Gyokko Ryu Sanden Kamae as “Mindsets”

During today’s class, we’ll be looking at the word “Kamae;” how it’s different from the more commonly used, “Dachi;” and the mindsets within the 3 primary & interrelated

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Omote & Ura Gyaku “Principle”

During this week’s training session we’ll be looking the Omote & Ura Gyaku, bone-shattering wrist locks, but from the perspective of “principles” that govern nearly all of your

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Knife-Defense (pt 2)

During this week’s training session we’ll be looking at the opposite end of the spectrum from last week’s lesson – where I’ll be outlining my ‘4 Pillars’ Framework

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Knife-Defense Psychology (Pt 1)

During this week’s training session I’ll be highlighting 3 Key Principles for Surviving an Attack from a knife-wielding assailant.

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3 Types of Timing / Rhythm

During this week’s class we’ll be looking at the concept of Ritsudo (“rhythm”) and how it related to the 3 types of timing that I look for in

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Joint Locks Made Easy!

During today’s session we’ll be taking a 30,000 foot view of joint locking techniques and, hopefully through the use of some simple anatomy and physiology lessons (don’t worry,

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Shu Ha Ri & Kihon Happo Principles

During this week’s training session I’ll be outlining a classical framework used in traditional Japanese martial arts training, AND the Kihon Happo as a “principle” – both from

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3 Levels of Training in Ninpo-Taijutsu

During this week’s training session I’ll be outlining a framework that I give to my students so they can always know both: 1) Where they are in their

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Handgun Defense Psychology

Join me for this week’s free Warrior’s Whiteboard Wednesday training where we take a look at another aspect of real-world self-defense training. During this week’s episode, I’ll be

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“Zero-Point” Training for Street Self-Defense

This week we will look at using “zero-point” training for mastering techniques and “kata”, to the point where they are “street-ready” for the 21st century.

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