Most of a Martial Artist’s training is focused on protecting themselves from a physical assault. We spend years learning how to throw an attacker when he chokes you against a wall, or how to disarm him if he holds you up at an ATM machine. We learn how to...
This is an edited account from a former Kobukai Jujitsu student about a real life altercation that he was in recently. Note – this student stopped training more than 10 years ago due to work/family situation. He states that he was amazed at how much his brain and...
Striking for Self Defense is an important part of your overall Personal Defense system. Although I would never suggest going toe to toe with someone in a punching match (which would actually be a fight – not self defense), there are times when effective strikes...
Knowing vs Doing. What is the difference? There are two abilities necessary for self defense. The ability to do a technique, and the ability to do the technique in a fight. Knowing how to defend yourself and actually defending yourself are very different. Most...
What is Shinto? Shinto is the indigenous spirituality of Japan. Shinto practices were first recorded in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in the 8th century. The earliest writings do not refer to Shinto as a religion, but as historical folklore and mythology. Shinto today is...
The warriors of Japan, the Samurai, lived in a warrior society where martial etiquette ruled all aspects of the warrior’s life. A comparison to the ancient martial laws would be the modern U.S. military’s Uniform Code of Military Justice. This is a set of laws quite...
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