I was fortunate to be able to TRAIN with An-Shu Stephen and Rumiko Hayes at their home dojo for An-Shu Stephen’s birthday training weekend. Excuse the caps lock on train, for those of you more adept at messaging I am not yelling but emphasizing the fact that we did train. During the two days of […]
Kata are treasure chests of concepts that help you live safe and happy. They are NOT things to be memorized and regurgitated. Shinobi Science in Ninja Lab is a training method to unlock what’s in the kata and create understanding in you so that you can move appropriately in any situation. In this course we […]
There are people who like to keep things in their original package and never open them. I have friends who do this with toys. They have kept them for years unopened as part of their collection. I’m more a Toy Story type of person, I want to play with the toy. If I could I […]
Kata are treasure chests of concepts that help you live safe and happy. They are NOT things to be memorized and regurgitated. Shinobi Science in Ninja Lab is a training method to unlock what’s in the kata and create understanding in you so that you can move appropriately in any situation. In this course we […]
Kata are treasure chests of concepts that help you live safe and happy. They are NOT things to be memorized and regurgitated. Shinobi Science in Ninja Lab is a training method to unlock what’s in the kata and create understanding in you so that you can move appropriately in any situation. In this course we […]
Kata are treasure chests of concepts that help you live safe and happy. They are NOT things to be memorized and regurgitated. Shinobi Science in Ninja Lab is a training method to unlock what’s in the kata and create understanding in you so that you can move appropriately in any situation. In this course we […]
A Science Haiku of Ninpo Taijutsu Within each moment control space to break their shape balance and focus. Using gravity to change and move your shape throughout time and space.
As I watch people training I see them trying to do the kata correctly, to be right. They always want to win. So much so that even when they are in the role of the attacker they often compete with their training partner. Turning what should be a learning experience into a game of tag. […]
Boxing Strikes In Ninja Lab
One of our training members asked a question recently while we were experimenting with the body movement for slipping past straight punches coming toward our head. His question was about the sequence of body movements and which body part moved first. The question was a very logical question based on the steps of the experiment […]
Part 1: “Abby…someone. Abby Normal” I’ve been reading over the holiday break which, as my students know, means I have new ideas of how to explain what we’re doing in Shinobi Science. What’s new in neuroscience has been the focus this time and it is not normal. Most people have heard of the concept of […]
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to humans. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of human fears and the summit of human knowledge. This is […]
An emoji explanation of ninja movement for safety, speed and power.
Ninja Lab is part of the Shinobi Simple Science System, my methodology to explore and open up kata in order to discover the principles inside them. It consists of the Shinobi Formula, a distillation of all the material in my Matrix of Martial Arts courses into a concise three part taijutsu formula, and the Ninja […]
Ninja Lab is part of the Shinobi Simple Science System, my methodology to explore and open up kata in order to discover the principles inside them. It consists of the Shinobi Formula, a distillation of all the material in my Matrix of Martial Arts courses into a concise three part taijutsu formula, and the Ninja […]
