| Do you want to be a master ninja? I can certainly | | | | questions that you should ask yourself. A few of |
| understand why. But, let me say that, after having that | | | | these questions include: |
| same goal myself for more than 20 years, it's not as | | | | 1) What can you do to increase your body's level of |
| easy as you would think. | | | | fitness, health, and energy level? 2) What do you do |
| When I discuss this, you might think that I'm talking | | | | that inhibits your wellness, level of health, strength or |
| about how tough the training can be. And, on one | | | | flexibility? 3) Is your lifestyle - including your job, living |
| level...I am. | | | | environment, and daily activities - conducive to positive, |
| But, I'm also talking about the fact that the art of | | | | energetic, and vibrant living, or are you surrounded by |
| ninjutsu, as a composite martial art and life mastery | | | | and subject yourself to negativity and the debilitating |
| system, is made up of many more skills and study | | | | effects of distractions, confusion, and energy draining |
| areas than practically anything else you could do. | | | | people and activities? |
| That's not pride or bragging - it's a fact. | | | | I can promise you that, to attain a respectible level of |
| And, the fact is that, with all of the study areas which | | | | mastery in your ninjutsu martial arts training - if you are |
| make up ninja training, you will need more in the way | | | | to become a ninja in every sense that the word |
| of time, resources, and energy than you can currently | | | | implies, you will need... |
| imagine. And to do that, you have to make sure that | | | | 1) More oxygen than you currently take in 2) More |
| both your body and mind are capable of engaging in | | | | nutrients than you currently feed your body 3) More |
| the training over the long term. | | | | pure water than your body currently gets 4) More |
| I know. I know. You can do it. And I'm sure that you will | | | | energy-stimulating exercise than you currently engage |
| give it all you've got. But, remember, not only have I | | | | in, and... 5) More scientific exercises designed to open, |
| heard that before - from both past students AND past | | | | focus, stimulate, relax, and control your mind |
| training partners (which number in the hundreds) that | | | | And... |
| no longer train - but I have walked the Path and have | | | | You will need a mentor - a teacher who can introduce |
| experienced those moments when I wasn't sure if I | | | | you to, not only what you need, but also... |
| could go on. | | | | ...everything within the world of ninjutsu that you didn't |
| When exploring how you can make sure that your | | | | even know existed! |
| body and mind are up to the task, there are several | | | | |