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 the results and ultimate success we’re looking for? Within the ‘spiritual’ lessons that I was exposed to coming up through my training in the martial arts and

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

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 Godai, or “5 Elements”. Some argue that this ancient system has little to do with the art of Ninjutsu and the training of the Bujinkan, while others

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e160 – KUDEN! – Growth Using the Mystical 5 Elements

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 elements you ABSOLUTELY MUST have to “bring them to life” in a real-world self-defense situation on the street… where it matters most!

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Making Martial Arts Kata “Street-Ready!”

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 – 2nd degree black belt).

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05-16-2023 – Throw Counters

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 week’s Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday session.

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

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 fighting or self-defense”. But if that’s true, then why did the past masters-combat veterans many times over – create them and pass them down to us? During

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

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 Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday we’ll be taking a look at what kata are, as well as what they are NOT when it comes to using them for real-world

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Kata for Self-Defense?

During this evening’s class we will be looking at a few of our gyaku-te (‘hand reversals’) and nage (‘throws’)… while using the hanbo, short stick weapon.  So please bring a hanbo, or reasonable alternative to class with you.

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05-09-2023 – Gyaku-te and Nage with Hanbo

We’ll be looking at some examples for gun retention & disarms, based on what I covered during this week’s Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday session. If you missed this week’s episode of Whiteboard Wed, you can watch it here for reference before class: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxTAJGHx4n0&t=6s

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05-05-2023 – Handgun Retention & Disarms