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I have always said that martial are a great activity for children but don’t take my word for it. Here is a pretty good rundown: http://bit.ly/LT9jyv

In keeping with my recent theme about the importance of self defence law in a martial arts program, I would like to expand it and look at the role of ethics in martial arts and self defence. I often ask new students what would they be willing to do protect Read more…

Every so often I go into a rant about the importance of martial arts training including self defence law so I thought I would elaborate on it here. We may study martial arts that developed in feudal Japan but we live in the modern world and will be held accountable Read more…

Here is a game I play every morning. I walk to my local MRT station for my daily commute and scan the people around me to see who would be an easy victim if I was criminal. As a martial arts instructor my job is to teach people to defend Read more…

“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…