TO – the sword Mt. Togakure ninja warrior personal combat strategies cultivated in the mountains and marshes of Iga in Japan over 800 years ago SHIN – the focused spirit of intention Mt. Yoshino kuji-kiri rigorous intention channeling to develop nine key powers that characterize fully actualized living DO – the path to mastery Mt. [...]
“Nothing is impossible to a willing heart” – John Heywood Make a promise to better yourself this month- start 2011 off on not the right track, but a track you purposefully choose. Each step you take can lead you to greatness. That is why our dojo motto is “Discover. Learn. Live. Become.” What new gem [...]
Selecting a martial arts school can be easy if you follow a few simple steps: 1. Check the internet and note schools in your town- is the web site current and up beat? Is the web site pleasing to the eye and informative? This may be an indication of future instruction. 2. Phone the schools [...]
First, please note the word “Arts” in the title. In pure Martial fields (U.S. and like Military / Tactical Police Forces, etc.) a huge emphasis is on how to come home alive. Firefighters as well, “train like their lives depend upon it, because it does!” So in an authentic warrior based Martial Art such as [...]
Newbury Park Martial Arts Center is pround to be a drop off center for the Toys forTots program sponsered byt the US Marine Corp. Please bring unrwapped toys to the dojo. As a thank you to each individual that donates to this worthy causes, NPMAC will provide a gift certificate upon drop off. Simply see [...]
Newbury Park Martial Arts Center gives back to the community this season through Holiday Stocking for the Troops Newbury Park Martial Arts Center, a fixture in Conejo Valley for nearly ten years, stands by it’s martial arts code of making the community a better place by sponsoring b Project Holiday Stocking this November and December. [...]
Have you ever been in class and felt like you were living in Ground Hog’s day. “Didn’t I just spend a week to this kata” “Gosh, I seem to have been a blue belt for ages” Sound familiar. It can happen to all of us. Students spend approximately 3 months at each belt level and [...]
At NPMAC our 14 point Code for Ethical action is designed to allow exploration and development towards becoming a Tatsujin-A filly Actualized Individual Positive thinking makes up a big part of this. Some notable anonymous statements of positive thinking Don’t dwell on what happens to you in life, use what happens to empower yourself. To go [...]
by Masaaki Hatsumi 34th Soke of the Togakure Ryu I believe that Ninpo, the highest order of Ninjutsu, should be offered to the world as a guiding influence for all martial artist. The physical and spiritual survival methods eventually immortalized by Japan’s ninja were in fact one of the sources of Japanese martial arts. Without [...]
When training at the dojo everything matters. We wear dogi’s for both comfort and practicality. Equally important is what we wear on our feet. To really improve balance and gain a sense of connection to the ground, there is nothing better than traditional Tabi boots. An-shu Stephen K. Hayes offers the following information on the selection of the [...]