e124 – KUDEN! – Your Questions, My Answers

Rather than continue to pull topics out of my proverbial Ninja “hat”, I posed a question at the end of a recent episode… “What questions do YOU have about the art, certain techniques, or your training?” During this episode I’ll be answering a few of those that came in.

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e124 – KUDEN! – Your Questions, My Answers

3 Things You Should Be Doing BEFORE He Throws the 1st Punch!

During this episode we’ll be looking at some of the things I’ve found that help to maximize your control of a situation and take away your opponent’s advantage… BEFORE he throws the first punch, grab, or kick!

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3 Things You Should Be Doing BEFORE He Throws the 1st Punch!

09-13-2022 Short Staff Weapons for Nidan

If you’ll be joining us for class, you’ll need your hanbo (‘half-staff’) or jo (‘3/4 staff’), a bokken (‘wooden, etc. training sword), and training knife as we’ll be continuing our work with the short staff weapons both for promotion to Nidan (2nd degree Black Belt) and more advanced work for upper-level students.

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09-13-2022 Short Staff Weapons for Nidan

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

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?

09-09-2022

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

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

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

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

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

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09-02-2022

Gyokko, Koto, & Takagi-Yoshin Combat Principles

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