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I can answer questions about ninja and samurai history, tradition, philosophy and training. This includes queries about ninjutsu skills, taijutsu (unarmed lessons), budogu (weapons lessons), warriorship, and my personal experiences with the martial arts. [Please, No Private Questions.]

Experience in the area

Bujinkan budo taijutsu
Togakure ryu ninjutsu
Gyokko ryu kosshijutsu
Koto ryu koppojutsu
Kukishinden Happo Biken,
Takagi Yoshin ryu jujutsu
Shinden Fudo ryu dakentaijutsu,
and more...

Organizations
Bujinkan Dojo Shidoshi Kai Instructors Association (1991 - present)
American Shidoshi Kai (see www.shidoshikai.com ) (1997 - present)

Publications
Ninja Magazine [Writer] (1986)
Sanmyaku USA [Associate Editor] (1992-1997)
Ninpo: Wisdom for Life [Book Publisher, available Amazon.com] (1998)
Kihon Newsletter (1999-2003) [Writer, available kihon.com/newsletter]

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Master of Arts Degree

Awards and Honors
Shidoshi Instructors license (1991)
Shihan title (2003)

Organizations

Bujinkan Dojo Shidoshi Kai Instructors Association (1991 - present)
American Shidoshi Kai (see www.shidoshikai.com ) (1997 - present)

Publications
Ninja Magazine [Writer] (1986)
Sanmyaku USA [Associate Editor] (1992-1997)
Ninpo: Wisdom for Life [Book Publisher, available Amazon.com] (1998)
Kihon Newsletter (1999-2003) [Writer, available kihon.com/newsletter]

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Master of Arts Degree

Awards and Honors
Shidoshi Instructors license (1991)
Shihan title (2003)

Publications

Ninja Magazine [Writer] (1986)
Sanmyaku USA [Associate Editor] (1992-1997)
Ninpo: Wisdom for Life [Book Publisher, available Amazon.com] (1998)
Kihon Newsletter (1999-2003) [Writer, available kihon.com/newsletter]

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Master of Arts Degree

Awards and Honors
Shidoshi Instructors license (1991)
Shihan title (2003)

Education/Credentials

Bachelor of Arts Degree
Master of Arts Degree

Awards and Honors
Shidoshi Instructors license (1991)
Shihan title (2003)

Awards and Honors

Shidoshi Instructors license (1991)
Shihan title (2003)

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Recent Answers from Joe Maurantonio

2009-09-06 ninjutsu:

Thank you very much for requesting that we open a dojo in the Philippines. Over the years, I have received many requests to open schools, offer seminars and accept students from all over the world. The

2009-08-27 ninjutsu-need your help:

These three schools base their lessons on training handed down from Toshitsugu Takamatsu, the 33rd soke (headmaster) of the Togakure Ryu Ninjutsu tradition. Toshitsugu Takamatsu (1889-1972) was an amazing

2009-08-24 ninjutsu-need your help:

Unlike many modern martial arts, ninjutsu is non-competitive. Based on the protection of self and others, it emphasizes endurance, justice, wisdom, courage, loyalty, and balance in the warrior and literary

2009-08-07 ninjutsu stealth, speed and agility:

Legend has in that the ninja trained in gymnastic exercises from a very young age. In modern times, we recommend encouraging our children to play games that would help to assist in their flexibility, balance

2009-04-20 Defending against regular (not lunge) punches...:

Hello Enrique, Bruce Lee is quoted as saying, "Before I learned martial arts, a punch was just a punch and a kick was just a kick. When I studied martial arts, a punch was no longer just a punch and

 

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