Published on February 9, 2012 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
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For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on February 2, 2012 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
Don’t Miss Out!
For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on January 26, 2012 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
Don’t Miss Out!
For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on January 19, 2012 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
Don’t Miss Out!
For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on January 12, 2012 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
Don’t Miss Out!
For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on January 5, 2012 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
Don’t Miss Out!
For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on December 29, 2011 by Darryl Brazee
Shinobi Martial Arts is proud to welcome back to New Hampshire our teacher Mark Davis for a weekend seminar on Koshijutsu, including detailed instruction on San Shin no Kata, the basis of all of our taijutsu.
Mark Davis is well known for his historical and technical knowledge of our art. His seminars cover some of the most advanced material available but in a way that anyone can benefit. His humble, humorous demeanor put participants at ease and his teaching skill allows you to walk away changed by the presentation. Don’t miss this opportunity to train with him.
Koshijutsu is a martial art that was handed down through many generations in Japan.The system is broken down into three sections: Joryaku no maki, Churyaku no maki, and Geryaku no maki. Within each section is a set of secret strategies that would help the warrior train for the changing landscape of the battlefield.
Saturday February 18th from 10am to 4pm and 5pm to 9pm
Sunday February 19th from 9:45am to 3:30pm
at Shinobi Martial Arts 95 Plaistow Rd. Plaistow NH
Students age 16 and up.
Don’t Miss Out!
For more information and to sign up click HERE
Published on April 21, 2011 by dennis
I had a conversation with one of our students about an experience he had at a recent test (
read about it here). He was testing for his fire level belt and was allowing the adrenaline in his body to power his techniques. It worked very well for him that day but later in the week he noticed that it was easier and easier to just let go and charge forward.
This concerned him because he had been working with his sister, another student at the school, and he felt like the adrenaline was overpowering his compassion for her. We talked about the powerful lure or adrenaline and how it can become addictive.
Look at the current MMA fad in the martial arts. What started as a genius marketing idea by the Gracies to showcase their art against the martial arts establishment has turned into a modern version of the gladiators of ancient Rome. Bigger, stronger athletes fighting to defeat their opponent in front of a roaring crowd. Let the adrenaline run wild!
In a self defense situation adrenaline will pump into your body but fire like charging forward into the fray is only one of many strategic options. Our elemental lessons teach four different options on how to strategically use your body's reactions depending on the situation you find yourself in. They are like notes on the scale to a musician or the primary colors to an painter, they can be combined in to an infinite number of possible works of art.
Will adrenaline help you in a fight? It could but I envision a young, strong, angry attacker and Dr. Hatsumi at almost 80 years old in a fight and I feel bad for the young guy. Having punched in for Dr. Hatsumi, Mr. and Mrs. Hayes, a host of Japanese Shihan and my teacher, Mark Davis (on a regular basis) I have learned that adrenaline against true martial skill is no contest.
Published on April 14, 2011 by dennis
Now that we are offering classes in classical ninjutsu and To-Shin Do we have had questions about what the differences are and which is better. In my opinion it is impossible to say that one is better than the other because they are the same thing.
Classical ninjutsu techniques from the different ryu-ha (martial tradition) were the answers to the self protection questions for that time and society. They very ingeniously used taijutsu (body principles) to protect themselves from the dangers of their time.
To-Shin Do uses the same taijutsu principles to defend against the dangers of today. Both systems are just different contextual methods to teach taijutsu. This is the beauty of our art, the ability to answer the needs of any situation based on universal principles. We use these principles for women’s safety with Lessons In Violence Evasion, for police officer’s with our GET SAFE program and even for athletes with GET Sports. Each applying the same principles to a specific situation.
Which is better for you is a matter of what you are interested in and the needs of your life.
Published on March 31, 2011 by dennis
I have had the opportunity over the last few months to see a lot of different people teaching martial arts. Some were awesome others not so much. Obviously there are differences in people’s skills and experience that would account for the wide variation of teaching methods but to me it came down to who they were teaching for.
I know over the years I have changed how I teach based on this idea. At first when I started a training group back in 1992 I was teaching for myself. I knew it but my training group knew it too. I made it clear to them that I was new to teaching this art and I was experimenting more than actually teaching. It was okay because we all agreed that we would be working together to figure things out.
When I opened my first school I was teaching for the people who wanted to learn how to fight in the worst situations. Most of us were committed to hard training. Some of us should have been committed for the crazy things we did in the name of learning.
Now however as I start my twentieth year teaching this art my teaching has evolved to the point that I teach for the person I’m working with. Its not about what I know or can do. Its not about impressing them with all the cool stuff in our art. Real teaching is about helping that person discover what they need at that moment.
Yes it would be fun to teach and work on all the advanced material I’m personally working on but that’s not my job. If I’m working with a level one class I need to be helping them understand the principles at that level. Allow them to progress at their pace.
Master teachers like Mr. Hayes have the ability to do this at seminars. When he and Mrs. Hayes were in NH everyone at the seminar from our newest student to my teacher Mark Davis got what they needed. Mr and Mrs Hayes were able to present the concepts at multiple levels at the same time. It was an awesome example for the teachers there to learn from.
Are you teaching for your students or for yourself?
