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Self Development through Martial Arts, Wilderness Survival, and Meditation. My Quest.

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Action Meditation. This workout is called “The Mala” as in a set of meditation beads. A traditional set has 108 beads to represent the 108 human conditions to overcome. This exercise has 108 repetitions of any five exercises that you want to do. Normally I do burpees, push-ups, jumping lunges, squats, and pull ups. Today I didn’t have access to a pull up bar so I did mace 360s (108 to each side) instead. This was a hard one in the heat but you’ve got to get your meditation in! NinjaEveryDay “The way of the martial artist is the way of enduring, surviving and prevailing over all that would destroy him. More than delivering strikes and slashes, and deeper in significance than the simple outwitting of an enemy, Ninpô is the way of attaining that which we need while making the world a better place.” -Takamatsu Sensei #NinjaEveryDay #ToShinDo #Ninja #ChapelHill #Durham #ChapelHillPersonalTraining #DurhamPersonalTraining #Kettlebell #Fitness #FitnessMotivation #QuestFit365 #QuestFit #QuestKick #AnimalFlow #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Meditation #MindfulMovement #Tengu #Tatsujin #Yamabushi #Ninjutsu #kickboxing

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I was able to attend a fantastic jiujitsu seminar with Professor Roy Dean(@roydean_ ) this past weekend. It has been a goal of mine to train with him since I was a jj white belt because I’ve watched so many of his instructional dvds over the years. If you get a chance to train with him don’t miss it and if you get s chance to visit The Stillness Gym in Beaufort do it, you won’t be sorry. NinjaEveryDay “The way of the martial artist is the way of enduring, surviving and prevailing over all that would destroy him. More than delivering strikes and slashes, and deeper in significance than the simple outwitting of an enemy, Ninpô is the way of attaining that which we need while making the world a better place.” -Takamatsu Sensei #NinjaEveryDay #ToShinDo #Ninja #ChapelHill #Durham #ChapelHillPersonalTraining #DurhamPersonalTraining #Kettlebell #Fitness #FitnessMotivation #QuestFit365 #QuestFit #QuestKick #AnimalFlow #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Meditation #MindfulMovement #Tengu #Tatsujin #Yamabushi #Ninjutsu #kickboxing

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Here is the new NinjaEveryDay logo. The kanji means “Ninja Every Day” and the leaf silhouette is the shape of a tulip polar leaf. This tree is a very useful tree in Wilderness Skills applications and it’s just one of my favorites. The three areas that I’m personally trying to drive my own development are the broad topics of Martial Arts, Fitness, and Wilderness Skills. These areas allow me to broadly focus and laser focus on my capabilities and places that need improvement. Thanks for joining me on my journey. NinjaEveryDay “The way of the martial artist is the way of enduring, surviving and prevailing over all that would destroy him. More than delivering strikes and slashes, and deeper in significance than the simple outwitting of an enemy, Ninpô is the way of attaining that which we need while making the world a better place.” -Takamatsu Sensei #NinjaEveryDay #ToShinDo #Ninja #ChapelHill #Durham #ChapelHillPersonalTraining #DurhamPersonalTraining #Kettlebell #Fitness #FitnessMotivation #QuestFit365 #QuestFit #QuestKick #AnimalFlow #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Meditation #MindfulMovement #Tengu #Tatsujin #Yamabushi #Ninjutsu #kickboxing

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Check the NinjaEveryDay Facebook page for a full workout description but basically we will do 3 sprawls, 6 kicks, and 9 jab-cross combinations as many times as we can for 3 minutes. Take a 1 min rest, then do it again 5 more times for 6 total rounds. Get u some! NinjaEveryDay “The way of the martial artist is the way of enduring, surviving and prevailing over all that would destroy him. More than delivering strikes and slashes, and deeper in significance than the simple outwitting of an enemy, Ninpô is the way of attaining that which we need while making the world a better place.” -Takamatsu Sensei #NinjaEveryDay #ToShinDo #Ninja #ChapelHill #Durham #ChapelHillPersonalTraining #DurhamPersonalTraining #Kettlebell #Fitness #FitnessMotivation #QuestFit365 #QuestFit #QuestKick #AnimalFlow #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Meditation #MindfulMovement #Tengu #Tatsujin #Yamabushi #Ninjutsu #kickboxing (at Chapel Hill Quest Martial Arts)

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I am looking forward to the Roy Dean JJ seminar that’s taking place at The Stillness Gym in Beaufort SC. If you’re ever in the area you should check out this place! It’s a Dojo unlike any other I’ve ever been to.

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Knee on belly drills. Check out www.ninjaselfdefense.com for more detailed instruction.

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Part of a knee-on-belly transition interval session that made up my workout this afternoon. If you’ve watched the “Ground Control Strategies” video on www.ninjaselfdefense.com this drill can help you smooth out the transitions in addition to working on your conditioning. Like and share this video and let me know what you think. NinjaEveryDay “The way of the martial artist is the way of enduring, surviving and prevailing over all that would destroy him. More than delivering strikes and slashes, and deeper in significance than the simple outwitting of an enemy, Ninpô is the way of attaining that which we need while making the world a better place.” -Takamatsu Sensei #NinjaEveryDay #ToShinDo #Ninja #ChapelHill #Durham #ChapelHillPersonalTraining #DurhamPersonalTraining #Kettlebell #Fitness #FitnessMotivation #QuestFit365 #QuestFit #QuestKick #AnimalFlow #MartialArts #Selfdefense #Meditation #MindfulMovement #Tengu #Tatsujin #Yamabushi #Ninjutsu #kickboxing (at Chapel Hill Quest Martial Arts)

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The 3 Core Amigos: Brace, Rotate, Resist

These movements are the basics before you start getting fancy with anything else and they should never be forgotten.

