Kevin Levesque is Kyoshi Brett Varnum’s senior student and helpa run the Discovery Institute of Martial Arts in Easton. He been training in the martial arts for the better part of 20 years, 16 of which have been in ninjutsu. In his own words: “After four years in other arts, it was nice to find my […]
Kevin Levesque is Kyoshi Brett Varnum’s senior student and helpa run the Discovery Institute of Martial Arts in Easton. He been training in the martial arts for the better part of 20 years, 16 of which have been in ninjutsu. In his own words: “After four years in other arts, it was nice to find my […]
Hanshi John Poliquin’s extensive martial arts background dates back to 1977 and includes a 10th Degree Black Belt in Budo Taijutsu (awarded by Soke Masaaki Hatsumi in 2003), an 8th Degree Black Belt in To-Shin Do (awarded by Anshu Stephen Hayes in 2011, and a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Judo (awarded by Ramon Ancho […]
Dr. Boyack came to ninjutsu with a goal to learn some basic self defense for a few months. She fell in love with the depth and intelligence of the art, and has been practicing it now for more than 15 years!! She earned her Sandan belt (3rd degree blackbelt) in 2010 and continues to be […]
I’ve mentioned before how martial arts inspires and fosters healthier lifestyles. One of the biggest things that happens with new students is they start classes, and after working on rolls, throws, strikings, and generally experience the higher activity level we provide, they start seeing a need to improve their fitness. As a note, I want […]
One of my favorite memes is the Awkward Seal. If you have spent any time on Facebook or Reddit, you’ve seen something like this: We can and should point and laugh at situations like this, but let’s take a moment to acknowledge the power of the underlying force at work here: discomfort. If there was […]
Yes, there is something you need in your training if you want to walk away from an attack without looking like this: You need to train properly for it. That means injecting reality into your training. Makes sense, right? Like many kids who grew up watching Bruce Lee movies and reading his books, I learned […]
