05-26-2023 – Muto-Dori

In this class you will: Learn the 3 Stages or Opportunities for Defending Against an Armed Assailant Drawing a Weapon to Attack You! The Single Biggest Key to Defending

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Unarmed Defense vs. Weapons in Self-Defense

In this episode we’ll be looking at unarmed defense vs weapons in a self-defense attack situation. The focus will be on tactical control, strategic thinking, and gaining the

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05-23-2023 – Making your Kata “Street Ready”

We’ll be looking at adding in some “unwritten rules” of our kata needed to make them “street-ready.”  These are critical aspects of your training, especially for those aiming

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e161 – KUDEN! – Mastering the Process of Nature & Success!

Is there a process that underpins the seeming chaos of the world and everyday life? And, if there is, can it be understood, harnessed, and used to achieve

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e160 – KUDEN! – Growth Using the Mystical 5 Elements

One of the most contested areas of Ninjutsu training I was exposed to from the earliest days of Ninjutsu in the West, is a framework known as the

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Making Martial Arts Kata “Street-Ready!”

During this Ninjutsu training strategy & tactics session, we’ll be exploring martial arts kata from the perspective of “what’s missing” in the written and conventional descriptions, and… …what

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05-16-2023 – Throw Counters

During this evening’s class we will be looking at a few of our throw-counters from the curriculum for those intending to go from Shodan to Nidan (1st –

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05-12-2023 – “Reverse-Engineering” Kata

We’ll be looking at “reverse-engineering” a few kata examples to get a better understanding about how they work to teach us street self-defense, based on what I covered during this

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e159 – KUDEN! – The “Kata Don’t Work” Argument

If you’re in the martial arts and/or self-defense training realm, I’m sure you’ve heard the argument being thrown around that says: “Kata don’t work on the street for

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Kata for Self-Defense?

Can you use martial arts kata for self-defense? That’s the focus for a lot of people across two different “camps” or school’s of thought. During this episode of

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