“How long will it take me to earn a black belt?” Prospective students ask me this surprisingly often and it always stuns me. Why would someone who has never done a lesson, who has no idea about the art or whether they would even enjoy learning it, be thinking about Read more…
Here is something that I get asked a couple of times a month. How does Ninjutsu’s intensity compare to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)? Answer: Who cares? I am not trying to be rude with my answer but comparing Ninjutsu and MMA is like comparing apples and oranges. Both may be Read more…
“Survive” is our dojo’s motto. Ninjutsu is not a sport. There are no competitions or competitive influences in our training. Our aim is to survive and we must develop the intent required to survive and a willingness to do whatever is necessary to survive. Most well-adjusted people find it difficult Read more…
Good news! We’re growing fast. So to accommodate our many new students and to ensure classes do not get too big, we’ll be adding more classes, starting in March. While we’re still finalizing our schedule, there will new Beginners Classes on Tuesday evenings and another Open Class (all ranks) on Read more…
Someone asked me the other day whether it was different teaching Ninjutsu to Singaporeans than to others. It was an interesting question because, apart from being foreign myself, I have Singaporeans, Malaysians, French, English, American and Filipinos among my students. The person who asked me – a Singaporean father – Read more…
I am always extolling the virtues of martial arts training because I know the powerful impact it can have on your life. However, I am a martial arts instructor so my singing the benefits of martial arts training can come across like a sales pitch. That is why I was delighted Read more…
I am dismayed to be writing about knife defence again having done so after the Raffles Place stabbing several months ago but sadly I feel I must. After the Raffles Place stabbing I only half-jokingly told a friend of mine who teaches knife defence that it was shameful the way Read more…
I’m not big on New Year’s resolution but at this time every year I do like to reflect on the year that has passed and the year ahead. The problem is that I am little bit like a rat in maze in one of those psychology experiments – I always Read more…
The recent stabbing in Raffles Place has shocked a lot of people and generated a lot of chatter in the martial arts community here so I thought I would share some of the teachings from my dojo on surviving knife attacks. 1. Recognise that you are fighting for your life. Read more…
Ninjutsu has taught me many things over the years and among them is the value of thinking about and doing things differently. This has really helped me have some unexpected successes in my life. Let me share one of them with you. Earlier this year I was invited to make Read more…