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Hello, I'm new to this forum but I have a question. I am considering buying Rick Tew's Martial Science home study program which is like 24 videos or something like that. My question is, is there anyone on here or know of anyone that has tried this program and if so is it worth the money or is it bull? I'm from Northwestern Pennsylvania and there aren't really any good martial arts schools around here and definately no schools that teach Ninjitsu so I'm hoping that this program works good but if not I won't waste the money. Thanks for your time and help!
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I'm not going to go into it but don't waste your money on Rick Tew's videos. There are plenty of other good training materials out there, don't go for his speal. -
Well I'm from an area that's pretty much deprived of anything having to do with fun and the Karate classes I was in when I was younger didn't really elaborate all that much on self defense, just a lot of kata's and other things. I would really like to get into studying Ninjitsu but if there's no place remotely close to me that teaches it how could I train? What other training methods are you talking about? What makes the Rick Tew videos so bad?? Forgive me if I'm asking dumb questions but I'm completely new to this.Comment
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Why are you so interested in only Ninjitsu. Aren't you at all interested in practical self defense. I've met this Tew guy before and I've been very close with people that have had business dealings with him. His business practices have much to be desired. Besides that I go back to my original question.
If you're limited in what resources you have around you and are forced to use videos as instruction then that's fine, but there is a limitless supply of good instruction out there in lots of different styles, why ninjitsu? One important thing to try and find is a training partner or better yet, a few training partners to work with and feed off of. Try to be open minded, you may find that you have more options than you think.
What exactly are you trying to achieve?Comment
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1. If you can't find a training partner then get a heavy bag, a jump rope, and a short Muay Thai instructional.
2. If you can find a training partner then still get the heavy bag, but also get a suitcase bag, some focus mitts, and some Thai pads. And pick up one of thoise Straigh Blast Gym (SBG) Muay Thai/Boxing instructionals. I don't always agree with the SBG guys but their material has always been solid (in my experience).
2a. (with training partner) You still have to work your ground game. If you don't have any mats then this becomes much more difficult. Grab some of those cheap folding mats for tumbling and grab the Ceasar Gracie DVD (tons of info), or something like BJJ 101 from Roy Harris.
2b. Whether you grapple or not, stick to the more basic techniques until . . . well until forever. You might want to eventually expand beyond the basic instructionals listed above. If/when that happens look at Greg Nelsons Clinch tapes for Muay Thai, check out any of Erik Paulson's application specific tapes (Killer Chickenwings, Killer leglocks, Armlocks, Triangles) for a Shooto flavor to your grappling, and look into the Sperry tapes (take your pick, but they're best if you buy each series as a complete package) for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
3. If you want weapons then first think about what area do you want to concentrate on. Forget about the Nunchuka tapes and the nifty ninja stealth tapes. What use is it if you get into a scrape and you don't have the weapon available? Look into weapon systems that utilize technique "chunking," which is a term that describes a technique that can be utilized in many different situations.
My personal favorite weapons system is the Inosanto/Lacosta Kali blend. Everythings there (http://www.inosanto.com for more information). You might be more into the contact aspect, in that case check out the Dog Brothers (http://www.dogbrothers.com). Mabye you want to work on knife skills as your focus (gotta check out the Sayocs http://www.sayoc.com).
Perhaps you don't want to carry a weapon, but you want to know how to defend against a knife attack. Check out Karl Tanswel's "Stab" program (http://www.karltanswell.com/)
4. If you want a bunch of stuff and don't mind if it comes from a single source then check out the Straight Blast Gym's "UK and Denmark Seminar Tour" (http://www.straightblastgym.com/page...ideos&session= ). I think they need more weapons work, but the SBG guys aren't big on weapons. The weapon info that there should be solid (I haven't seen these tapes).
I don't want to come off sounding like an SBG devotee, but they have some great stuff on video/DVD.
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Any of the above options will save you money and serve you better than Tew's program. Forget about the "hinky" hoo-ha of Nin-Jitsu and train what works.Comment
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Hey thanks a lot for the info guys!!
About the Ninjitsu thing, it's just something that I've been interested in ever since I was a kid but never had the opportunity to study. I think I'll take your guy's advice and get some of the other videos you've mentioned and see how I like them. Oh yeah the only thing I'm trying to accomplish is finding a fun hobby.
Thanks again guys, take care.Comment
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