tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68272347524735466272012-05-15T19:34:43.401-07:00Check out what the ninjas of Los Angeles have to say.Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-9688188984570645562011-08-11T13:39:00.000-07:002011-08-11T13:39:51.435-07:00

The first time I ever used the martial arts skills I had learned from the initial approach to kobudo that I started studying in high school, an interesting thing happened. Of course, over the years there are details I don't remember - this was high school. And, now that I've learned enough about the likely results of what must have included some adrenaline in my blood at the time, I recognize

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The last day of summer camp was one of the best days of summer camp. Our young folks lived up to every expectation I had, and they outperformed beyond that, too. This week included sleight of hand, swords, hiding in public spaces, and today: rescuing a damsel (or two) in distress. We had just had lunch and were walking to the park, when across the street we saw two women looking at their

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Want to be a real professional "operator" at Summer Camp this year? We talk a LOT in Summer Camp, and we have a great time ... and some of that talking is done over the radio. We learn to use modern phonetic alphabet, "ten-codes" and we've even built simple receivers. While there's NO requirement to buy your own radio, it's a super handy part of emergency preparedness, and it's a ton of fun,

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Little is known about Ninjutsu - since it's been open to the West in only the past 30 years. Where does it come from? What inspired masters to keep with their training? How did they begin? Where here is a little background that goes past what is considered 'common knowledge' that is really not so common. Articles and discussions on Takamatsu Toshitsugu Sensei, Hatsumi Masaaki Sensei, and Manaka

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What can you do to improve your martial arts skills faster than anything else? I guess, in my own pursuit both as a student and an instructor, that's the biggest question that I want to answer. And that's what I hope to discuss today:  10 Minutes, Twice a Day for Massive Martial Arts Improvement I got to meet Unsui Sensei just after the Jinenkan had formed. My good friend Christopher Penn

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-5621222319046235852010-11-10T17:05:00.000-08:002010-12-03T13:39:08.429-08:00

Get your fix of camp fun during a different season! Alright, ask and you shall receive! Apparently Summer Camp mayhem is so missed that we have had a few people request more. Well, it can't be "summer camp" but we will be doing a little weekend camp for Thanksgiving weekend! Saturday and Sunday, November 27 & 28, from 4-10pm, we will be doing an evening training camp like we did during the last

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Have you wanted to take advantage of the absolute best training opportunities in the Jinenkan? It's entirely possible to train with a living master of several ancient traditions of some of the best martial arts available. That's why I want to take a moment for a quick review of this:The Last Jinenkan Seminar in USA with Unsui Sensei: Swords, Jutaijutsu, and WisdomNote: This post will really be a

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History of this Jujutsu SchoolAccording to the newsletter from Manaka Unsui Sensei, a Buddhist monk named Unryu devised training for taijutsu, bojutsu and shurikenjutsu (unarmed fighting, staff fighting, throwing stars) around 1570, which eventually became Takagi Yoshin Ryu Jutaijutsu or Jujutsu. In 1645, Takagi Oriemon Shigetoshi added more grappling, and in 1671 Takagi Umonosuke spread the

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We spend a lot of time at the Dojo working on effective self defense. We also spend time discussing acceptable self defense: when morality and legality are taken into consideration, there are a lot of important things to consider. Our training covers a range from pinching a little skin, to cutting our adversaries in half from nine feet away. That's a pretty big range for this "use of force

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-69427167746581411132010-09-14T11:17:00.000-07:002010-12-03T13:44:26.421-08:00

In our summer special training, we spent a lot of time studying the embodiment of the feelings of the kamae of Jinen Ryu. This was very inspirational, and in Los Angeles, I've made an effort to bring that idea to the attention of the members of our Dojo. This past Saturday, training was approached in a more "advanced" way than usual, and the intensity was taken up a notch at the same time.

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.com2130 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025, USA34.039158 -118.44167134.0347125 -118.4489665 34.0436035 -118.4343755tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-19551231379099158152010-08-11T13:47:00.000-07:002010-08-11T15:26:31.684-07:00

"So... I was walking down the street, and I turn around to see a bunch of ninjas training with a 8 foot tall war hammer!" - that's the kind of talk the neighbors will be doing! If you are not aware what a "bisento" is, let me clarify...BAM!That will definitely leave a mark! The Bisento techniques that we will be going through on Sunday, August 29th during the seminar comes from the Kukishin

bianca_gentilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-26584253552078150752010-07-17T17:52:00.000-07:002010-07-17T20:03:48.793-07:00

Nature's NinjaYesterday, I was walking through Harajuku, on the way to an Emergency Training meeting for local community members. I was there to represent the Guardian Angels, and it was nice to learn a few new twists on some First Aid and other details. I'm sure I'll be writing about that soon on the Guardian Angels Blog, but that's not what this one is about. While walking from the train

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If for some reason you haven't yet started reading (and following) the Australian Jinenkan blog, then get to it! Start off with this one, talking about the recent Dojo-Cho training, and the environment it created for us: Jissen Kobudo Jinenkan - Sessa Takuma Dojo: 4/7/10 Keiko Even better: pass it on to some friends so they can enjoy it, too.

