e134 – Ninjutsu: Past, Present & Future

During this episode of KUDEN! Radio, listen in as chat with my long time friend and fellow Ninjutsu Master instructor, Will Maier. We’ll be discussing, not just “the

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e133 – KUDEN! – Success & Failure in Our Training

eep within the Ninja’s Mikkyo mind-science are several related teachings, all directed towards uncovering the reasons for both failure and success in, not just our training but, every

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e132 – KUDEN! – Your Questions – My Answers! Part 2

Here’s your chance to decide the topic(s), flow, and focus of this week’s episode! That means that I’ll be answering the questions that come in, both leading up

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e131 – KUDEN! – The “Problem” of ‘Getting’ Training

One of the things that I had to understand on my journey from ‘poor’ student to where I am now, is in mastering the problem-solving process. In this

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e130 _warrior_think_and_success

During my time with various teachers along the way, there has often arisen what seemed like major contradictions in thinking – things that inspire the question: “How can

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e129 – Your Questions, My Answers…Part 2

This week’s episode will be another Q & A session where I answer questions from listeners about the art, self-protection, and any sticking points getting the way of

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e128 – KUDEN! – The ‘8 Gates’ for the 21st Century!

Having historical validity behind what we’re doing is important. But, we can agree that few if any attackers are carrying swords, spears, or wearing traditional hakama in today’s

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e127-KUDEN!-3 Aspects of a Ninja – Ura Training

If you’ve read Grandmaster Hatsumi’s first book in English, “Ninjutsu: History & Tradition”, then you know about the 3 Aspects. We’ll be looking at these from the perspective

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e126 – KUDEN! – The Gift of Suffering?

In the core teachings at the root of our Ninpo-Mikkyo ‘mind-science’ training lies lessons regarding the ‘Truth of Suffering’, the ‘Truth of the Cause of Suffering’ and of course,

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e125 – KUDEN! – Backwards Thinking in Training

One of the most important lessons I learned from my teachers when actual “self-protection” was the goal of training; and not just collecting techniques or religiously adhering to

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