Ninjas in Nature

05/08/2023

What to do if you are attacked by a pack of young ninjas on a dock and you happen to be holding a hanbo

04/18/2023

Hanbo training with a trio from our advanced ninjutsu class. We ended training with a cold swim in 50 degree F water.

03/24/2023

More from the Stick Stoke Master Roemke. This is a great move that teaches angling, distance and timing. The final disarm movement is a great application of taijutsu

Dai Shihan Mark Roemke demonstrates an escrima technique to parry an attack followed by a disarming technique. This is from our upcoming escrima training onl...

03/21/2023

Hanbo training with the NiN crew

03/20/2023

What’s the first thing to do when in the forest? Grab a stick! Here’s another sneak peek from our upcoming online Escrima Elements course.

Sensei Mark Roemke demonstrates an escrima frontal parry technique for blocking a stabbing attack. This is part of our upcoming escrima training course at ww...

03/19/2023

Here’s a sneaky ninja peek at the next online course we are currently assembling.

Sensei Mark Roemke demonstrates this two person stick fighting drill. This is a sneak peak at our upcoming escrima course at www.ninjasinnature.com

02/18/2023

Since it’s still officially winter in the northern hemisphere and the big ball of fire in the sky is rapidly increasing its presence, it’s time to start spreading some fire mojo to the kids out there. Here too is a secret ninja discount code good thru the end of the month for this youth instructor training course: fireninja23.

Ka (Fire) Instructor Certification Course Our next Elemental Pathway Training Ka means "Fire." In this training we teach skills that connect you to the

02/17/2023

The first thing that most kids do when entering the forest is to pick up a stick, which is interesting because it is also one of the first things recommended in a survival or self defense situation. Here is a fun drill that we do with youth as part of our escrima training course called the “L Drill”. In this video short, Dai Shihan Mark Roemke demonstrates this partner technique that is great for developing right and left brain and hand coordination.

Dai Shihan Mark Roemke demonstrates an escrima "L drill" technique. This is from our youth escrima training course at www.ninjasinnature.com

02/12/2023

One of the fun overlaps between ninjutsu and nature awareness is to use a hanbo as a tracking stick for animal trailing exercises. The length is the stick is perfect for measuring width, length, stride and straddle for most animals including humans.

In this tutorial we teach you how to use a hanbo as a tracking stick for trailing animals, including humans. This is part of our youth instructor certificati...

02/11/2023

Here’s your daily dose of Dai Shihan.

Dai Shihan Mark Roemke teaches hanbo stances and strikes from each stance. This is from our Ka (fire) youth instructor certification course at www.ninjasinna...

02/11/2023

Learning the elemental gokui forms of ninjutsu is a favorite of youth in our NiN programs. This video is the Ka or “fire” form. It is especially fun to do in nature when circling a group around a bow drilled fire.

This is the elemental form Ka or "fire" from our ninjutsu training. In this video Dai Shihan Mark Roemke teaches the basics of this form and an application. ...

02/06/2023

This technique is a really fun one for teaching the basics of making a survival debris shelter to kids. Even more fun is to add the challenge the “water test” when done.

In our youth NiN programs, we like to introduce the basic concepts of a debris shelter by making a smaller scale "head shelter" followed by the "water test"....