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All of the lessons necessary to earn a Black Belt in Stephen K. Hayes’ visionary ninja martial art of To-Shin Do® are contained in this 12-DVD set. This is the five-element, strategy-based and principle-centered combat method for stopping determined grapplers, punchers, kickers, and chokers – gritty and honest for real-world fighting victory. This extensive course offers the opportunity to train on your own or test for colored belts at one of An-shu Stephen K. Hayes’ testing seminars.  ContentsStanding Your Ground 3-DVD set
”Earth Element” training for stability and command in self-defenseThis is the first step on your path to Black Belt in Stephen K. Hayes’ 21st Century martial art of To-Shin Do®. These videos present exercises, insights, and instructions in the Earth stability element “ground-holding” method of To-Shin Do®. You will learn techniques, tactics and testing skills for developing the kind of no-nonsense strengths that will allow you to overcome many of the most common assaults requiring self-protection. All of the lessons, knowledge and skills taught in White Belt and Yellow Belt training in To-Shin Do® are included on this set of DVDs. Disc 1 Holding Your Ground Against Frontal Assault Unarmed, close-range, tight-footwork defense against punches, shoves, tackles, and restraintsDisc 2 Holding Your Ground Against Assault From Behind Unarmed, close-range, tight-footwork defense against chokes, shoves, tackles, and restraintsDisc 3 How to test your Earth Element Ground-Holding DefensesAngling and Positioning to Win 3-DVD set
”Water Element” training for strategy and leverage in self-defenseBe in the right place at the right time. That’s the key to Water elemental taijutsu, perhaps the most unique movement in any martial art. Aligning, positioning, and angling to win is your second step on the path to Black Belt in To-Shin Do®.The lessons in these videos contain techniques and tactics from the Blue Belt curriculum as well as a bonus video for testing your skills necessary to obtain a Red & White belt. You’ll learn how to handle bigger and more determined aggressors in many of the most common assaults.Part 1Going With the Flow Against Grabbing Assault
Unarmed, long-range, angled-footwork defense against shoves, tackles, and restraintsPart 2Going With the Flow Against Striking Assault
Unarmed, long-range, angled-footwork defense against strikes, shoves, and restraintsPart 3How to test your Water Element Tactical DefensesIntercepting Attacks and Taking Control 3-DVD set
”Fire Element” training for explosive interception in self-defenseAs the third step in the journey towards black belt, Lightning Strikes presents exercises, insights, and instructions in the fire interception element of Stephen K. Hayes’ 21st Century martial art of To-Shin Do®. These lessons cover techniques, tactics and testing for advanced skill in handling bigger and more determined aggressors in many of the most common assaults requiring self-protection. This material is taught in Red Belt training leading to Green Belt in To-Shin Do®.  Part 1 Explosive Interception Against Grabbing Assault Unarmed, close-range, pre-emptive defense against shoves, tackles, and restraints Special section on knifePart 2 Explosive Interception Against Striking Assault Unarmed, close-range, pre-emptive defense against strikes, shoves, and restraints Fire ring of energyPart 3 How to test your Fire Element Explosive Interception Defenses Effortless Victory Over Larger Attackers 3-DVD set
”Wind Element” training for evasive effortless control in self-defenseThis four-hour, 3-DVD video set is the fourth step towards Black Belt in An-shu Stephen K. Hayes’ 21st century martial art of To-Shin Do® derived from the original Shinden Fudo Ryu and Takagi Yoshin Ryu martial arts of Japan. It presents exercises, insights, and instruction in the Wind evasion element of To-Shin Do. These 3 DVDs cover techniques, tactics and testing for developing advanced skills in handling bigger and more determined aggressors in many of the most common assaults requiring self-protection. The knowledge and skills taught in this DVD set are part of Green Belt training in To-Shin Do®. 
Disc 1 Effortless capture of grabbing assaults Unarmed, varying-range, interceptive capture of shoves, tackles, and restraintsDisc 2 Effortless Capture of Striking Assaults Unarmed, varying-range, interceptive capture of strikes, shoves, and restraints Handgun disarms Wind ring of energyDisc 3 How to test your Wind element “effortless capture” defensesNote: Stephen K. Hayes was one of the first non-Japense Students of Masaki Hatsumi of the Bujinkan and was also a student of Shoto Tanemura of the Genbukan and Unsui Manaka of the Jinenkan. He played a vital role in the spread of the Takumatsuden School to the West under the guise of these arts being ninjutsu. While he has many critics within the aforementioned organizations his importance to their schools cannot be discounted.To-Shin Do was originally created as a basic self-defense program which could allow students to transfer into study of the classical methods associated with the Bujinkan.  Since that time it has become an art in its own right and has incorporated methods and teachers from other disciplines such as Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to increase the overall quality of its practioners’ skills in a contemporary setting.