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?

We’ve all experience not just the feeling of anger, frustration & even rage; but also suffered from the consequences of our thoughts, words, and actions spawned by that

I actually came at the Enlightenment teachings in a backwards sort of way though my martial arts training in Ninjutsu. Through exploration of conflict, the handling of violence,

It’s been said that when a fool sees or learns something new, he laughs at it; when an arrogant man see or learns it, he explains all the

Have you set goals, started the process, but keep getting stuck at the same or different points along the way? Do you feel stuck or unable to gain