One of the most common phrases, next to the word: “play!”, that any student of the Bujinkan Ninjutsu and Budo-Taijutsu (yes, there is a difference!) has heard from Soke Hatsumi over the years is the admonition to: “Keep Going!” During this episode, we’ll be looking at the meaning behind this phrase as it relates to

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E165 – KUDEN! – GANBATTE & “Keep Going!”

In this class you will: Learn how your emotional state governs your natural body movement so you’re not fighting yourself while trying to fend off his attack! How to tap into a virtually unexplored area of natural human defensive response that can give you a serious advantage in a life or death survival situation! How to adapt nearly every technique to each

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06-16-2023 – Emotion Based Self-Defense

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 a place of knowing and had someone call you…arrogant? During today’s episode, based on a topic submission from one of our listeners, we’ll be looking at the

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E164 – KUDEN! – Confidence vs Arrogance (…?)

During this episode, we take a look at emotion-based self-defense – a highly overlooked area within the realm of martial arts and self-defense training – and the role that emotions play as drivers to self-defense response and action.

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Emotion-Based Self-Defense

During today’s class, we’ll be working through a few of the Koto-Ryu kata in our Mastery Level 1 curriculum for those students focused on attaining their Nidan (2nd degree Black Belt), as-well-as using preemptive timing and movement to break our assailant’s advantage and “bring the kata to life” for more upper level students.

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06-13-2023 – Koto-Ryu Kata and “Bringing Kata to Life”

In this class you will: Learn how to see your weapons as “tools” so you’re NOT caught by the same limiting beliefs that your attacker will have! How to overcome the trap of “conventional thinking” and be able to apply your weapons in ways your attacker has NEVER seen and won’t expect! How to see almost ANY tool as a “combination” weapon to 10X

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06-09-2023 – Ninja Combination Weapons

Strategic Thinking Outside the Box!During today’s episode, we’ll be looking at a few examples of Ninja combination weapons as examples of strategic “outside the box” thinking.

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Ninja Combination Weapons

During today’s class, we’ll be focusing our attention on improving Gyaku / Kansetsu-waza (‘reversals’ / ‘joint locks’), with a special focus on Hon-Gyaku (‘principal reversal/lock’).

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06-06-2023 – Gyaku / Kansetsu-waza

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 skills. And that all starts with clearly defining one’s goals. But what if THAT becomes the problem; the reason why some students, no matter how much they

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E163 – KUDEN! – Your Goal is Your Limitation