A note from one of my students: Hi Joe, Just wanted to let you know that I check your page a couple times a week and find the blog both informative and insightful, and at times really funny — like the Iron Man vs Bruce Lee fight you just posted. Anyway, the lunge punch question [...]
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17 Aug 09
9 May 09
Question: I’m a member of a Bujinkan Dojo, but sadly for many reasons I haven’t been able to attend in some time; still I’m in constant contact with fights here and there and I have come to realize that no one uses the lunge punch against me. It’s hard for me to use what the [...]
5 May 09
Question: Why use a lunge punch when training when nobody punches like that and it is easier to defend against? I have trained in Ninjutsu before and just don’t understand, it just doesn’t seem realistic. Is there a purpose I’m just not understanding? Answer: This punch is one of many striking styles (cross-punching, jabs, uppercuts, [...]
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Ninpo: Wisdom for Life
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Shadow Warrior
The Shadow Warrior highlights Darryl Caldwell's insight on the early years of ninja art and culture in America. Surviving the bruises, flashing blades, and dizzying mental shifts, he emerged as one of the first black belt teachers outside of Japan.
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