Chris Bashirov

We learn to fight so we don’t have to.

It is my deepest sadness to announce the passing away of Grandmaster Ip Ching on 26 January 2020. Grandmaster Ip was my teacher and Sifu since 1989. I was fortunate to witness his conversion to Christianity before he lost his consciousness. A Christian Memorial Service was held in 7 February 2020.

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This is what I’m often talking about in class about being a protector, being the person running toward danger instead of just being a spectator or even running away. Martial Arts don’t make you invincible, of course, but the…[Read more]

Ninjutsu is deceptive in how easily it can become Aikido, Kung Fu, or Krav Maga. It can incorporate techniques from other arts without compromising its own structure or seamlessly transition to another art entirely.

Meditations: We often refer to Ninja and Samurai martial arts as protector disciplines. What does it mean to be a protector?

Our Shadows hold the essence of who we are.
They hold our most precious gifts. By facing these aspects of ourselves, we become free to experience our glorious totality; the good and the bad, the dark and the light.”

– Debbie Ford

“We all have a dark side. Most of us go through life avoiding direct contact with that aspect of ourselves, which I call the Shadow Self. There’s a reason why. It carries a great deal of energy”

-Lorraine Toussaint

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

Abraham Lincoln