Between the basic body movement skills and the basic striking skills we condition and strengthen in the context of practical combat skills and not outside of them.

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Training (Understanding Today Through Yesteryear)
The second half of class is considered training. This time is spent on historical katas, techniques, or scenarios that involve either armed or unarmed situations. These techniques utilize the basics mentioned above in more complex scenarios. The underlying principles of these techniques are discussed and studied so the understanding will allow us to adapt the concepts to more contemporary situations of today.

Philosophy
The training philosophy and the curriculum is embraced in the warrior ideal. It is something that the potential student dedicates and disciplines themselves to doing on a consistent bases. The training gets more demanding technically and physically as the student progresses. This is not only meant to physically challenge the student but to push the individual to higher levels of performance. As a result, mental toughness is cultivated as well as physical toughness. This gives the individual the ability to endure even when there is nothing left.  The methods of our training are designed to teach you your limitations and how to push past them to new levels. This is easier said than done. But with the right mind set and attitude can be rewarding if achieved.

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The Curriculum
Our training curriculum involves a combination of drilling methods and the study of historical techniques handed down through the densho (scrolls of knowledge) of the nine schools in the Bujinkan Dojo. The drills build muscle memory for good basic skills while strengthening and conditioning. These basic skills are what provide the foundation or the pieces to the more complex katas or historical techniques that are studied. The historical technique is not the end all, but a starting point in which to start the study. The situations and weapons of these historical techniques provide a context in which these basic skills may be employed. They provide a "backdrop" that helps us understand the strategy and tactics used and how we may employ them in today's world if needed.

The curriculum is designed to carry the student from beginning to advanced concepts through the areas listed below.

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Areas of Study through the
Curriculum

• Taiso (Stretching & Conditioning)
  
• Taijutsu (Unarmed Combat Arts)
  
• Bojutsu (Stick Fighting Arts)
  
• Tantojutsu (Knife Fighting Arts)
  
• Shurikenjutsu (Blade Throwing Arts)
  
• Kenjutsu (Sword Fighting Arts)
  
• Hojutsu (Firearms)
  
• Yarijutsu (Spear Fighting Arts)
  
• Hojojutsu (Rope Tying Arts)
  
• Meiso (Meditation Techniques)
  
• Ninki (Specialized Ninja Tools)
  

• Naginatajutsu (Halberd Fighting Arts)
  
• Juttejutsu (Iron Truncheon Fighting Arts)
  
• Bisento (Battlefield Halberd Fighting Arts)
  
• Gotonpo (Use of Natural Elements for Escape & Evasion)
  
• Kusarifundojutsu (Weighted Chain Fighting Arts)
  
• Kyoketsu Shoge (Dagger, Rope, & Iron Ring Fighting Arts)
  
• Kusarigamajutsu (Chain & Sickle Fighting Arts)
  
• Heiho (Combat Strategy)