In this class you will: Learn why “the dojo is NOT the fight environment,” and why true self-defense Mastery lies in the 90% of the art that you WON’T learn in class! How to overcome what my teacher called “dojo syndrome” – a dreaded “disease” – that, if not corrected, can and will make your techniques and skills fail you… when you

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06-02-2023 – Defending Within Your ‘Castle’ Walls

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 course, getting past the scoffing and disbelief this inevitably invokes was the first of many lesons needed to be able to develop this skill. During this episode,

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e162 – KUDEN! – Becoming Invisible to Attackers!

During this episode of Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday, we’ll be exploring Considerations for Self-Defense within Your Home, Office or Workplace. This will include such things as: – Historical Lessons & References from Within Ninjutsu – Environmental and other considerations – Having the ‘home-field’ advantage, and… – Setting up a “Ninja House”  

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Self-Defense in Your Home, Office, or Workplace

In this class you will: Learn the 3 Stages or Opportunities for Defending Against an Armed Assailant Drawing a Weapon to Attack You! The Single Biggest Key to Defending Against an Armed Attacker, Regardless of Whether or Not You Have a Weapon of Your Own! How to take your training to the highest level for those times when you must

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05-26-2023 – Muto-Dori

In this episode we’ll be looking at unarmed defense vs weapons in a self-defense attack situation. The focus will be on tactical control, strategic thinking, and gaining the advantage at different points in the attack – defense timeline when you’re forced to defend yourself against an armed attacker either when you don’t have a weapon

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Unarmed Defense vs. Weapons in Self-Defense

We’ll be looking at adding in some “unwritten rules” of our kata needed to make them “street-ready.”  These are critical aspects of your training, especially for those aiming for Nidan, 2nd degree black belt, and higher in the Warrior Concepts Mastery Program.

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05-23-2023 – Making your Kata “Street Ready”

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!”