About The Nakano Dojo of Ninjitsu
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The Nakano Dojo of Ninjitsu is unlike most martial arts schools today. It’s not about learning stylized forms, earned colored belts, or engaging in tournaments. It’s about functional, practical, realistic self defense…applying traditional principles to real world confrontations. We teach you how to think, observe, act and react to the unexpected. Our goal is to turn you into a quick-thinking, confident person, capable of defusing dangerous situations and disarming, disabling, or escaping all manner of assailants….just like a Ninja.

 

 

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Named after the first Spy School in modern Japanese history, The Nakano Dojo trains students in Koga-Ryu Ninjutsu/ The Way of the Winds System. This unique system of combat and self defense training was established by Professor Ronald Duncan.

Professor Ronald Duncan is widely acknowledged as the Father of American Ninjutsu. He was one of the pioneers of martial arts in America.

Professor Duncan was recognized as a founding member of The World Black Belt Organization with Bob Wall and Chuck Norris.

Professor Duncan’s influence on Ninjutsu in recognized by Black Belt Magazine, Inside Kung Fu, Official Karate Magazine, and Ninja Magazine, to name a few. Professor Duncan was also well known as a close-quarter combat instructor to law enforcement and military forces.

To read more about Professor Duncan, see his website at www.wayofthewinds.com

The Nakano School was founded by two long time students of Professor Duncan. Shihan Steven Mauner and Shihan Eric Mauner have been involved in the martial arts for over 27 years.

Shihan Steven Mauner and Shihan Eric Mauner started their training under Soke/ Hanshi Adolfo Ennever, Director of the American Federation of Martial Arts. The Mauner Brothers protégéd as uchi-dechi under Hanshi Ennever, training in Shotokan Karate, Jujutsu, Kobju-jutsu, and Ninjutsu. Shihan Steven Mauner and Shihan Eric Mauner were the youngest 2nd Degree Black Belts ever promoted by Hanshi Adolfo Ennever.

As a student of Professor Duncan, Hanshi led the Mauner Brothers to train with his instructor, Professor Duncan.

Since that time, Shihan Steven Mauner and Shihan Eric Mauner have trained under Professor Ronald Duncan. They have earned 6th degree Black Belts in Aiki-Jujutsu, Kobujitsu, and Ninjutsu under the instruction of Professor Ronald Duncan, as well as being ranked in Kindai Gakko Ryu.

Shihan Steven Mauner and Shihan Eric Mauner founded the Nakano Dojo to continue the legacy of Professor Duncan’s system of practical self defense and proportional response to confrontation.