Physio for Ninjas, with Erick Ellison

About this episode

This episode features physiotherapist and Bujinkan instructor Erick Ellison discussing Ninja history and physiotherapy techniques.

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-212-physio-for-ninjas-with-erick-ellison To support the show, come join the Patrons at https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy This episode is with Erick Ellison, who is a Bujinkan instructor and physiotherapist in Helsinki Finland. Regular listeners will already have heard of him as the person who fixed very old injuries in my shoulder, my knee, my neck and various other places. He qualified as a physiotherapist in 2007 and has been running his own practice since 2012. His list of professional credentials is both very long and very varied, incorporating modern medicine and traditional Japanese approaches. In our conversation we talk about the history of Ninja, their strategies and techniques, and some of the misconceptions around them. We also talk about physiotherapy and the training involved, and how a practitioner like Erick chooses which technique to use on a person. Erick also shares a set of movements called the Five Tibetan Rites, which he believes are a great general guideline for maintaining strength and flexibility. You can find Erick online here…

People in this episode

Host: theswordguy

Guest: Erick Ellison

Topics covered

• physiotherapy
• Ninja history
• Five Tibetan Rites
• injury recovery
• martial arts

Keywords

• physiotherapy
• Ninja
• injuries
• Five Tibetan Rites
• martial arts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bujinkan, swordschool, Patreon, Fysiosakura

Places: Helsinki Finland

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