Two new books are now available

The New and official Anjing Banfa syllabus is now available. It isn't a "how to" manual but rather it's annotated with my notes to help the student capture the essence of each technique. It also has a large section on "culture" topics, weapons, and necessary gear. It is a must for every student of Anjing Banfa to keep us all on the same page. I am selling each level individually to save the students money, as they only need to purchase the level they are studying at the time. There is space in the manual to draw and make your own study notes. I have left out some details for the students to fill out with their instructor. For official Anjing Banfa practitioners only. The link to purchase the White Belt Syllabus is :http://www.cafepress.com/shopbrusso.205801861 Or you can find it at http://www.anjingbanfa.com/The_Anjing_Banfa_Syllabus.html

The Mental Warrior is now also available for purchase.

It is a must have for a serious warrior. It describes how a warrior can use their mind to "win" a battle, tell what the other warrior is thinking, and more. It also comes with exercises that will develop these skills. It can be found at: http://www.cafepress.com/shopbrusso.202379690 or on our website at: http://www.anjingbanfa.com/The_Mental_Warrior.html

I hope you enjoy these two new additions to Anjing Banfa! Master Peter Brusso.

Our poll

Alright.. we only had 8 entries on the poll.. 1 for Run, 1 for close the distance, and 6 for Remove their oneness.. which is correct. The first rule in a fight is to remove their oneness with you. This can be achieved by various methods... all you are doing is steering their focus off or you and onto something else.

For example you could use anticipatory techniques to move them into thinking something is going to happen, an attack is short in coming, or the like.. you can use sensory methods, like slapping your leg... and making a move like your are going to attack, thus setting up false timing in the fight... odd hand motions or movements can work well. What you are doing is not allowing them to "feel" you or see inside your head.

On http://www.awarriorsway.com site we will have on the members only page a document called "Mental Warrior", for download.. check that out in due time to discuss the actual scientific aspects of this question..

A new poll will be up shortly...

Sensei
Master Peter Brusso

Virtual Dojo!

Students... check out the asksensei blog for our stats on our weekly lessons.

We have been putting up our weekly lessons and I have been floored by the response. I think that we now have a medium to show our art, to train people in our art, and to help artists become better warriors.

Warriorhood isn't a right, it isn't something you are born into, its something that you are taught to be, to encompass and to embrace; if you have the right teachers. I think that this new medium, podcasting, will allow us to push our ways out to others to work with. If they are good, they will continue and if they are poor.. they will die out.

Just like Ninjutsu, a very old art, a practical art, one born from war... if the techniques taught to the ninja were poor, they didn't come back. They couldn't propagate the poor techniques so the art cleansed itself via combat.

This is like our blogging and podcasting now as its a social medium, just like war. If the techniques and the teachings are good, people will comment, come back, and continue to learn. If they are bad.. they just won't return to it at all... so this is the face of social media and how it will play with the arts.

On another note: we or I am teaching again on Sunday mornings at 10 AM sharp. Its open to all so if you are interesting, come on by, sign a waiver.. and start learning to defend yourself. We are enjoying some very high level training lately, but will return to basics every Sunday so that belts can continue to be earned....

If you have a topic you would like to see me discuss or show techniques on that Sunday, for the weekly lessons show on http://Asksensei.blip.tv please email them to me... sensei@anjingbanfa.com

Master Peter Brusso

Sunday Classes

Yes.. I have started to teach again.. Sunday mornings at 10AM sharp. I will have a list of what my students need for class up on the site. We generally will cover 1/3, 1/3, 1/3: belt level material, sparing, and martial arts culture topics. Please email before you decide to join the class, especially if you are a new student. Sensei

Test Complete

Congratulations to Santino Batista, Mike Miller, and TK Porter, as they passed their blackbelt test! Here is a quick view of the days:

Friday day 3: They arrived at my location at 7:30 PM.. got their tents set up and we had the "Bipolar day". Ultimately we watched the Alex Wetherbee memorial DVD which is a difficult thing to watch. We watched it all the way through. It was important for me to show them others have lost students and friends from their Dojo but one must remember how they lived, not how they died. Then we watched the up lifting movie "The Secret". We finally hit the bed at 2:34 AM for only a four hour sleep. Their tents got wet too, so it was good test to see about water proofing.

Saturday day 4: They started at 6:30 AM pulling down the wire fencing on the main fence around the house. We had some other cleaning jobs until our dignitary arrived at 10:30 AM. This gentleman took the class until 3 PM... then I took back over and taught a defender class. Then the ICE night... which one person wasn't allowed in the ICE due to a medical condition. We made it difficult for that one too... ended the ICE night around 10PM. In the sack for a good nights sleep.. then 6:30 Toes on the line...

Sunday day 5: I moved the Testies out to the front and had a very long talk about the arts, our art, and how to teach. We did mostly all mental stuff... until Master Mel LaGasca showed up. He actually flanked out position and listened and took pictures of us from the hill side.. we didn't know he was there.. we are now dead.. smile. He took the class and worked with them... until graduation... where a black belt for their fallen student was received by his widow.

I will have some podcasts from the testies in a few weeks.. after they get over the test!

Master Brusso

New equipment list up for the test people

Here is a new equipment list for the test:

http://www.anjingbanfa.com/Equipment.html

Interview with Master Mel LaGasca

Master Mel and I go back in time to 1980-1982 and the formation of Anjing Banfa. In this interview you will hear about some famous episodes of Anjing Banfa history, some really funny stories, and how we honor as our dead. Learn about Cal Feamster and how he studied with us and our early times at LLNL.

http://asksensei.blip.tv/file/415456/

Also remember we have a test coming up and we need to get all things focused on the event!

Sensei