Newbury Park Martial Arts Center

Here’s a short section of a great book entitled “The Essence of Ninjutsu” by Masaaki Hatsumi, 34th Soke of the Togakure Ryu. I think this is applicable to all of us. I believe that Ninpo, the highest order of Ninjutsu, should be offered to the world as a guiding influence for all martial artist. The [...]

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 [...]

Being laid up with a back injury for the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to watch some television. With the shows come commercials, and this being the Mid-Term Election time many of the commercials are to persuade us how to vote. Not going into any political views or what’s right or wrong, [...]

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. [...]

In the last few years I have been travelling to Eastern Europe in the summer to participate in English camps for the youth. Though we provide them with a bit of informal English education, our main goal has always been to build relationships and be a positive role-model for the youth. I have made a [...]

Did you know that the #1 killer here in the U.S. is heart disease-not cancer,diabetes or even auto accidents, just plain clogging of the arteries. Lack of exercise and a diet of high in saturated fat foods is the reason Americans do not live longer. Most people take their health for granted until some life [...]