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New - Taekwondo Video Training Series |
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Members only Video Training Series
Please log in at your earliest opportunity to view our video training series. After log in, look for the “training videos” found in the left navigation slot. The page is under construction, however there are several videos to be found and learn from.
The videos uploaded in the video training series are culled from the Modern Samurai Taekwondo video / DVD which is still undergoing editing, however I wanted to offer some of the basic content as an additional courtesy, and benefit to our Modern Samurai family.
Remember that the video page and its contents are not complete.
Please provide us with your feedback.
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Welcome! |
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Modern Samurai offers traditional martial arts training in a safe, comfortable, well-equipped facility, to students interested in becoming versatile martial artists. The goal of Modern Samurai is to provide a curriculum that meets the demanding needs of today's society. |
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Taekwondo |
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 | In contemporary times Taekwondo has been known for both its Olympic application and its sport association. While numerous benefits result from this perspective, there is a downside in that the skill set - while formidable - is not versatile. Once competition rules are introduced, other aspects of martial arts training are omitted making for a very narrowly focused martial sport and, worse, a practitioner who is actually handicapped in an emergency. There will always be great fighters, regardless of style or discipline; however, under stress one will always employ what one has practiced. If kicking is the main focus, how does one negotiate an opponent whose primary art is punching or grappling? | |
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Shinkendo |
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Shinkendo is the reunification of traditional, authentic, Japanese samurai swordsmanship by our founder Toshishiro Obata. Our curriculum consists of five main pillars or structures, each supporting the other in a logical, progressive format: Suburi ( sword swinging) Tanrengata ( forging kata) Batto-ho ( drawing and re-sheathing safely and correctly) Tachiuchi (paired practice- sparring) Tameshigiri ( test cutting).Dojo Shinkendo Videos - click here! |
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Aikido |
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 | Modern Samurai now offers instruction in Aikido- Aikibujutsu through our authorized Kyokai (study group) under the guidance and tutelage of Obata Toshishiro So Shihan. Obata Sensei was uchi-deshi (live-in disciple) under the late Shidoa Gozo Kancho. In 1980 Mr. Obata moved to America and began development of a research organization called the “Aikibujutsu Tanren Kenkyukai" or more commonly known as Aiki-buken. While Obata sensei was uchi-deshi in Japan he also taught at the Yoshinkan honbu, universities, the Metropolitan Riot police and the Japanese self - defense army. Obata Sensei created the Aiki-buken to accurately rebuild the concepts and techniques from the older styles of Aiki-bujutsu and Edo Torimonojutsu used during the feudal times of Japan. This is an ongoing process including the softer styles of modern aikido. Following photos courtesy of Blitz Magazine. | |
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