Intro and a question about becoming an affiliate

[Aaron Gustaveson]

Is they way we train our secret agents now a secret? Yes and then again not really. Certainly the way we trained them decades ago is now available to know.

I was extremely skeptical about these guys because of the term ninjutsu. Japanese martial arts, like most came from the military. Samurai had a set of fighting techniques that where useful if disarmed (when wearing armor joint manipulation is king) These more or less became jiu jitsu and then was canonized into judo. Soldiers involved in intelligence/special operations (ninjas) also had set of techniques they developed. Some people lump the different ryu they studied into one thing and call it ninjutsu.

They pass the godan test from reputable people (kodokan), they have linage, they have martial artist from fairly high levels of multiple disciplines, one of the founders was fourth dan under the kodokan and was on the israeli olympic judo team. The current headmaster has 5th dan rank under Masaaki Hatsumi. They roll, they use protective gear and actually spar, good for me, idk.

btw they see ninjutsu as a collection of ryu, like i said, in their case;
Koto ryu
Kukishin Ryu
Tenshin Shōden Katori Shintō-ryū
Gyokko ryu
Fudo Ryu

IDK how much you know about traditional japanese martial arts but you might think its a bit more legit if you look into it. Hard to learn if you think you already know whats up.

btw, where'd you get your blue?

[Ryan McKinnon]

Dang, you just took me to school.....i like it.

I'm open to everything. Gotta try it all twice, just to make sure.

I know very little about traditional japanese martial arts. I studied Shorin-ryu for years, and then moved into Thai boxing before taking on the grappling arts. I have a brief understanding of the evolution of the traditional Nippon arts, and do understand that every technique was based mostly out of necessity, and that it is all applicable in various situations.

For me, I'm not interested in disarming anyone with a kitana....that's what guns are for.

However, I cannot claim that I know what's up. i was only kidding. I'm on this forum and site to learn the 10pjj system right now. It's not about lineage for me, only in learning what works and doesn't for me from Eddie's system, and then applying it when I need to.

Regardless, I will take a closer look at your recommendation so that I can come to my own conclusions. At the end of the day, the quality of the people you train with must be greater than the name on the door.

[Aaron Gustaveson]

what is it about Canadians, always so reasonable?

Like you said some of the stuff they do is more about maintaining tradition than being applicable today. Also they are well rounded for traditional type martial artist but dont meet they level of specialist in some areas.

Im not suggesting you make them your home gym but if I was going to be in the area, I'd go check them out. But then I like the choking people with chains and cutting throats with shuriken stuff.

[Ryan McKinnon]

No doubt AG. Sorry if you thought I was dissing your recommendation. I'm very easy going, and I make an honest effort not to judge anyone. Like religion, I believe that martial arts is a vehicle that takes you to a level of enlightenment and personal knowledge. No matter your belief system, if it makes you a better person, that's all that matters at the end of the day.

I personally couldn't make the school my home gym simply because of distance. My schedule is jam-packed from morning till night. I allow so much time for travel, with weekends being the exception. But now that you turned me on to the school, I might take a little trip over out of curiosity. Sadly, there isn't enough time in the day for me to visit all of the schools I enjoy, to learn the techniques that each school specializes in......Come on Lotto Max!!