Learn how to use a hanbo (Japanese cane or short stick) to strike at a distance, to disrupt or put an end to an attack, and to protect yourself in close range situations. Shihan James Kentoshi Norris takes you through the foundations of two important hanbo skills; striking and shielding.
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Rolling Skills
Getting to the ground safely is an essential skill in any martial arts training program. Whether getting thrown in training, slipping on an icy sidewalk, or going to the ground in a fight, being able to roll is one of the most important things you’ll learn in To-Shin Do. In this course, James Kentoshi Norris takes you through all the rolling and ukemi skills needed on the way to a black belt.
Your Phone is a Secret Weapon
Learn how to instantly transform your cell phone into an improvised weapon of self-protection. See how using good To Shin-Do Taijutsu makes this every day item an obvious choice.
Gun Defenses: Rear Attacks
Learning to deal with firearms is an important part of self-defense training. In this second in a series of gun defense courses, we cover examples of dealing with rear attacks, carjackings, and rescue situations when you don’t have a weapon of your own.
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Ninja Lab
Imagine a kata to be a small antique box that has locks on the outside. The box is decorated and quite beautiful. Many people collect these boxes, each one being different from the others but still quite beautiful, and store them on a shelf called memory.
They will take a box off a shelf and look at it or clean it and then put it back up on the shelf. Sometimes they will take a sample of their boxes to a convention to show them off to others who have come to share and compare their boxes too.
Because these antique boxes are so beautiful most have never considered opening these locked boxes. But inside these boxes are the real gift, the boxes are just the wrappings.
Locked inside kata and techniques are the secrets of the martial arts. You can not just memorize kata if you want to be a martial artist, you have to experience them. Ninja Lab shows you how to use martial science to unlock the hidden concepts within and discover the martial arts.
Gun Defenses: Front Attacks
Learning to deal with firearms is an important part of self-defense training. In this first in a series of gun defense courses, we deal with front attacks when you don’t have a weapon of your own.
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Effortless Throws
The Ninja can accomplish their goals without the need to use physical force. In this session from Ninja Festival, Dennis Fuutoshi Mahoney shows you how to use gravity to off balance and throw your opponent effortlessly. This course is dedicated to the memory of our friend Paul.
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Breaking Balance
When an attacker has their balance they focus on harming you. When you take their balance they must focus on regaining it, leaving them vulnerable. Learn how to steal balance and take control.
Deceptive Takedowns
To-Shin Do Senior Master Instructor Mark Sentoshi Russo teaches you clearly the secrets of the Ninja Leg Trap. This incredibly practical and immediately applicable course provides sneaky, unexpected and easy-to-learn principles for good technique. The ninja leg trap is a must-have secret weapon for your self-defense arsenal.
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Flexible Weapon Snares and Captures
Master Mark Sentoshi Russo teaches you the essential principles of snares and captures using flexible weapons, such as the ninja kusarifundo.
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Essential Rear Hip Throw Training
This self-defense course focuses on proper fire elemental taisabaki (body positioning) for a minimum-effort, maximum-effect expedient end to this very common and dangerous attack.
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Safe and Realistic Training
Double your martial understanding in half the time. Learn to be a good uke (attacker). The role of the attacker is one of the most misunderstood aspects of martial arts training. This course teaches you how to be a realistic attacker and accelerate your learning with every punch you throw.
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Kamae Postures
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Path to Mastery
Techniques to understand the wind element will bring you closer to your To-Shin Do Black Belt. Body positioning, kamae, and timing are the keys to success.
