Dojo Blog

When using ninpo taijutsu it is very important to understand that the attacker is going to put pressure on you. You need to take that energy and redirect it to your advantage. When studying the movement of energy in a conflict learn to read the energy of the conflict....

Thank you for attending the 2013 Boston Martial Arts Center/New England Ninpo Society Boot camp. The information was very challenging but the Boot camp students demonstrated a keen eye for perfection, discipline and worked towards their achievement. Again, thank you...

At Boston Martial Arts Center , a full range of movement is key to a strong self-defense skill with in the fundamental of Ninpo Taijutsu (Body skill training for self defense). This fundamental skill trains the body and mind to be more open free to flowing in a...

When training in martial arts you should learn from the past and then take these lessons and apply them today. Do not forget that your personal experience shapes your learning also. Let the classroom learning sharpen your skills and use your personal life experience...

One of the keys to great martial arts is being honest with one self. Self-evaluation and self-correction is very important to growth in martial arts. Without this measure one could go down the path of self-delusion. The nice thing about martial arts - if you have a...

When training with the basics of Ninpo Taijutsu (Body arts, unarmed fighting ability) it is tremendously beneficial to learn to manage your whole body in a natural way with natural body energy. This "whole body" movement will release the student to be able to use a...

The other night were looking at how a person would move if they were grabbed.  If I would need to escape, I would apply one type of movement. If I had to control a person that was dangerous to themselves and others that would be a different idea.  The point I am...

Martial arts teaches us how to keep going. Sometimes the universe will say you do not have the ability to do this. But through non-stop training and hard work in the martial arts you can train your sprit to make some small breakthroughs. All the small breakthroughs...