Hombu Curriculum - March and September
This is what the Hombu is teaching during the months of March and September.
Course Category: Martial Arts
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Workshop: The Principles of Nidan
Join Shihan Mark Sentoshi Russo as he explores the principles of Nidan 2nd Degree Black Belt at a seminar at the Hombu in Dayton, Ohio. You’ll explore advanced concepts that demonstrate how we adapt and adjust when things don’t go well.
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Hombu Curriculum - April and October
The Hombu dojo in Dayton, Ohio teaches these techniques and lessons in April and October of every year.
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Hombu Curriculum - May and November
Here are the To-Shin Do foundational kata for the months of May and November, as taught in the Hombu Dojo in Dayton, Ohio.
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Bojutsu Kihon
Bojutsu Kihon is a 9-kyu course introducing the bo long staff fundamentals taught by To-Shin Do. Completion of the course might take a year-and-a-half to two years. 9 kyu diplomas are issued, followed by a Bojutsu Kihon diploma, comparable to receiving a Black Belt in bojutsu.
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Retraining Your Flinch Responses
Mark Russo dives deep into teaching you how to turn your autonomic flinch responses directly into ways to stay safe against surprise attacks.
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Solo Drills - Developing Foundational Muscle Memory
Shihan Mark Sentoshi Russo teaches you several drills that you can do on your own to build muscle memory around foundational concepts.
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Austin Texas Seminar in 1993
Teleport back to 1993 with this seminar from An-shu Stephen K. Hayes in Austin, Texas.
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Winter Quest 2020
An-Shu Stephen and An-Shu Rumiko Hayes teach at Chapel Hill’s Winter Quest 2020 event. Learn insights to several of the Happo Biken Secrets of the Sword, how to intercept an aggressor’s attack, time your defense to overcome their superior strength, and more.
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Hombu Curriculum - January and July
Here are the To-Shin Do foundational kata for the month of July, as taught in the Hombu Dojo in Dayton, Ohio.
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Get to Your Feet - Reversals
In this course, we will explore several options to “Get To Your Feet” if you’ve found yourself knocked, or drug down to the ground in an altercation. Reversals are the fastest way, when they work, to regain the top position to ultimately get back up to our feet and away from the attacker.
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Get to Your Feet - Sweeps
This second installment of our “Get to Your Feet” series will cover what to do if our first plan didn’t pan out for us. If we can’t immediately get off of the bottom then lets transition to a position with more options and try again.
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SciTaiTech Striking
Welcome to SciTaiTech Striking. SciTaiTech stands for science and taijutsu technology. In these courses we will apply the science and taijutsu principles from the Matrix of Martial Arts course to different skill sets. This course will look at striking.
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Do Nothing To Win
Do Nothing To Win uses Inashi Gata, a training drill from the historical tradition of Koto Ryu Koppojutsu, to show how proper alignment of your weapons in kamae is more effective than muscular force. And if there is some music playing makes for a great line dance…
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Decision Making Skills
One of the most challenging skills to learn in the martial arts is how to make decisions under pressure. This course looks at how to break down decision making into several smaller skills that can be improved, then used to create effective defenses against unscripted, unrehearsed attacks.