05-23-2023 – Making your Kata “Street Ready”

We’ll be looking at adding in some “unwritten rules” of our kata needed to make them “street-ready.”  These are critical aspects of your training, especially for those aiming

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05-16-2023 – Throw Counters

During this evening’s class we will be looking at a few of our throw-counters from the curriculum for those intending to go from Shodan to Nidan (1st –

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05-12-2023 – “Reverse-Engineering” Kata

We’ll be looking at “reverse-engineering” a few kata examples to get a better understanding about how they work to teach us street self-defense, based on what I covered during this

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05-09-2023 – Gyaku-te and Nage with Hanbo

During this evening’s class we will be looking at a few of our gyaku-te (‘hand reversals’) and nage (‘throws’)… while using the hanbo, short stick weapon.  So please

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05-05-2023 – Handgun Retention & Disarms

We’ll be looking at some examples for gun retention & disarms, based on what I covered during this week’s Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday session. If you missed this week’s episode of

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05-02-2023 – Striking Unseen Points

During this evening’s class we will be covering what was supposed to be covered in last Friday’s Shinobi Kai class, but no one showed up for class other

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04-28-2023 – Striking the Unseen Points

We’ll be training with a major focus on striking your opponent’s “unseen” points, based on what I covered during this week’s Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday session. Again, as my theme for

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04-25-2023 – Takagi Yoshin & Shinden-Fudo Ryu

During tonight’s class, we’ll be focusing on a few techniques from the Takagi-Yoshin and Shinden-Fudo schools. These techniques are especially important to those of you working on your requirements for Sandan (‘3rd degree black

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04-21-2023 – Advanced Striking Angles

We’ll be training with a major focus on striking angles to control his movements, options, and positioning, based on what I covered during this week’s Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday session. Again,

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04-18-2023 – Koto Ryu Shoden no Maki Kata

During tonight’s class, we’ll be focusing on a technique or three from the Shoden level of the Koto school. These techniques are especially important to those of you working on your requirements

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