I have worked with many different athletes over the years. For each one that presents with persistent back pain or injury it usually comes down to missing one element of core training. Everyone knows the exercises. I’m not here to teach you a new type of amazing fix-all core exercise; it’s the implementation of holistic core training that is the key. Ask someone when the last time was that they checked on their obliques. You’re usually met by a blank stare.

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I knew there’d be a time when my toilet would make me give it weird looks.

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Be brave, push all the buttons

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#weaponsweek #ninjaeveryday #chqc #chapelhillquestmartialarts @chquest

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The New Avengers! All new! All American! All ninja!

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Dave Camarillo - Judo Throws

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Winter Quest 2015

January 2015 brought Winter Quest back to Chapel Hill.  An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes joined the Chapel Hill Quest Martial Arts dojo to put on a fantastic seminar that covered techniques from pistol disarms to advanced lock counters.  About forty participants, that ranged from white belt to fifth-degree black belt, enjoyed the workshop.  

After the training on Saturday, we had a black belt graduation ceremony.  Two students graduated to first degree black belt, one young man went to his adult black belt up from a youth belt, and one young lady to her second degree black belt.  The belt presentations were followed up by a fantastic dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant, Bangkok 54.     

Be sure to join us for Mountain Quest this year, in August, for another opportunity to train with An-Shu Stephen K. Hayes.  

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Ruger LCP review

A couple of months ago a regular attendee to our pistol classes suggested a class on the increasingly popular “micro pistols”.  I have never owned one myself and the suggestion got me thinking about the potentials of these smaller firearms.   As I researched the available options I considered several things before I made my decision.  The most important criteria for me were capacity, caliber, the amount of fingers that I could get onto the handle, and reputation for reliability. After handling several small pistols at the local Field and Stream, I decided on the Ruger LCP (lightweight compact pistol).  

I went to several stores in our area, and the Field and Stream had the largest selection of the type of pistol that I was looking for.  This pistol lives up to its acronym.  The gun unloaded is a barely noticeable 9.4 ounces. It comes with a six round magazine that has an integrated grip extension.  I will be ordering the extended magazine soon.     The whole pistol is compact and fits nicely into a “Blackhawk #3” pocket holster.

I have also tried it out with another holster system that I will be reviewing at a later date. The gun is less than an inch thick, less than 4 inches tall, and only 5.16 inches long. 

The fixed sights are small but functional, and allow the gun to be drawn smoothly from the pocket holster without snagging.  The rear sight is much easier to pick up than the sights on my stock Smith and Wesson J-frame.  Taking my time I was able to consistently hit eight-inch plates out to 25 yards.  I took my time because the trigger was appropriately heavy for a super small carry pistol.   My first shot triggered the only “hiccup” that I’ve experienced with the gun since I’ve shot it.  The shot itself was good but the slide didn’t go back forward after the empty brass was extracted. I pulled the slide back and let it go and it went all the way back into battery as it should have.  No other shots have resulted in that type of hang up to date.   Prior to shooting and after the test run I cleaned the gun.  Disassembly and reassembly were relatively easy.  The manual was clear and easy to understand even for those not mechanically inclined, like myself. My first “test” of the gun was 50 rounds of Winchester “Train and Defend” training ammo and 6 rounds of the hollow-point “defend” ammo.  

The concept of this ammo is cool to me.  By pairing a training round with its ballistic equivalent hollow-point round, it makes it simple for people to train with what they would carry. The day I was shooting was very cold and firing the gun that size in that temperature wasn’t the most comfortable shooting experience I’ve ever had after about 15 rounds but the gun was easily controllable.   I’ve been to the range twice since then and continued to have good reliability.  Carrying the gun over the last month almost every day has been very convenient, and it is easy to conceal in both winter and summer weight clothing. Overall, I have enjoyed the Ruger LCP and would recommend it to anyone who is in the market for a smaller pistol.  

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Aussie Quest 2015

Just returned from the first ever Aussie Quest.  Sensei Ron Day from the Cairns Quest Centre (yes that's how they spell it there) was kind enough to invite me back to Australia to lead a workshop for his students for the second year in a row.  We decided that if it was going to be a regular event then it needed to have a name, so Aussie Quest was born.  This years event showcased several Quest programs by starting off with a Quest Fit and Quest Kick warm up, then rolling through a Quest Ground Tactics section covering different parts of the flow drill, a To-Shin Do section for everyone, and wrapped up with an advanced To Shin Do section for the black belts. 

While we were visiting the school we were able to participate in several of the classes that the Cairns Quest Centre offers like the Quest Fit class led by Mr. Gary.

Witnessed two great martial artists, Jason and Ryan, earn their black belt. Met some amazing people and saw some friends again from last year.

We were able to fit in some time to have an Australian pub experience, hug a koala, and get some snorkeling in also.  

I'd like to say thanks to all of the amazing people at the Cairns Quest Centre who made this event happen and made us feel so welcome.  Next year Aussie Quest will be even bigger as we invite several of our ninja friends from the states to join us.  If you want to be part of a growing tradition in line with Festival and Mountain Quest, see an amazing country, and train with some dedicated martial artists then Aussie Quest is for you!  

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