Had it not been for lessons about more than just weapons, techniques, and cool tricks that I received from my teachers; this podcast wouldn’t even exist. Why? Because I’d be just another in a long line of teachers showing you the same “moves”, but nothing for the challenges of living the life you dream about.

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E123 – KUDEN! – You’re Mind: Weapon or Anchor?

We’ll be further exploring the Bunkai and Oyo training concepts that I covered as a part of this past week’s Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday.

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09-09-2022

Is your training focused on martial arts for self-defense? During this episode we look at two ways to learn from our kata AFTER we’ve learned the kata.

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Martial Arts for Self-Defense | 2 Ways of Learning from Kata

If you’ll be joining us for class, you’ll need your hanbo (‘half-staff’) or jo (‘3/4 staff’), and a bokken (‘wooden, etc. training sword) as we’ll be focusing on one of the “tricky ninja tactics” that protects the weapon as well as you during an attack scenario.

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09-06-2022 Short Staff Weapon “Tricky Ninja Tactics”
09-02-2022

During this episode of Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday, we’ll be exploring differences in movement and tactics across 3 of the primary lineages within Bujinkan Ninjutsu.

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Gyokko, Koto, & Takagi-Yoshin Combat Principles
08-26-2022

As your progress in your Ninjutsu (or any other martial art) – especially if you’re concerned about real-world self-defense – you’re going to have to face the reality that all of your kamae or dachi (combat postures) have holes and inherent weaknesses in them. During this lesson, we take a look at how to handle,

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Handling the “Holes” in Your Combat Postures | Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday
08-23-2022