Ninjutsu Techniques Adapted For Modern Threats

An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes was kind enough to allow me to teach a session at the 42nd Annual Ninja Festival. He asked me and the other presenters to share what they believed to be of upmost importance to newer To-Shin Do students.
For my topic I settled on to “Awareness and Decision Making Under Pressure” and I built a simple drill that included choices for the participants to make. In this video I share an initial assault, secondary assault, takedown consideration, and a guard passing piece to work through.
Feel free to use this format to set up drills for your students or your personal training!

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[JasonPhillipsXeariaN]

Thanks for the video man. I originally found you through the video you did with Seth. I appreciate that you present the material with the mindset of being applicable if there is actual resistance. The pressure testing mindset needed to be brought to the source material to actually test if you can do what is being taught. I see way to much of it being taught in ways that are going to fall apart as soon as someone doesn't respond with the compliant choreography they are used to.

[hunterhall]

I cant lie, ive studied martial arts for a long time, and this application of sonething as obscure as ninjutsu is exactly the kind of thing i found from the best teachers ive ever had.
Oss

[crazyoptimists]

Part of what I apprciate here, they are making contact. This is subtantial, physical contact, you can see the practiced motins. You can see he's using, "Slow in smooth, smooth is fast."

[Trabbit]

It's crazy how some of the applications intertwined with grappling of BJJ and self defense this is golden I think I will try this style of martial arts

[SnoopMenuceGraduatedFrmHiSkool]

Snoop menuce has done close to 10 BJJ Brazilian jujitsu classes! Almost 1 month into jiujitsu trainning

[GoldenRuleFLA]

As a BJJ student who also studies Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, I love your stuff. I've never had the opportunity to train To- Shin Do, but have always been a huge fan of Anshu Hayes. I absolutely love how you break down techniques. Great videos!

[leifodinnson]

You don't see a lot of taijutsu adapted for modern times. This is refreshing

[tylerrea]

Impressive flow of applications, Thank you

[adammiller]

Love seeing this! I had the honor of having Anshu present when Master Sauer awarded me my 4th degree. Two amazing masters!

[NattydreadOldSchool]

Thank you, love the real life twist of the self defense, similar to my own Dojo! best!

[ninjaquebec]

Very good! Thanks for putting it out there! There are definitely some details I missed when we worked on this live! 🐊🦈

[Tropikalk]

Fire! been waiting for content like this.

[KCChang-jwif]

very good
let me know when you will have a seminar...

[jenniferheringer]

Like those Henkas with ganseki name great flow

[MVK_GS]

I have been a harsh critic of much of the Takamatsu-den schools as currently taught. However, there is nothing in this video that I observed as lacking. All of the principles seem solid. Pressure testing is very important, and I do not know if they do that in this specific school. But as far as techniques go, most of this could work given the proper timing.

[jacobharris]

Funny thing is the elbow roll or parry is called Boang sau in Wing chun/ JKD

[bajuszpal]

Yes Sir,
that slanted angle defence Does make sense!
Just, Why don´t you shpw the opposite X- to give more to the legs?

Best regards. Paul. 68, retired instructor of Karate.

[ahmedtahirialaoui]

Tanks you very much for the video master

[rickiecowens]

This was awesome. I really enjoyed seeing the more modern application. I do Bujinkan, but have an open minded instructor who has multiple martial arts background like yourself. So we do a lot of henka and modern type fighting applications. I live in Alabama, North West Corner. Is there any Time Shin Do practitioners near me?

[SpiceDees]

I like the way you teach. Many times the problem is, waza type practice alone, doesn't get you ready for high intensity attacks that off balance you, and possibly break thru your defense. Having done kick boxing and free style grappling you understand the reality of fighting. I've worked security most of my adult life, and trained in a few different countries and martial disciples. Watching you teach is refreshing.