Have you ever had self-confidence called into question? Have you ever made a comfortable decision about something, demonstrate something that someone needed to learn, or expressed yourself from

Students, practioners, and those interested in Ninjutsu, the Ninja’s martial and personal development arts, are encouraged to develop success far beyond the dojo and their fighting and self-defense

One of the earliest lessons I received, and one of the most important things that attracted me to the art of Ninjutsu, was the skill of ‘invisibility’. Of

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

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

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

Your brain is wired to protect you from death or perceived death/danger. This includes both instinctive, hard-wired things like not letting the saber-toothed tiger eat you, all the

I began in the Ninja’s arts in 1980 (I know, I’ve got a few years behind me!). Over the years I’ve seen, not only the “face” of the

Are the kata in our (or any) martial art, really usable for real-world self-defense? And, if so, how? Because the stiff, preset, choreographed models – whether done solo

Other than identifying one kata or technique from another, is there anything special about their names? Can a kata’s name help you in mastering the technique or not?