One of the most common concerns that I hear from people - men and women - who have taken martial arts or self defense training is they doubt whether or not they'll actually be able to use what they've learned under pressure - during a real attack. And, unfortunately, because of something that I call, "The Karate-Myth," this is no surprise.This article offers a few, very important, suggestions for handling stressful situations from the art of...more
One of the skills that draws many people to Ninjutsu training, is stealth. Regardless of whether it is part of the mystery that the Ninja warriors of ancient Japan exude, or the recognition that, sometimes, you cannot risk letting your enemy attack you from the front - the fact remains that stealth training is one of the most asked about skills.This article serves to answer the commonly asked question, "Are stealth skills really necessary in...more
If you are serious about learning the secrets, skills, strategies, and tactics of Ninjutsu - if you're serious about becoming a Master of the Ninja's self defense arts, then you must insure that your training includes more than just the practicing of physical skills.It is this "strategic thinking," and knowing "why" we train in the skills that we do - not just the fact that we're "supposed" to - that separates the true practitioner of the Ninja's arts from just about every other fighter, martial artist, or self defense student out there!The Master Ninja knows that, regardless of how skilled and proficient you are with your other body movement skills, like walking and rolling, there are times when you will find yourself going straight to the ground. Regardless of whether you are tripped by an opponent, or you find yourself slipping on ice or a wet floor, you must be able to adapt your body so as to not be damaged on impact with the ground.The focus of this article is to share some of the strategic thinking involving the use of breakfall and body-drop skills, as well as a basic outline to get you started with these important techniques.To really attain to the level of Mastery, you...more
One of the more unique aspects of the Ninja's self-protection and life mastery arts is the concept of kamae. Often referred to as stances, the shinobi warrior's body postures are much more dynamic and "alive" than the fixed fighting positions found in the more conventional martial arts systems.This article explores the concept of kamae from an...more
Most students new to the Ninja's arts are introduced to the concept of kamae from their very first class. As I've discussed many times before, this idea of "kamae," is very different from that of the stances seen in many of the more conventional martial arts of today.And, while many students and teachers alike, try to reduce the Ninja's postures to...more
When a car accident occurs, the head as well as neck can be tossed forward and backward to bring about the head and neck personal injury called whiplash. Whenever this occurs, your neck muscular tissue really are pushed over the normal limit of motion. Whiplash is a soft tissue injury to the neck most commonly caused by rear-end motor vehicle accidents in which the heads of those inside the car that was bumped are abruptly snapped forward and backward because of the impact. It's quite common for somebody who has been recently involved in an auto accident to complain about aches and pains around the neck area. Whiplash injuries range in severity from minor pain for a couple of days to permanent suffering and even restrained motion.Whiplash personal injuries of all magnitudes are frequent for motoring collisions. Symptoms of the whiplash injury do not always emerge at the time of the actual crash. The signs or symptoms of whiplash injury can happen 14 hours or even much longer after the accident and in certain circumstances, the indications of whiplash injury won't show until days following an automotive accident. The discomfort of a whiplash injury is not generally at its worst at...more
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