Theme for 2015 – Integrated Strength
New Years Day, 2015 Warrior Fitness HQ Happy New Year, Warriors! When I first began Warrior Fitness way back in 2008 the goal was simple – utilize my knowledge, training, and experience from several different disciplines under the broad heading of Strength & Conditioning to enhance the performance of martial arts. I began by creating…
Stronger Than Fear
Are you stronger than your fear? Or do you stay in your comfort zone and allow fear to get the better of you? You can tell every time when you start to push against the edge of your comfort zone – you begin to feel afraid. Maybe you don’t call it fear. Maybe it’s resistance.…
Top 5 Grip Strength Exercises for Warriors
In response to a question I received the other day via email, here are my top 5 grip strength exercises for warriors…
The Ninja 300 – Advanced Level
Before proceeding onto this Advanced Level of my Ninja 300 Workout, make sure you have successfully completed the Level 1 Warm-up and the Level 2 Intermediate Workout!
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…
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…
The Secret to Becoming a Great Martial Artist
There is one very special, not so secret, secret to becoming a great martial artist. Want to know what it is? Do the work. Train every day. Yes, every day. Great martial artists train all the time. Not once a week. Not every other day, not just during class. Every day. Multiple times a day.…
Fitness Dangers for Bujinkan Students
Martial artists need to be extremely cautious when choosing a fitness program to compliment their training. While the right program can support, enhance, and protect budo practice, the wrong one can just as easily derail it. Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu relies on relaxed, whole-body power devoid of excess muscular tension to properly execute its techniques. …
Traditional Martial Artists of the World – UNITE!
Traditional martial arts all have a long history of intense, sometimes downright brutal, physical training to forge the warrior’s combative body, mindset, and spirit. This training has, up until very recently in history, never been optional. If you did not have the strength of will to endure it and push through then you simply did not…
Lost Empire Herbs
