While most students and practitioners focus almost exclusively on physical technique – the “what” what to do – the mental and philosophical aspects point to much more. In the realm of the Master Warrior there are more skills, perspectives, and guiding principles allowing him or her to produce more results in any given situation than

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e146 – KUDEN! – Mind Like Moon – Part 1

We’ll be looking at how to reverse engineer our locks, holds, and throws in a way that goes beyond mere self-defense to produce intended, strategic outcomes – based on what I covered during this past week’s Whiteboard Wednesday live training! If you didn’t catch it, you can watch it here: https://youtube.com/live/mWgi_bVkQD0

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02-03-2023 – Reverse Engineering Locks, Holds, & Throws

During this episode we’ll be looking at an aspect of the 2nd level of Ninpo-Taijutsu training – the hidden side of locks, holds, and throws – and where that can take you in your progress towards warrior mastery!

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The Hidden Side of Locks, Holds, and Throws

What does it mean to be Ninja? Did you know that there is more than one kind – more than the cloaked, long, black-clad warrior we see so often in the movies? Here’s a better question, especially if you’ve set your sights on being one: “What kind of Ninja do you want to be?” “What

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e145 – KUDEN! – On Being a Ninja

During this training we will look at how to “enter” for a throw in a way that makes it almost impossible for him to stop you! How to avoid the most common mistakes new and less-skilled practitioners make when trying to execute a throw, so you won’t get you @$$ handed to you in a

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07-29-2023 – Overcoming 3 of the Biggest Mistakes Students Make

We’ll be looking at how to make your combat postures, kamae, the tactical advantages they were designed to be and use them to control and dominate your opponent quickly and easily! If you didn’t catch it, you can watch it here: https://youtu.be/gwd1DELk6Cc

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01-27-2023 – Power of the Ninja’s Kamae

A common mistake for students of Ninjutsu is in missing the power in the Ninja’s kamae – personal combat postures. The mistake begins with seeing kamae as the same as the stances common in most conventional martial arts systems. And this closes the door to understanding the tactical and strategic power within them. In this

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The Power of the Ninja’s Kamae!

Do you know you need to take action – to do what needs to be done to move closer to your goals? I understand, because we’ve all had moments where life gets in the way and we end up feeling “stuck”. One of the most common things I hear from those feeling stuck in their

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e144 – KUDEN! – How to Have More Willpower

During tonight’s class we’re going to take another look at “flow” from a Nidan and above level as well some randori (‘free response’) training.  So, if you’re local and coming to tonight’s class, you will need your open-finger training gloves for part of what we’ll be working on.  (Distance students will only need gear of you’re actively working with

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01-24-2023 Nidan Flow & Randori