  "The 14th International Aikido Summit: Leaps and Bounds in Aikido"
• TEKKEN8 Special Interview
  Katsuhiro Harada x Kohei Ikeda x Tomoyuki Sasamori
  "The Secrets of Tekken: Martial Structure and Realism in a Legendary Fighting Game"
• Makoto Okamoto (Honshin Aiki Jujutsu)
  "The Essence of Aiki: The Technique of Connection"
• Takumi Aoki & Hironobu Amano (Jodo of Shinto Muso-ryu)
  "Practical Combat Techniques Hidden in the Forms of Jodo"
• Takashi Okuyama (Next Soke of Hakkoryu Jujutsu) & Katsuhiko Kinoe (Master Instructor)
  "The True Value of Hakoryu: A Martial Art Without Force"
• Daniel Mardon’s Special Report
  "Okinawa Karate Day: The Untold Story Behind Its Birth"
• Taiji Invisible Academy by Hideyuki Ikeda
  "A New Interpretation of the Taiji Classics" (Final Episode)
• Interview: Ryo Omiya & Nobuyuki Hirakami
  "Aiki Jujutsu and Martial Arts Secrets in the Taisho Era"
• Kunio Yasue (Founder of Kanko-ji Jujutsu)
  "CHUCK-Arts: Opening New Horizons in Martial Arts and Combat Sports"
• Hideo Takaoka (Institute of Movement Science)
  "The Science of Martial Arts Drives Super-Evolution in Sports"
• Tatsuhiko Yano (Nanba-jutsu Supreme Master)
  "Revolutionizing the Body with Traditional Japanese Nanba-jutsu"
• Jun Osano (International Suigetsu-ryu Martial Arts Association)
  "Secrets of Atemi in Classical Jujutsu"
• Regular Features:
  Akira Hino's “Martial Artist’s Walking Record”
  Tei Nomoto’s “Soft Principles of Daito-ryu Horyukawa Tradition”
  Hiden Journal

Language: Japanese