Having historical validity behind what we’re doing is important. But, we can agree that few if any attackers are carrying swords, spears, or wearing traditional hakama in today’s world. In this episode I’ll look a what it takes to bring the original core training areas of the Ninja into the modern, Western world of the

If you’ve read Grandmaster Hatsumi’s first book in English, “Ninjutsu: History & Tradition”, then you know about the 3 Aspects. We’ll be looking at these from the perspective he outlines in the omote side of training, as well as what the training looks like on the URA (hidden)side to take our progress full circle. This

In the core teachings at the root of our Ninpo-Mikkyo ‘mind-science’ training lies lessons regarding the ‘Truth of Suffering’, the ‘Truth of the Cause of Suffering’ and of course, the ‘Truth of the Liberation from Suffering’. And, while this lesson, as well as others, seems to point to eliminating all of the negative from our lives,