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虎玉流中略之巻変化 Training was awesome this morning. We went through the first few kata of the Gyokko Ryu Chu Ryaku no Maki  by doing the original of each, followed by any recorded variations. I already love Gyokko Ryu: it's a very strong martial arts lineage, with powerful, dynamic movements, and covers a huge variety of problems to overcome, all with unarmed techniques. The variations in this case do

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My time training in Japan this past week, with nearly all of the Dojo-Cho from around the world in the Jinenkan has helped bring us all together to make the organization even stronger. In addition, the training itself required that we question what we may have thought we already knew. This will be an overview article, that I hope we will discuss in the Dojo and online. 守破離　shu - ha - ri　Preserve

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comNoda City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan35.95586917987739 139.874187471577935.88639167987739 139.7574579715779 36.02534667987739 139.9909169715779tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-43764858808743463512010-07-05T03:00:00.000-07:002010-07-05T03:00:51.856-07:00

Sword Ritual I was exposed today to some interesting training that will certainly have a huge impact on my own training, and training at the LA Dojo, too. There is a LOT going on when it comes to the "new" training method I discovered this morning when working on the sword ritual that Manaka Sensei was teaching. Many of the other Dojo-Cho had already been working on this, so I had to do my best

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-4038745625689882002010-06-19T14:47:00.000-07:002010-06-19T14:48:27.628-07:00

Here's somebody who would have REALLY enjoyed coming to our Ninja Summer Camp: Summer CampWe're about to start our annual (awesome) summer camp days, and I've been looking forward to this for a while (probably since last summer camp ended). Every year is a little crazier than the last, and the kids review skills and add new ones. We spend the first morning of the week analyzing our theme, and

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Martial Arts Helps Develop Leadership? That's What We're Told ...The martial arts "industry" of professional instructors (of which I guess I'm a part by default) has been trying its hardest to convince moms and dads around the world that their kids will benefit from martial arts in ways other than fighting and self defense. At my Dojo, we have a "Leadership Program" that actually takes time to

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Situations for Using Mechanical RestraintRestrain long after the fight, for transportation or presentation before the law Restrain immediately after the fight Restrain during the fight Those situations are (in that order): Dangerous enough to warrant care and attention. Dangerous because the opponent now knows they're in custody, but their parasympathetic backlash may be kicking in, and they

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bpm = danger We've all heard about things like "tunnel vision" happening to people under stress. Our bodies naturally want to focus on the danger happening in front of us (don't worry, your body will almost uncontrollably turn towards any dangerous-seeming sudden stimulus - that's why "flash-bang grenades" work so well and predictably), so our eyes focus almost exclusively on what's happening

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-35707566617922375892010-06-02T15:56:00.000-07:002010-06-04T17:51:25.093-07:00

I just had the good luck to catch up with one of our students, Iorai, who is doing some traveling, working, studying, and more while living abroad for a while. Certainly, I look forward to his return to training with us in Los Angeles, but he was happy to offer a quick update on training as he's experiencing it in Israel. Enjoy: Over the past two days, I have had the privilege of training under

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-2480443762004369292010-05-25T21:44:00.000-07:002010-06-04T17:32:47.351-07:00

If I know martial arts, don't I know self-defense?The answer to this question is perhaps a bit easier than it first seems. Is fighting always needed to keep myself or others safe? The elaborate way I think of it is, in the large Venn diagram of self-defense and martial arts, there are large places where they overlap, but there's an even larger space where they don't. Simply put, usually no.

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New Senate Bill Pushes Self Defense in SchoolIt could happen. Senator Christine Kehoe here in California has put together Senate Bill 1290, which would require students of certain ages to attend a new part of their physical education requirement: self defense training. Of course I want everyone to have basic self defense skills - that's why I have the Saturday night free classes (aimed at the

Peter Steeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016835886735239387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6827234752473546627.post-57935818185621638992010-05-10T16:05:00.000-07:002010-06-04T17:35:32.990-07:00

Graduation vs TestingAt our Dojo in Los Angeles, we differentiate between Graduation and Testing. Quick Reminder: Kyu （級）　= Level (we use this term to indicate preparatory levels for upcoming training) Dan （段）　= Level (we use this term to indicate more difficult levels of accomplishment) We "count down" from 9 to 1 on the way through the Kyu levels. So, before you have any official rank, you

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Guardian Angels training live on http://ping.fm/6q5HC

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