In holding to the kaizen or continuous improvement tradition, our school adapts techniques established in feudal and Edo periods to modern circumstances. It’s reasonable to think that traditional, ancient martial arts wouldn’t be very effective in the modern world—and that may be true if they don’t evolve. While most schools work to identify the best…
Some of the benefits seem more obvious—like fighting skills, but martial arts offer us a wide variety of expected and unexpected outcomes. Let’s look at some fundamental skills that grow through the study of martial arts. Physical skills Cardiovascular health. Training increases cardio capacity the same way interval training does, by increasing and decreasing your…
What is the difference between what you teach and jiujitsu? I’ve been asked this question regularly for the past ten years or so—at least since the popularity of MMA and the perceived dominance of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners in that type of competition. Usually, the explanation of what Jiu Jitsu is and is not takes…
Canada is suppose to be a safe place, right? Well this proves that no one is ammune from sexual assault. If it is like this in Canada, imagine what it is like here in Colorado and on Campus. We are worse than these statistics by far. Remember that ACT Self Defense and Total Ryu Martial…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”How Would You Handle It? ” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000″][vc_empty_space][vc_wtr_youtube url=”LlmWh5dOIUY” size=”480-360″ resolution=”medium” align=”center” rel=”0″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text delay=”0″] Someone asks you for money you say no and they get aggressive and throw a punch or worse. This has happened to me, while the guy didn’t throw a punch he acted like he wanted too. What is the best…