How to Train for Chaos without Making Training Chaotic
The current rage in conditioning training, especially when talking about combat conditioning, is to completely change up the workout for each and every session. This has the advantage of keeping the training fresh and throwing the body into chaos each time so it never knows what hit it. The hardcore advocates of this type of…
The Secret to Motivation is ____________
A few weeks ago I sent a question out to my email list (HINT – if you haven’t signed up yet, subscribe on the right!) asking what topics they had questions about and wanted to see more blog posts on. Several great questions and suggestions came back. One that was repeated often was the question…
Weakest Direction Theory is BS
Warning: The following post is going to conflict with the most basic, fundamental principle you “know” to be true in martial arts. Chances are you learned this principle on your first day of martial arts class. Since that day you have repeated it almost every class. You have taught it as truth to every new…
Internal Power and Bujinkan Training
When I first began talking about internal power in the context of Bujinkan training, I realized that many people might be skeptical of this type of training at the very least, or have many preconceived misconceptions that would not allow them to even consider the method as a viable form of training for budo. Therefore…
The Ninja 300 Warm-up
I thought I would share with you today the new Ninja Warm-up I’ve been using in my own daily personal practice. Since the New Year routinely brings our training focus back to the basics I figured a great way to incorporate more Bujinkan Basics practice was to include them in my warm-up as well. Of…
What Muscles Does This Work?
As humans we have a unique, sometimes almost obsessive need to catalog, categorize, and label things. Exercise is no different. In the midst of a tough workout session, almost invariably someone will suddenly stop and ask the pressing question – “by the way, what muscles is this working?” Why do our brains do this? In…
The Myth of Stagnation
Many people like to believe that if they don’t take the time to train themselves on a daily basis their skill levels will somehow remain stagnant, like on a plateau. That their skills and abilities will somehow remain in stasis, neither improving or regressing until the next class, the next workshop, the next seminar, or…
The Year in Review
As we begin to turn the calendar page and close the door on 2012, I wanted to look back and share with you some highlights of the year for Warrior Fitness. Although it was a very busy and prouctive year all around, a few major accomplishments really stand out in my mind. Here are a…
The Day That Changed My Life
I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was 16 years old, sitting in the back seat of my parent’s car thumbing through the latest issue of Black Belt magazine when I came to a full page advertisement for the 1989 Tai Kai with Ninjutsu Grandmaster Masaaki Hatsumi. To my shock and utter astonishment…
Training in Confined Spaces
If you have Warrior Fitness Training style questions, send them to me. I answer any and all serious (well, mostly serious) questions about training, my Warrior Fitness System, my views on fitness, martial arts, self defense, strength & conditioning, or training for sport/athletic performance. Here’s a video answer to a question I received the other day…
Lost Empire Herbs
