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

e’ll be looking at how to manifest nagare or ‘flow’ in your self-defense tactics, as we discussed during this past Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday.   If you didn’t catch it, you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeHIlB6rUek

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01-20-2023 Nagare in 3 Forms

One of the core principles in Ninjutsu Self-Defense is Nagare, “flow.” But, rather than just the one way that most look at it, there are actually many – each giving you a way to gain a significant advantage and influence the outcome of a fight or survive an attack scenario.

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Nagare – 3 Ways to Have Better Flow

Have you ever though about a goal, about being a high level black belt, or spoke a truth and…had to hide the visceral effect…the feeling that you were lying to yourself or others. This feeling holds the key to something deep within us that must be uncovered if we’re to break free of the limitations

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e143 – KUDEN! – The Paradox of Success & Mastery!

Based on a few questions from one of my distance training students, as well as common mistakes I’m seeing in training… During tonight’s class we’ll be looking at a few techniques and a drill from the Mod 3 “fire” realm, to get a better understanding and “feel” with the principles and concepts being conveyed at

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01-17-2023 Module 3 Direct Committed Action