Total Warrior Weapons Training Pack

For Students planning to attend Rick Tew’s College of Martial Science, Total Warrior Martial Arts and Fitness camp or for Students of our NinjaGym® Home Study Program AND even for anyone looking to have a great set of safe training / practice gear – I highly recommend these items.

Polypropylene, Plastic and Rubber Training Weapons for Martial Arts

MY PROBLEM…
…was lack of durability, realism and something safe to fly with:

Training at our camps in Thailand our rattan escrima sticks and bo staves started to split and wear down in only a few months. Our rubber knives would break in half or have a flimsy feel to them. We also didn’t want a lot of metal weapons – because students were flying in from all over the world and metal weapons caused more issues and delays at airport security. Since Students are required to have their own set of training gear, you could imagine the possible chaos.

MY SOLUTION…
…was turning to COLD STEEL the maker of the World’s Strongest Knives:

I needed to solve this problem so I turned to COLD STEEL – they made a great selection of items that fit all three of our requirements. The main source for this solution was the use of POLYPROPYLENE.

WHY…
…is this better than other plastic, rubber or wood?

Since these items are NOT made of wood, that they will not rot, crack split or splinter. Cold Steel’s solution to these dilemmas was to design a synthetic substitute, low in price and impervious to the elements.

It is also NOT cheap plastic as these items are made of the heaviest grade polypropylene available. These items closely duplicate a real sword, stick or knife in length, size, weight and feel. They have the advantages of being virtually unbreakable and remarkably stiff and cut resistant.

These items are much more durable because it is injection molded from super tough black polypropylene. Unlike rattan, it resists mildew, and won’t dry out, warp, crack.

Having been training with various wooden and rattan items over the last 20+ years, and being able to properly compare – I have come to love the practical use Polypropylene training items and now these are the official training weapons of all our programs.

HOW…
…can you get these into your hands to start using them right away?

You can order on our Martial Art Supply store at NinjaNinja.com Easy – follow this link to order 1 or the entire set if you’d like to save.

ORDER THE PRO NINJA TRAINING WEAPONS BY CLICKING THIS LINK

PRO TRAINING SWORD

PRO TRAINING SWORD

A synthetic substitute, impervious to the elements. Our Pro Training swords are made of the heaviest grade polypropylene available and closely duplicate a real Katana and Wakazashi in length, size, weight and feel. They have the advantages of being virtually unbreakable and remarkably stiff and cut resistant.

PRO TRAINING KNIFE

PRO TRAINING KNIFE

Practice with some of the most popular knife designs, in relative safety, with our rubber training knife. Each has been carefully fashioned to look as realistic as possible so they can be effectively used in solo practice, training drills, disarm drills, and demonstrations and any other activity where you want a reasonably close approximation of realism but not the extreme danger and risk associated with an actual knife. The Santoprene rubber blades are soft enough to prevent the likelihood of most bodily injury. They do however, have a level of firmness that might cause injury to the face or the eyes, so it is recommended that appropriate eye protection or a fencing mask is utilized at all times when using a rubber training knife.

PRO TRAINING STICK

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Our Escrima Stick resembles a traditional rattan stick in length, weight, and cross section, it is however, much more durable because it is injection molded from super tough black polypropylene. It measures 32″ long and is 1″ in diameter and weighs a little over 15 ounces. Unlike rattan, it resists mildew, and won’t dry out, warp, crack splinter or shrink, and with the use of a saw, it can easily be modified to any length. It is easy to clean and is so resistant to impact stresses and the elements, that it is virtually unbreakable and practically indestructible. We’re confident that stick fighting enthusiasts and the Martial Arts Community will want to add one or more of these sticks to their training arsenal.

PRO TRAINING FIST STICK

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Made of virtually unbreakable plastic, the Koga can increase the ability of the average person to defend himself several times over. With proper training, it can function as a fantastic aid in leverage when obtaining joint locks or submission holds. But where it really shines is as an intermediate impact tool. You see, police and civilians alike face a perplexing dilemma when contemplating employing fist or baton blows. Blows struck with the fist may be too weak, or worse, result in a broken hand, while blows struck with a baton may be too powerful resulting in grave injury or even death. The SD however, solves this problem, neatly bridging the gap by concentrating and magnifying the effect of hand blows while minimizing the likelihood of permanent injury or death. If you’re looking to expand your continuum of force options in a self-defense situation, we heartily suggest you buy a Koga.

“Improve the gear and you improve the training.”

RICK
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How to quickly find your key Strengths

“Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?”
– Benjamin Franklin

Yesterday I wrote a short article on how important it was to focus on your personal Strengths in order to BE a Black Belt in What You Do. This is the foundational message in WINJITSU – The Mental Martial Art that we teach on all of our camps and long term live-in programs.

Today, I wanted to SHARE a great BOOK and more importantly a great TEST that you can take and in less than one hour you can learn your Strengths, review them and begin to apply them to your life right away.

My TEST results showed that my TOP 5 Strengths are:

01 Futuristic
02 Strategic
03 Ideation
04 Maximizer
05 Relator

I won’t explain what all of these mean here (but feel free to ask) as they are related to me specifically. Your Strengths will be unique to you.

Those that know me well will understand these and be able to associate them to my character fairly quickly. Often, we don’t even know our own STRENGTHS.

I found it very interesting to see that I was living and working based on these 5 Strengths and I could see SPOT ON what these strengths really were. I could see the relation as a martial arts instructor, business owner, writer / creator, motivational speaker and life coach.

What is GREAT about this information is that you can use it to help you DISCOVER what you can be doing with your life. It will help answer questions as to what you could be doing or focusing on. It helps to explain who you really are.

You will need both the book and their website.

The book is called STRENGTHS FINDER 2.0 and here is a brief description.

In Strengths Finder 2.0 Gallup unveiled the new and improved version of its popular assessment, language of 34 themes, and much more. Loaded with hundreds of strategies for applying your strengths, this Wall Street JournalBusiness Week, and USA Today bestseller will change the way you look at yourself — and the world around you — forever.

I suggest you order this great book on Amazon right away (while you are there you can order Winjitsu – ha ha).

TEWS TIP:

Do NOT buy a USED copy! You must buy a new book because each book comes with a special unique CODE (every book has a different code) that you will need to use to enter into the website in order to take the TEST. You can only use ONE code per person.

The WEB SITE is here:

http://strengths.gallup.com/110440/About-StrengthsFinder-20.aspx

PLEASE share your strengths and what you think. If you need any help or have any questions, please feel free to ask.

RICK
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How to make the comforts of home feel ten times better!

Realistic Martial Arts Training in the rain at NinjaGym Camp Thailand




It’s the end of March here in Koh Samui, Thailand at our NinjaGym™ long-term live-in Multi-Martial Arts and Fitness Camp. The weather has been beautiful most of the month and riding a moped (one of my favorite activities on the island) early in the morning or along with the Sunset as I coast along the ocean road has been a refreshing break from normal life in the States. Today however, my day and moped ride ended with me soaked from head to toe – racing to my office. There were numerous puddles as the roads were flooded. Driving speed was reduced due to the fact that as the rain struck my face it felt like tiny rocks being shot through an angry bird’s blowgun. This was of course after class.

I usually call Thursdays Thunder Day and today couldn’t have been a better Thursday. We started class at 2pm and trained until 5. Yes, it’s a typical short day, but the entire class was conducted in the rain. If you haven’t trained in the rain before, you don’t know what you are missing. It has its pros and cons, but in the end, you usually come away stronger or experience some new elements that may not have existed in drier weather.

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