One of the most common questions that new students trying to learn ninjutsu - the art of Japan's ancient Ninja warriors - is related to why there are so many kamae, stances or postures, in the Ninja's self defense system.And, while most teachers and students see the kamae as "necessary evils" that you must learn to get to the "cool stuff." The master understands the deep-level secrets contained within the kamae which makes them more than simply...more
Since around the mid 1980's there has been, and continues to be a serious impediment to students trying to learn ninjutsu. It's bad enough when our own beliefs and erroneous ideas get in the way when trying to learn ninjutsu, but when the problem lies in the way the lessons are passed down... what can you do?This article focuses on a belief about a lesson within ninpo taijutsu (aka budo taijutsu) known as kihon happo. This misguided idea was...more
Are you a student of Ninpo or budo taijutsu? Are your trying to learn ninjutsu - the art of the ancient, Japanese Ninja?If so, then you must be aware of certain things that may be influencing your ability to master this powerful martial and life mastery system.The focus of this article is on something that may be going unnoticed, and yet be very influential in your taijutsu training - without you even knowing it!To illustrate the point, let me tell you a story about something that occurred here at the academy, and what I observed during the course of the event. The situation itself, and the person involved actually had nothing at all to do with training - but it had everything to do with your ability to train correctly and progress towards mastery.Confused? Don't be.Here's what happened.I came into the dojo the other day, prepared to do some work on the website and send some emails out to my long distance students and - the internet was down.I couldn't figure it out and finally checked the phone line that the DSL is running on and it was dead. I had service on the other line and the bill was paid so... it was time to call service. Long story short, they sent out a guy to check the...more
One of the common misconceptions when it comes to the kamae, or defensive postures, when trying to learn Ninjutsu is that the Ninja's combat positions are used the same way as the "stances" used in conventional martial arts. And nothing could be further from the truth.This article discusses this concept using the ichimonji no kamae as an example,...more
There are many aspects to even the most conventional martial arts training, but trying to learn Ninjutsu self defense training literally involves learning more skills than almost any other self defense system out there. This is not said to impress you, but rather to impress upon you that, without the proper perspective, and the proper guidance, you...more
Whether you travel to Amsterdam for a business trip, a short weekend, visit friends or for a holiday, you might consider to check for a car rental upfront. When you forget to do so and you arrive and you try to get a car rental on the spot, all cars could be rented out and you will need to wait a few days before rented cars return. So best is to prepare ahead of time, and have a car waiting for you when you arrive.You can even pick up your rented car at Schiphol airport if you arrive by plane. This means you don't have to wait and you can step in your rented car at the airport where you just landed and travel to your destination immediately.Of course you could get a cab or use the trains and busses, however, a cab is pretty expensive in Holland and the trains and busses are very crowded as well they don't stop exactly where you want to be and it takes time if you have to step over. If you are on a holiday or business trip, you don't want to wait but you want to be on time or don't have to wait.Maybe you want to check out real Dutch places, like the keukenhof or madurodam, or check places where there is no public transportation available. Or if you are on a trip to travel across...more
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