Black Belt Hall of Fame member Stephen K. Hayes Interview - Part 3

[@Ember6A]

"You need to know sword, you need to know unarmed combat, you need to know tactics, and you need to know firearms" This is my favorite instructor by 1000 miles.

[@thedojomartialarts]

Thank you!

[@jedironin380]

I recall during our training at the Quest Ctr. we incorporated a fair amount of gun-related techniques. We learned firearm retention/disarms, gun safety and counters to close encounters with guns. That was one thing I enjoyed so much about training in ToShinDo, was the huge variety of techniques, weapons and situational training we did. When I taught CCW classes, I included some of our training on Situational Awareness, firearm retention and defensive techniques. Also the "3 H's!" Thanks again for these interviews, Todd! - RH

[@thedojomartialarts]

Thanks for watching!

[@punisher7772]

Looking forward to this. Hayes is the man 👍

[@thehastingsdojo2332]

This has been a great series, thank you for sharing and inspiring us all

[@thedojomartialarts]

Our pleasure!

[@michaelfouse4102]

I cannot wait to watch part 4. Sensei Haynes is a treasure.

[@zachparade2791]

Wonderful interview! Looking forward to part 4! I appreciate the exploration of the idea of the “brittle” academic or scholar. Very important idea to be aware of.

[@thedojomartialarts]

Thank you, Zach.

[@IntakeManager]

Thank you for asking these questions of Mr. Hayes. Too many interviews always default to the same questions where they don’t touch upon his vast knowledge. Looking forward to more content similar to this.

[@thedojomartialarts]

Awesome. Glad you liked them.

[@kevinhouse1960]

Great stuff. I appreciate his insight into the history of the shinobi and current "brittle academics".

[@thedojomartialarts]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@evilxmetalband6532]

Trained at his school here in Ohio back in the day.He used to have a belt series of dvds for his system

[@unknown_amazing_chap4480]

Training with guns is important and it's very wise for Ninjutsu practitioner but it is important to remember that the difference between a shuriken and a gun is that the gun makes a loud noise. That is a factor in stealth.

[@andymitchell5522]

I love the stories from the "Cold Moon", and loving this series Mr Norcross! I could listen to Ah Shu all day. never met him as I'm in Australia but my teacher was his student.

[@thedojomartialarts]

Thank you, Andy!

[@forestmonk9]

Well done!

[@thedojomartialarts]

Thank you!

[@michaelpoulin3445]

Love this guy

[@Why-ct6kz]

excellent

[@thedojomartialarts]

Thanks!

[@metrfulton9708]

My guy still around chillin

[@punisher7772]

Good point about if you are in America you need both martial arts and gun skills. That is what the military teaches - you normally shoot an M4 rifle and they teach you Brazilian Jiu-jitsu for hand to hand if you enlist in the Army. And these gun guys are they always going to have the gun on them ? What if someone pushes or just grabs them ? They are going to pull their gun out and kill them ? They will do time for using deadly force. I consider myself a knife guy. If they don't already have the gun out and it's not pointed at me I am pretty confident I could close the gap and stab them before they could pull it out and squeeze the trigger. It would happen too fast. So what is their defense if they don't know some unarmed combat ? As far as a sword goes I think it has practical application as far as home defense goes. If I don't have a gun I can always use a sword. Which brings me to my next point. If you always work in an office ( or even work at home ) and rarely interact with the public then yes, your chances of getting into street fights with bullies, thugs and other types of trouble makers decreases greatly but you can always be attacked at your home. Home invasions and there is actually a new trend where the criminals follow you home and as soon as you enter your front door they swarm on you and don't have to worry about breaking in, they just enter when you enter making it easier for them and at the same time taking you by surprise.

[@FosterMinotaur2]

Can you ask him how to make a ninja impact smoke bomb

[@chrisbanner7551]

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