The Ninja 300 – Next Level

Did you do the basic level of my Ninja 300 Warm-up?  How did you like it?  I’ve had several positive responses to the basic version, along with requests for the next level, so here you go!

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Kettlebell Training for Bujinkan Footwork

Recently I was asked about how to use a single kettlebell to train footwork for Bujinkan martial arts.  Here is a video I put together showing a couple different exercises to enhance stability and mobility for footwork training using the kettlebell.  Enjoy!!

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Are You a Martial Artist or Martial Hobbyist?

Sometimes the lines between martial artist and martial hobbyist get blurred.  How do you determine whether you are a true martial artist or just a martial hobbyist?  Here is a quick and easy way to find out… Martial Hobbyist Quiz  Do you train only when it is convenient? Do you train only when you feel…

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Protect. Break. Leave Behind.

How can we train for the friction and chaos of battle when following a set fitness routine? Physical preparation for combat readiness must be, by its very nature, a multifaceted approach.  If the combatants have to be ready for anything, shouldn’t their fitness regimen reflect that?  Surely the idea of training random workouts each and…

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Become Unreasonable

Being reasonable gets you mediocrity.  Being reasonable gets you the status quo.  Nothing great has ever been achieved by men and women who were reasonable.  Every major (and most minor) human achievement has been accomplished by unreasonable people. It was unreasonable of Thomas Edison to fail over 10,000 times before creating the incandescent electric light…

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The 3 Paths of Warrior Fitness

The 3 Paths of the Warrior  There are 3 Paths of the Warrior, along with the 4 Levels of Preparation, that form the basis of the entire training system.  While each path is unique with its own individual strategies, methods, and characteristics, they are also so deeply interconnected that the sum of the whole system…

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Where Do You Locate Your Control?

Ever feel like everything is spiraling out of control?  Like the only thing that actually responds to you the way you want it to is your TV remote, and lately even that is on the fritz? How do you reign it all in? The answer is simpler than you think… Internal of External? Your locus…

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The Law of Threes – Part 2

Form of the 3 Hearts   In The Law of Threes – Part 1, we discussed the 3 physical components of Alignment, Movement, and Breathing, which form the basis for technique in the Warrior Fitness Training System.  The next trinity of principles we will look at is the sanshin no kata, or Form of 3…

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The Law of Threes – Part I

In the following 3 (or more) part series I will begin to lay out the specific philosophies of training in the Warrior Fitness System.  In each segment we will examine a particular set of principles, all of which happen to come in groups of 3; thus the entire series together is named, “The Law of…

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Brand New Services from Warrior Fitness!

Warrior Fitness is going mobile!! You may have heard the news that I am closing the physical location of Warrior Fitness Gym this week.  This is not a bad thing.  The Warrior Fitness Training System existed prior to the gym location (I wrote the original Warrior Fitness book in 2008), and it will go on…

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